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Contact Info

Email: oreillyallen [at] rider.edu

Phone Number: 609-895-5505

Department: Department of Accounting, Department of Information Systems, Analytics and Supply Chain Management

Office Location: Sweigart Hall

Additional Info:

Academic Focus: Accounting, International Business

Dr. O’Reilly-Allen has been a member of the Rider Community since 1991. She is Director of the Masters of Accountancy Program and the Accounting Co-op Program. She teaches the Managerial Accounting courses, Cost Management, and the graduate course Issues in Financial Reporting. She has also led business study tours to Spain, Italy, Prague, London and Ireland. She is also the Director of the Accounting Internship Program.

O’Reilly-Allen has been a past recipient of four Davis Research Fellowships and numerous summer research fellowships, and researches primarily in the areas of enterprise risk management, the information content of auditor reports, and teaching effectiveness. Her work has appeared in publications including Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, The CPA Journal, American Business Review, and the International Journal of Finance. In 2023, she received a New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) Ovation Award in the Exceptional Educator category. 

She is a member of Beta Alpha Psi (Business Honors Fraternity), Mid-Atlantic American Accounting Association Steering Committee, the American Accounting Association, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a past member of the Editorial Board of Pennsylvania CPA Journal.

Background Information

  • Doctor of Philosophy, 1997, Drexel University, Accounting, Quantitative Methods
  • Master of Business Administration, 1987, Drexel University, Finance
  • Bachelor’s of Business Administration, 1982, Temple University, Accounting

Refereed Articles

  • Baranek, D., Sanchez, M. H., & O'Reilly-Allen, M. (2019). SBM: Lessons Learned from FCPA Violations. Oil, Gas and Energy Quarterly, 473-479.
  • O'Reilly-Allen, M. (in press 2018). Accounting Labs as Scaffolding: Effect on Student Learning and Performance in "Introductory Accounting Courses".  Accounting Instructors' Report.
  • McMullen, D. A., Sanchez, M. H., & O'Reily-Allen, M. (2016). Target Security: A Case Study of How Hackers Hit the Jackpot at the Expense of Customers.  Review of Business and Finance Studies, 7 (2), 41-50.

Refereed Proceedings

Full Paper

  • McDowell, E. A., O'Reilly-Allen, M., & Sanchez, M. (2015).  Increasing Diversity through University Multi-faceted Mentoring Program.   American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.
  • McMullen, D. A., Sanchez, M., & O'Reilly-Allen, M. (2015).  Target Security Breach Case Study: Hackers Hit the Jackpot at the Expense of Customers.   American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting.

Non-Refereed Articles

  • O'Reilly-Allen, M., & Palaschak, D. D. (2018). Internships: A Golden Opportunity from Three Different Angles. Pennsylvania CPA Journal.

Presentation of Refereed Papers

National

  • O'Reilly-Allen, M. & Sanchez, M. (2018). Best Practices for Incorporating Data Analytics into Online Accounting Courses.American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • O'Reilly-Allen, M. & Baranek, D. (2017). Accounting Labs as Scaffolding: Effect on Student Learning and Performance in Introductory Courses. American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • O'Reilly-Allen, M. & Chandar, N. (2017).  Accounting Lab in Introductory Course:  Effect on Student Perception, Performance and Retention, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
  • Sanchez, M., O’Reilly-Allen, M., & Dunne, K. (2016, August). Effective Delivery of Online MAcc Courses.  American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York.

Regional

  • McDowell, E. A., O'Reilly-Allen, M., & Sanchez, M. H. (2015, April). Increasing Diversity through University Multi-faceted Mentoring Program.   American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
  • McMullen, D. A., Sanchez, M., & O'Reilly-Allen, M. (2015, April). Target Security Breach Case Study: Hackers Hit the Jackpot at the Expense of Customers.   American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Awards/Honors

Awards

  • 2016: Davis Fellowship, Rider University.  Be on the Lookout: The Case of Stealth Derivatives: A Set of Instructional Cases.
  • 2014: Summer Fellowship, Rider University.  Be on the Lookout: The Case of Stealth Derivatives.
  • 2013: Summer Fellowship. Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Summer Fellowship: ERM and Key Risk Indicators.
  • 2012: Davis Fellowship. Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Summer Fellowship.
  • 2011: Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Summer Fellowship: Development of Enterprise Risk Management: Utilization of Internal Audit.
  • 2010: Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Summer Fellowship: Soft Skill Competencies: The Role of Accounting Education.
  • 2008: Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Rider University Summer Fellowship: The Influence of Red Flag Indicators on Auditor Risk Judgments and Audit Planning.
  • 2008: Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Forensic Grant, AY 2008-09, Case Development for Teaching.
  • 2007: National Institute of Justice. Forensic Grant to Rider University.
  • 2006: Rider University. Forensic Grant.
  • 2006: Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Davis Fellowship: The Effect of Internal Control Reports on Users' Perception of the Reliability of Financial Statements in Post Sarbanes-Oxley Environment.
  • 2004: Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Research Leave.
  • 2003: Davis Fellowship. Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Summer Fellowship.
  • 2001: Davis Fellowship. Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business. Summer Fellowship.
  • 1996: Anbar Electronic Intelligence. 'Three Star' Quality Rating for 'Determinants of Abnormal Rate of Return in Mergers and Acquisitions' published in 'Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance,' Vol. 11, No. 11, Winter 1996 with Z. Zantout. Anbar conducts an electronically double blind peer review process.

Honor

  • 2023: New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) Ovation Award for Exceptional Educator. 
  • 2017: Andrew J. Rider Award for Teaching.
  • 2014-2016: Andrew J. Rider Award, Rider University. Andrew J. Rider Award for Most Influential Faculty Member.
  • 2014: Rider University Norm Brodsky College of Business Inaugural Lifetime Contribution Award.
  • 2013: Chair Leadership Award. Rider University. Recipient of Inaugural Year Award as Department Chair.