Office: RSB 227
Phone: (804) 287-6811
Fax: (804) 289-8878
Email: jvanderl@richmond.edu

Teaching:
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
International Accounting Issues

Research:
International Accounting Convergence
International Financial Reporting Comparability
Corporate Social Reporting

Education:
BS, Florida International University
PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Selected Publications:
Songlan Peng, R. Tondkar, Joyce van der Laan Smith, and David Harless. “Does Convergence of Accounting Standards Lead to Convergence of Accounting Practices?  A Study from China,”  Forthcoming in The International Journal of Accounting; Joyce van der Laan Smith and Roxanne Spindle (2007), “The Impact of Group Formation in a Cooperative Learning Environment,”Journal of Accounting Education, Vol. 25, pp 153-167; Joyce van der Laan Smith, Ajay Adhikari, and R. Tondkar (2005), “Exploring Differences in Social Disclosures Internationally: A Stakeholder Perspective,”Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol. 24, pp. 123-151; Wendy Peffley, Joyce van der Laan Smith, and R. Tondkar  (2005), “Transfer Pricing Practices and Regulatory Actions in the United States and United Kingdom: A Cross-country Comparison and Analysis,”  Advances in International Accounting, Vol. 18, pp. 199-217.

Academic and Professional Activities:

Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,Member of the American Accounting Association (AAA), Member of the AAA International Accounting Section

Corporate and Professional Experience:

1984-1995, Florida Power & Light Company, Supervisor, Accounting – Research, Financial reporting; 1983-1984, Deltona Corporation, Comptroller, Utilities; 1982-1983, KPMG  (Formerly KMG Main Hurdman), Utility Consultant;1979-1982, Florida Public Service Commission, Accounting Analyst.

Awards:

Finalist in the 2004 “Excellence in Ethics: Dissertation Proposal Competition” sponsored by the Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide at the University of Notre Dame; VCU Award of Excellence Grant 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002;Doctoral Consortium Fellow at the AAA/Deloitte & Touche/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium,  2002.

Designations:
CPA