Debra J. O'Connor
Assistant Professor of Accounting

Contact Information

Stein Hall 538
PO Box 45A
508/793-2689
doconnor@holycross.edu

Prof. O'Connor will continue teaching at the College as an Assistant Professor in 2006 after serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor in 2005. In 2006-2007, she will teach ECOA 181 Financial Accounting and ECOA 292 Federal Income Tax. Prof. O'Connor earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Science and minor in Industrial Engineering in February 2006 from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Previously, she earned her Master of Science in Taxation (M.S.T.) from Bentley College and passed the exam to become a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.). Before joining the Holy Cross faculty, Prof. O'Connor taught at Assumption College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Worcester State College. She was employed as a tax accountant by Ernst and Young; Deloitte, Haskins and Sells and a number of other accounting firms.

Research and teaching interests

Income tax, supply chain management

Selected Working Papers

“Strengthening Formulations for Single Period Supply Chain Models”

“Selecting a Mode of Transportation: The Impact of Vehicle Characteristics”

“Strengthening Formulations for a Bi-Modal Supply Chain Model”

“Strengthening Formulations for Multi-Period Supply Chain Models”

"The Impact of Product Characteristics on Intrinsic Distribution Tradeoffs"

"The Colonial Legacy of Modern Day Supply Chains"

 
 
 
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