Dr. Mark Nickerson, CPA/PFS, CMA

Mark A Nickerson CPA PLLC

Office Hours

• Dr. Nickerson is on parental leave for the Spring 2026 semester.

License/Certification

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

Professional Membership

• American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA)
• New York State Society of Certified Professional Accountants (NYCPA)
• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
• American Accounting Association (AAA)

Intellectual Contributions

• "The Impact of AACSB Accreditation on Freshmen and Transfer Enrollment: A Preliminary Study," National Association of Business, Economics, and Technology (2022).
• "How Realization Negatively Impacts CPA Firms," The CPA Journal (2021).
• "Improving the 1040 process by applying Lean principles: A case study," TQM Journal (2019).
• "The Looming Bookkeeper Shortage," Strategic Finance (2019).
• "New York Pours Incentives into the Craft Brewing Industry," The CPA Journal (2017).

Presentations

• "Gross Profit vs. Realization as a Performance Measure in Public Accounting Firms," National Association of Business Economics and Technology 42nd Annual Conference (2019).
• "Improving the 1040 Process through the Application of Lean Principles: A Case Study," NABET (2018).
• "Baby Boomers in Back Office Accounting: How Will Small Businesses Replace Their Aging Bookkeepers?," Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology (NABET) 2016 Conference (2017).