Dr Dale Wadeson ~ Lecturer, Accounting

Dr Dale Wadeson Ph.D., B.Com (Hons I)., CPA, CA, JP (Qual.) Qld., FPA.

I have a diverse experiential background across a range of applied policy fields within accounting, economics, financial planning and government program delivery. Prior to entering academia, I had a wide ranging career in public service ranging from border protection and law enforcement fraud task forces to financial information, retirement planning and policy development. I am particularly interested in solving issues around social economic justice, regional development, agribusiness, public interest and the professions, and the provision of accounting services in rural and regional areas of Australia. I am also interested in professional development issues that impact regional and remote accountants.

My current research interest lies in the area of rural and regional accountants and the development of social capital and the link to long-term community sustainability. This interest has been a direct development from my PhD research, and I continue to work toward better networks and support for regional accountants and the communities that they serve, mainly through engagement and commitment to the regional branch committee's of the accounting professional bodies. My research is based on a qualitative interpretive accounting research methodology, with particular interests in existential phenomenology, the German school of idealism, Heideggerian hermeneutic philosophy, and the phenomenological research methods of Clark Moustakas.

During my academic career I have developed extensive teaching and coordination experience across all levels of the undergraduate accounting and financial advising majors. I also coordinate and teach into a range of postgraduate subjects across accounting, governance and financial advising. I am also the MPA Course Coordinator. My teaching is student focused and I work toward academic practice that encourages engagement and retention while maintaining rigorous and authentic assessment to produce high quality, workplace ready, 'thinking' accountants. I am a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ), member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and a Qualified Justice of the Peace (Queensland).

I am currently a member of CITBA, the Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia based in Singapore. The Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia (CITBA) aims to bring together scholars and practitioners in the areas of international trade, economic policy, and business in Asia. We aim to develop exceptional research that is internationally recognized, provides meaningful advancements of knowledge and has strong practical and policy implications for the university, the region and beyond.

Teaching

• BX3012: Contemporary Issues in Accounting (Level 3; CNS & TSV)
• CO5123: Advanced Issues in Accounting (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Rural and Regional Accounting Practice, Social Capital, AgriBusiness, Accounting Education, Social Economic Justice and Equity, Regional Development

Research Disciplines

• Accounting, auditing and accountability (3501)
• Sociology (4410)

Awards

• 2016 - 2016 -Teaching Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, James Cook University

Memberships

• 2020 - FPA Member
• 2019 - CAANZ Member - FNQ Branch Council Member
• 2017 - CPA Member - FNQ Branch Committee Member

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Journal Articles

• Wadeson D and Ciccotosto S (2013) Succession planning in small accounting practices in regional Far North Queensland. Australian Accounting Review, 23 (2). pp. 177-188

Conference Papers

• Wadeson D, Durden C and Ciccotosto S (2019) The relationship between public practice accountants and community in a remote and rural environment. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Accounting and Finance. In: AF 2019: 9th International Conference on Accounting and Finance, 15-16 July 2019, Singapore