Awards
Research/Scholarly Awards & Recognition
2023: Wiley Publications recognized our 2021 paper published (coauthored with Dr.
Dana Hermanson and our KSU PhD alumni from their PhD dissertation) in International
Journal of Auditing among their most downloaded papers.
2020: Coles College Working Paper Award.
2016: Coles College Working Paper Best Reviewer Award.
2015: Coles College Working Paper Award.
2014: Kennesaw State University Foundation Prize for Publication.
2013: Coles College finalist for 2013 Foundation Prize for Publication.
2014 – Current: I rank highly in archival audit research and in overall audit research
according to the BYU Accounting Research Rankings. See BYU website at BYU Research Ranking_Vineeta Sharma.
2010 – 2013: Graduate Research Awards, Coles College, KSU.
2009: Premier Publication Award, College of Business & Administration, Florida International
University.
2008: CIBER Research Grant of $3,000, Florida International University.
2003 – 2006: Awarded PhD Scholarship by Griffith University, Australia..
2004: Doctoral Consortium Grant. I represented Griffith University at the 2004 Doctoral
Consortium of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.
2000 – 2001: Awarded the Honors Scholarship by Griffith University, Australia.
1996: Coopers & Lybrand Prize for Auditing – top scholar award, Griffith University,
Australia.
1996 – 2005: invited Member of Golden Key National Honor Society (Australia). Membership
is limited to the top 15% students nation-wide.
Teaching Award
2009: The Most Outstanding Professor Award for the Master of Accounting Program (Cohort
14) at Florida International University.