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Welcome to Roberta
(Jones) Barra Personal Home Page!
Here you will
find my research and teaching information. Sometimes you will find pictures
of my favorite people, places and pets. Let me know if there is something that
you are interested in that you do not find here.
My research has focused
on Accounting Information Systems including internal controls, accounting
software evaluations, and documentation techniques. Secondary research
interests include International Accounting and Audit related research.
I have presented my research at conference proceedings nationally and
internationally. For a list of my publications use the research link
below.
I grew up in Kailua, O’ahu.
After serving in the U.S. Army as an X-Ray Technician, I earned a BBA from Pacific Lutheran University
with a concentration in Accounting. I worked for a decade in public,
private, and governmental accounting; holding positions as a Controller and a
Fiscal Manager and consulting on accounting software installation projects
involving accounting and ERP software. My experience includes
experience in the Construction and Health Care Industries. In 1992 I
earned an MBA from the University of
Houston and, in 1996, a Ph.D. from
the University
of Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana.
Since then, I have held
positions at the University of Texas at Arlington, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and Pittsburg
State University
in Pittsburg, Kansas.
UH-Hilo is a great place to be and I plan to stay here for as long as
they will have me!
Mahalo!
R. A. Barra, Ph.D., CPA (In Washington
State; not in Hawai’i!)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
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