Faculty Advisor

Faculty Advisor

christie.comunale@stonybrook.edu

Christie L. Comunale, Ph.D., CPA is a Professor of Practice at Stony Brook University. Dr. Comunale joined Stony Brook University in 2013 after serving 14 years in LIU –Post’s School of Professional Accountancy where she held the rank of Professor of Accounting. Dr. Comunale is a licensed CPA in New York State with audit experience at Coopers & Lybrand in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Comunale earned her Ph.D. in accounting from the University of South Florida, and her MBA and BS in accounting from Loyola University Maryland.

Dr. Comunale is an award-winning researcher in the areas of auditor and taxpayer judgment and decision-making and the efficiency and effectiveness of the audit process. Dr. Comunale has presented her research at numerous American Accounting Association meetings and has published in competitive peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Comunale primarily teaches undergraduate Financial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I and II, and graduate Advanced Accounting. She has received numerous teaching awards including Stony Brook University’s College of Business Outstanding MBA Instructor Award and Long Island University’s David Newton Award for excellent teaching.

Upon joining Stony Brook University, Dr. Comunale founded Stony Brook University’s Accounting Society and served as its advisor for 9 years. Since gaining AACSB accreditation in 2021, the College of Business is eligible to petition for a Beta Alpha Psi Chapter. Dr. Comunale is currently leading this effort and serves as faculty advisor to Stony Brook University’s petitioning chapter.