Dr. Christopher Allport

Associate Professor, College of Business

Contact

301 Sparkman Drive
Business Administration Building
Room 306
Huntsville, AL 35899
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256.824.6582
christopher.allport@uah.edu

Biography

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D. in Accounting – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005
  • Master of Professional Accountancy – West Virginia University, 1998
  • B.S. in Accounting & Marketing – Fairmont State College, 1997

Honors & Awards

  • Witmondt Faculty Fellowship 2014, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Outstanding Service Award 2012-2013, College of Business, UAH
  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award 2010-2011, College of Business, UAH
  • UAH Research Mini-Grant Award 2008, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Witmondt Faculty Fellowship 2007, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • UAH Research Mini-Grant Award 2006, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Center for Management and Economic Research Mini-Grant Award 2006, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • John E. Peterson Jr. and Mary Jane C. Peterson Fellowship in Accounting 2002-03, 04-05, Virginia Tech
  • Johnny R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship in Accounting 2002-2003, Virginia Tech

Expertise

  • Framing Effects in Accounting
  • Behavioral Effects in Information Systems
  • Auditor Judgment & Bias

Recent Publications

  • Kerler, W.A.; C.D. Allport; D.M. Brandon; J.A. Parlier. 2022. "From practitioner to professor: Why aren't more accountants getting PhDs?" The CPA Journal, 92 (9/10), 49-55.

  • Kerler, W.A.; A.S. Fleming; C.D. Allport. 2021. "The effect of whistleblower source and tip frame on internal auditors' judgments and actions." Journal of Forensic Accounting Research, 6 (1), 149-175.

  • Alewine, H.C.; C.D. Allport; W.M. Shen. 2016. “How measurement framing and accounting information system evaluation mode influence environmental performance judgments.” International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 23, 28-44.

  • Gamble, K. F. and C.D. Allport. 2015. “The impact of disclosing management's nonprofessional investors' heuristic past forecast accuracy on decision-making.” Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 19 (2), 103-118.

  • Kerler III, W.A.; C.D. Allport; S. Fleming. 2015. “Impact of extreme decisions and extreme probabilities on attribute framing effects.” Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research, 13 (1), 63-80.

  • Pendley, J. and C.D. Allport. 2014. “An empirical study of condensed, summarized, and excerpted accounting reports on the corporate websites of U.S. companies.” Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, 41 (1), 53-65.

  • Kerler III, W.A.; S. Fleming; C.D. Allport. 2014. “How framed information and justification impact capital budgeting decisions.” Advances in Management Accounting, 23, 183-212.

  • Mok, W.; C. Hickman; C. Allport. 2013. “Implementing business processes: A database trigger approach.” International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations, 3 (2), 36-55.

  • Kerler III, W.A.; C.D. Allport; S. Fleming. 2012. “Impact of framed information and project importance on capital budgeting decisions.” Advances in Management Accounting, 21,1-24.

  • Kerler III, W.A.; D. Brandon; C.D. Allport. 2011. “Taking the Plunge: Life as an Accounting Ph.D. Student.” Interim Report, 2,53-55.