Kimberly Tribou

Kimberly Jane Tribou, Ph.D., CPA

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Education

Texas Tech University - Lubbock, Texas
Ph.D., Business Administration with concentration in Accounting, 2019

University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, New Mexico
MBA, Concentration in Policy and Planning, 2008

McMurry University - Abilene, Texas 
BBA, Accounting, 2004

Courses Taught

  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Accounting Data Analytics

Selected Publications

Tribou, K. J. and M. Braswell. “Lucy’s Choice: An Application in Incremental Analysis”. Forthcoming at the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Educational Case Journal (ABDC = C)

VanDenburgh, W. M., K. J. Tribou, and J. M. Braswell. (January/February 2025) “Assessing AI from a Tax Perspective, Part 1”. Today’s CPA: Journal of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (AACSB: Editorial Applied), 52(4). https://www.tx.cpa/resources/txcpa-magazine/january-february-2025/2025/01/15/assessing-ai-from-a-tax-perspective--part-1

VanDenburgh, W. M., K. J. Tribou, and J. M. Braswell. (March/April 2025). “Assessing AI from a Tax Perspective, Part 2”. Today’s CPA: Journal of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (AACSB: Editorial Applied), 52(5). https://www.tx.cpa/resources/txcpa-magazine/march-april-2025/2025/03/03/assessing-ai-from-a-tax-perspective--part-2

Tribou, K. J., M. Roberson, and A. Roberson (2025). “A Risky Proposition: Small Business Strategy and Environmental Risks using the Enterprise Risk Management Framework” Issues in Accounting Education, 40(1): 173-201. (ABDC: A) https://doi.org/10.2308/ISSUES-2023-043

Tribou, K. J., and F. Badua. (2024). “Failing with Flying Colors: The Saga That Led to a Disclaimer of Opinion on the Department of Defense’s First Full Scope Audit” Accounting Historians Journal, 51(2):93-116. (ABDC: B) https://doi.org/10.2308/AAHJ-2023-025

Tribou, K. J. and F. Badua (2022). “Minding Manners and Playing Fair: Social Audits Against Bullying” Internal Auditing, 37(6): 27-32. (ABDC: C) 

Tribou, K., and M. A. Kidd (2022). “Woman-to-Woman Workplace Bullying in the Audit Field.” Current Issues in Auditing, 16(1): A27-A37. (ABDC: B)  https://doi.org/10.2308/CIIA-2020-047

Honors & Awards

  • 2025: Accounting Historians Journal Best Paper Award for “Failing with flying colors: The saga that led to a Disclaimer of Opinion on the Department of Defense’s first full scope audit”
  • 2024: College of Charleston Center for Public Choice and Market Process Fellow
  • 2024: Outstanding Teaching Case Award at the AAA Management Accounting Section and Institute of Management Accountants Teaching Case Conference
  • 2019: Beta Gamma Sigma