Instructor Biography

Sean Dennis, CPA, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
University of Central Florida
Instructor's Course List

About The Instructor

Sean Dennis joined the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting at the University of Central Florida in 2019. Prior to this, he served on the faculty at the University of Kentucky. He holds a BBA in Accounting and an MS in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked in the audit practice at KPMG. During his time at KPMG, he served clients in the financial services industry. He maintains a Florida CPA license and a North Carolina CPA license.

Dennis currently teaches undergraduate auditing. In this role, he strives to empower his students to ask difficult questions, understand situations and think critically. He also conducts research that addresses how auditors can preserve and enhance the value they add to the financial reporting process. His research addresses judgment and decision making around artificial intelligence (AI), complex estimates, auditor reports, fraud brainstorming and auditor liability. He and his wife (also an accountant) have three young children.