Mark E. Hughes

Faculty Expertise and Achievement

Mark Hughes is the Director of Accounting Programs and a lecturer at the University at Albany. He teaches undergraduate and graduate-level accounting, audit, and strategic management classes. His diverse background includes experience as a tax accountant, general manager of a local not-for-profit arts organization, public speaking instructor, volunteer minister, church music director, piano teacher, arranger-composer, and owner of a local personal service business.

Research Interests

Entrepreneurship, use of natural language processing (NLP) in accounting and auditing, micro-business management, social implications of accounting, tax, and audit regulations, and accounting and management pedagogy.

Research Websites

• Google Scholar Profile
• Professional/Research Website

Teaching Interests and Areas

• BACC 419/519 – Data Analytics for Audit & Controls (Undergraduate/Graduate)
• BACC 311/512 – Intermediate Accounting I (Undergraduate)
• BACC 312/513 – Intermediate Accounting II (Undergraduate)
• BACC 411 – Advanced Accounting (Undergraduate)
• BACC 518 – Accounting for Managers (Graduate)
• BACC 461/561 - Auditing Theory & Practice (Undergraduate/Graduate)
• BACC 552 – Financial Statement Fraud & Corporate Governance (Graduate)
• BACC 620 – Accounting for Governmental and Not-For-Profit Entities (Graduate)
• BACC 381 - Accounting Information Systems (Undergraduate)
• UFSP 102 – Freshman Seminar (World of Accounting)

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