Darin S Spencer (he/him)

Darin.Spencer@jwu.edu

Biography and Expertise

Darin Spencer, Ph.D., is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with significant professional experience in public accounting as an auditor, cost accounting as a plant accountant, and hospital accounting and finance as a senior accountant in a large hospital system. His passion is teaching. He has been an accounting educator nearly 20 years, and also currently teaches finance and management courses.

He earned a doctorate in business administration (accounting specialization) from Northcentral University, a master of accountancy (MAcc) from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from Pfeiffer University, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

His research interest includes financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, and behavioral research in accounting.

A fun fact about Professor Spencer is that he was once a performer in theme park shows and on a cruise ship. He is affiliated with the United Church of Christ (UCC).

Education

As of Dec 2024, Earned 15 graduate semester hours in Finance in the in Master of Science – Finance degree program at the University of Scranton over the past three years (2022, 2023, and 2024)
University of Scranton

PhD
Northcentral University – ACBSP-accredited

MBA
Pfeiffer University – ACBSP-Accredited

Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
University of North Carolina – Charlotte – AACSB-accredited

BS
University of North Carolina – Charlotte