Suzan Abed, Ph.D.

Dr. Suzan Abed is an accomplished accounting scholar and educator specializing in financial accounting, voluntary disclosure, and quantitative research methods. A dedicated faculty member at UDC’s School of Business and Public Administration, she leads initiatives such as the VITA Tax Clinic and actively contributes to curriculum development and faculty committees while producing impactful research on financial reporting and tax policy.

Experience

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting: Financial Accounting, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland 

Roles

Member, Institute of Management Accountants, 2020-Present 
Member, Assurance of Learning committee, UDC, 2023-Present 
Member, Beta Gama Sigma Committee, UDC, 2023-Present  
Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee, UDC, 2023-Present 
Head, DEPC, UDC, 2021-Present  
Member, Faculty Professional Development Committee, UDC, 2021-23 
Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, UDC, 2016-23 

Courses Taught

Financial Accounting. 
Managerial Accounting 
Cost Accounting 
Advanced Accounting 

Expertise

Co-Chair,VITA Tax Clinic, 2021-Present 

Research Focus / Works in Progress

Measure annual report narratives disclosure using automated content analysis; qualitative inquiry 

Impact

Selected Publications

Awasa, E., Radwan, E., Abed, S., & Al-Mahrouk, A. (2024). Economic analysis and design of sustainable solar electric vehicle carport at applied science private university in Jordan. Energies, 17(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/en17174321 

Abed, S., & Robinson-Foster, D. (2024). The level of taxpayer’s satisfaction for services provided by the Vita tax site: A case study. Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, 14(1), 103–110. https://doi.org/10.22495/rgcv14i1p7 

Abed, S., & Chinta, R. (2023). Hospital ownership as a factor influencing hospital charges. Corporate Ownership & Control, 20(4), 166–174. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv20i4art12. 

Abed, S., Gali, N., & Judeh, M. (2022). Job delight: Development and validation of a new construct. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 23(3), 285–303. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPM.2022.10047577 

Abed, S., Abu Allan, A. J., Abu Kasim, N. A., Mustapha, M., & Shah, S. M. (2021). Mediating role of balanced scorecard on the relationship between uncertainty and performance in the manufacturing companies in Jordan. International Journal of Management Practice, 14(3), 261-282. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMP.2021.115094 

Hamadallah, M., Al-Srouji, A., & Abed, S. (2020). The nexus between reducing audit report lags and divining integrated financial report governance disclosures: should ASE directives be more conspicuous? Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 11(1), 81-103. https://doi.org/10.1504/AAJFA.2021.10033824 

Selected Presentations

Abed, S., Tan, T. K. A., & Chen, B. (2023). Measure annual report narratives disclosure: Empirical evidence from disclosure of COVID-19 information in Jordan. 52nd Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Conference, Crystal City, Virginia. 

Chinta, R., Nguyen, N., & Abed, S. (2023). The non-clinical determinants of variance in hospital charges: Evidence from alcohol and drug abuse cases in 2019 in U.S. 52nd Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Conference, Crystal City, Virginia. 

Abed, S., Tan, T. K. A., & Chen, B. (2023). Determinants of voluntary disclosure of COVID-19 information – Jordan evidence. North American Accounting Society (NAAS) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.  

Abed, S., Tan, T. K. A., & Chen, B. (2022). Competency of virtual accounting learning to meet CMA certification needs. North American Accounting Society (NAAS) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. 

Invited Participations

Committee Member, 6th International Scientific Conference of Faculty of Business with Jordanian Businessmen Association/Amman Arab University, 2021-22 

Guest Speaker, Awareness Session of Income Tax Filing, Genesys Works, 2022 

Guest Speaker, Awareness Session of Income Tax Filing, The Multicultural Spanish Speaking Providers Association, 2023