Bio
Dr. Appelbaum, Assistant Professor of the Department of Accounting and Finance at the Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University, received her PhD from the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Rutgers Business School, Newark in May 2017. Dr. Appelbaum has published manuscripts in Accounting Horizons, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, and in other academic and practitioner journals, based on her research regarding analytics, big data, drones, IoT, AI, and blockchain in financial auditing and accounting. Dr. Appelbaum emphasizes the use of data analytics and appropriate AI tools in the classroom, to prepare accounting and auditing students for the technically advanced modern business environment. The accounting and auditing professions are currently undergoing huge disruptions due to technical innovations, and Dr. Appelbaum is devoted to assisting her students to prepare for these changes.