Faculty and instructor profiles

Assistant Professor

Andrea Stapleton

BA (Hons.), BBA, CMA, CPA, PhD

Phone: 709.864.8845
Email: andreas@mun.ca
Office: BN-2018
Personal Profile

Dr. Andrea Stapleton received her PhD in accounting from the University of Waterloo in 2020. Prior to joining the Faculty of Business Administration, Dr. Stapleton, a Certified Management Accountant, obtained a BA (Honours) and BBA from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Dr. Stapleton’s research interests include managers’ and investors’
judgment and decision-making in an accounting setting with a focus on the impact of personality traits and decision-making biases. Consistent with her research, Dr. Stapleton’s teaching interests include management and cost accounting.

Research Highlights
  • Richins, G., Stapleton, A., Stratopoulos, T. C., & Wong, C. (2017). Big Data analytics: Opportunity or threat for the accounting profession?. Journal of Information Systems, 31(3), 63-79.