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Gabriel Saucedo, PhD, CPA

Chair, Department of Accounting
Associate Professor, Department of Accounting

I aim to foster reflective thinking, creativity, lifelong learning, and ethical discernment, combining classical and contemporary perspectives in the evolving field of accounting.

Biography

Gabriel Saucedo joined Seattle University in 2014 from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, where he worked as a graduate assistant and completed his doctoral studies. Prior to completing his PhD, Gabriel earned his undergraduate business administration degree from Gonzaga University, and then spent 6 years with KPMG-Seattle in the audit practice, focusing on consumer product and healthcare clients.

Gabriel's research is in the area of auditor and investor decision-making, with specific focuses in feedback systems, voluntary disclosures, and human capital. In addition, Gabriel writes academic cases for classroom integration, three of which have won awards from the Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section of the American Accounting Association. His work has been published in the International Journal of Auditing, Current Issues in Auditing, Managerial Auditing Journal, the Journal of Accounting Education, and the Review of Business. Gabriel’s teaching experience includes both undergraduate and graduate-level auditing, financial accounting, managerial accounting, and introduction to information systems. He is recognized as a KPMG Diversity Scholar, and is a faculty professor for Audit Foundations, a section of KPMG’s Business School.

Gabriel is currently the Accounting Department Chair and advises Seattle University’s Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP). He also is on the editorial board of both Issues in Accounting Education and Current Issues in Auditing. In his spare time, Gabriel enjoys playing volleyball and has medaled in regional, national, and international tournaments.

Education

  • PhD, Virginia Tech, 2014
  • Master of Accounting and Information Systems, Virginia Tech, 2013
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, Gonzaga University, 2001

Courses Taught

  • ACCT 2300: Principles of Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 4350: Audit (undergraduate)
  • ACCT 5140: Audit (graduate)
  • BRMB 5205: Accounting for Business

Publications

  • Gimbar, C., Saucedo, G., & Wright, N. (2024). A value to voice? An examination of auditor upward feedback.Managerial Auditing Journal,39(4), 321-343.
  • Applegate, D., Mar, S., & Saucedo, G. (2021). Gauging social responsibility. Internal Auditor Magazine.
  • Ater, B., Gimbar, C., Jenkins, J. G., Saucedo, G., & Wright, N. S. (2019). Audit roles and the review process: workpaper preparers’ and reviewers’ differing perspectives.Managerial Auditing Journal,34(4), 438-461.
  • Gimbar, C., Jenkins, J. G., Saucedo, G., & Wright, N. S. (2018). Shifting styles: Do auditor performance levels influence the review process?.International Journal of Auditing,22(3), 554-567.
  • Hoag, M. L., & Saucedo, G. D. (2018). Disclosure and audit implications of nonfinancial measures: A teaching case.Current Issues in Auditing,12(1), I1-I13.
  • Bee, S., Jafry, S. I., & Saucedo, G. (2018). Accounting Conversations: A Case Study in Auditor Communications.Review of Business,38(2), 1-12.
  • Enget, K., Saucedo, G. D., & Wright, N. S. (2017). Mystery, Inc.: A big data case.Journal of Accounting Education,38, 9-22.