Susan Jurney

Associate Professor

About Jurney

Dr. Jurney is an Associate Professor in Accounting in the Price College of Business. She earned her Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Oklahoma and is a Certified Public Accountant (Oklahoma).

Dr. Jurney's primary research interest can best be described as judgment and decision-making research using experimental methods. Her most recent research has focused on understanding the attitudes informing tax compliance and tax policy administration.

She has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in tax, financial, and managerial accounting. Prior to returning to OU, Dr. Jurney was on the faculty at the University of Alabama, the University of Arkansas, Oklahoma City University, and Abilene Christian University.

Education

PhD, Accounting, University of Oklahoma, 2008
MBA, University of Notre Dame, 2002
BBA, Accounting, Oklahoma Christian University, 1998

Publications

“Investigating the Effect of Service Messages on Noncompliant Taxpayers’ Reactions to Imperfect Audits” (with Nina Collum and Mary Marshall). 2024. Journal of the American Taxation Association 46(1): 1-20.

“The Effects of Level of Government and Use of Funds on Trust in Revenue Agencies” (with Cass Hausserman and Tim Rupert. 2020. Advances in Taxation 28: 1-32.

“The Effect of Service Messages on Subsequent Compliance of Noncompliant Taxpayers” (with Nina Collum and Mary Marshall). 2020 IRS Research Bulletin (Publication 1500), Washington DC, published May 2021.

“Revenue Recognition Overview for Non-Public Companies” (with Steve Davenport). 2019. Tennessee CPA Journal 64(1): 34-35.

“Generational Differences in Perceptions of Tax Fairness and Attitudes Towards Compliance” (with Tim Rupert and Marty Wartick). 2017. Advances in Taxation 24: 163-197.

View more of Jurney's publications

“Investigating the Effect of Service Messages on Noncompliant Taxpayers’ Reactions to Imperfect Audits” (with Nina Collum and Mary Marshall). 2024. Journal of the American Taxation Association 46(1): 1-20.
“The Effects of Level of Government and Use of Funds on Trust in Revenue Agencies” (with Cass Hausserman and Tim Rupert. 2020. Advances in Taxation 28: 1-32.
“The Effect of Service Messages on Subsequent Compliance of Noncompliant Taxpayers” (with Nina Collum and Mary Marshall). 2020 IRS Research Bulletin (Publication 1500), Washington DC, published May 2021.
“Revenue Recognition Overview for Non-Public Companies” (with Steve Davenport). 2019. Tennessee CPA Journal 64(1): 34-35.
“Generational Differences in Perceptions of Tax Fairness and Attitudes Towards Compliance” (with Tim Rupert and Marty Wartick). 2017. Advances in Taxation 24: 163-197.
“How does the market process sequential earnings information?” (with Peter Johnson and Theodore Rodgers). 2015. Advances in Accounting 31 (2015): 55-67.
“May 2013 Campus to Clients: Making the Connection Between Tax and Strategic Business Decision Making” (with Linda Flaming). 2013. The Tax Adviser.

About OU's Price College of Business

The University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business has experienced significant growth over the past five years, becoming OU’s second-largest college with over 7,000 students. The college offers highly ranked undergraduate, master’s, executive and doctoral programs across six academic divisions. More information is available at price.ou.edu