College of Business & Economics

Department of Accounting

Accounting Faculty

Our accounting faculty members specialize in all aspects of accounting. With many of them having experience in the field, they bring real-life examples into the classroom. Their connections to accounting firms assist our students in acquiring internships and full-time positions.

Name and Title	Expertise	Contact Information
Joseph Szendi Chair and Clinical Associate Professor	IFRS, management accounting, international accounting	jszendi@towson.edu 410-704-3226 Stephens Hall, Room 102B
Barry Buchoff Assistant Professor	Financial planning, cost accounting, CPA	buchoff@towson.edu 410-704-3228 Stephens Hall, Room 100P
Islam Elshahat Assistant Professor	Capital market research, bankruptcy prediction, social responsibility, financial accounting, all intermediate accounting	ielshahat@towson.edu 410-704-2324 Stephens Hall, Room 100B
Martin Freedman Professor and Director of MS in Business and Accounting Services	Accounting, environmental, financial, social, ethics	mfreedman@towson.edu 410-704-4143 Stephens Hall, Room 100M
Seth Hammer Professor	Tax accounting, tax policy, tax planning	shammer@towson.edu 410-704-3083 Stephens Hall, Room 100C
Norma Holter Professor	Auditing, activity-based costing, Sarbanes-Oxley, internal auditing, forensic accounting	nholter@towson.edu 410-704-4093 Stephens Hall, Room 100E
Robert Kasmir Lecturer	Structuring complex leasing transactions using FASB #13, financial accounting, CPA	rkasmir@towson.edu 410-704-3416 Stephens Hall, Room 123F
Fred Lauer Lecturer	Administrative law, zoning law, appelate law	flauer@towson.edu 410-704-3416 Stephens Hall, Room 301K
Charles Martin Professor	Accounting, auditing, CPA	chmartin@towson.edu 410-704-2064 Stephens Hall, Room 100H
Lasse Mertins Assistant Professor	Management accounting, performance evaluations	lmertins@towson.edu 410-704-4181 Stephens Hall, Room 104F
Irvin Naiman Lecturer	Principles of Financial Accounting, Principles of Managerial Accounting	inaiman@towson.edu 410-704-2323 Stephens Hall, Room 100D
Benjamin Neil Professor	Criminal law, business law, sports law, real estate law, zoning law	bneil@towson.edu 410-704-3065 Stephens Hall, Room 100A
Jin Park Assistant Professor	Financial accounting, executive compensation, international accounting, environmental accounting, XBRL reporting	jpark@towson.edu 410-704-3704 Stephens Hall, Room 100N
Arundhati Rao Assistant Professor	Financial accounting	arao@towson.edu 410-704-3231 Stephens Hall, Room 100G
Jorge Romero Assistant Professor	Accounting information systems, financial accounting	jnromero@towson.edu 410-704-2676 Stephens Hall, Room 100K
Donald Rosenberg Professor	Accounting, business law, tax planning	drosenberg@towson.edu 410-704-3726 Stephens Hall, Room 100J
Charles Russo Assistant Professor	Federal taxation, business valuations, advanced accounting, cost accounting	crusso@towson.edu 410-704-5336 Stephens Hall 104C
Andrew Schiff Professor	Accounting systems, cost accounting, accounting software, QuickBooks, small business/ entrepreneurship	aschiff@towson.edu 410-704-3227 Stephens Hall, Room 100L
Michael Seganish Professor	Business law, elder law, family law	mseganish@towson.edu 410-704-3592 Stephens Hall, Room 104B
Arthur Wharton Assistant Professor	Financial accounting, securitizations, entrepreneurship	awharton@towson.edu 410-704-2325 Stephens Hall, Room 104G

Part-time Faculty

Name	Courses Taught	Email
George Jankiewicz	Principles of Financial Accounting, Fundamentals of Financial Planning	gjankiewicz@towson.edu
Stacey Kidd	Principles of Financial Accounting, Principles of Managerial Accounting	skidd@towson.edu
Raymond KitsonWalters	Principles of Managerial Accounting	rkitsonwalters@towson.edu
Timothy Maurer	Fundamentals of Financial Planning	tmaurer@towson.edu
Frank Meyer	Business Law	fmeyer@towson.edu
Robert Scott	Legal Environment of Business	rscott@towson.edu
Neil Smuckler	Principles of Financial Accounting,	nsmuckler@towson.edu
Richard Winelander	Cyber Law: The Law of the Internet	rwinelander@towson.edu
Charles Zorn	Principles of Managerial Accounting	czorn@towson.edu