Dr. Lazdowski is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at UNH-Manchester, where she teaches a variety of courses in finance, managerial and financial accounting, as well as the fraud and forensic accounting courses offered in the minor in Forensic Accounting. In addition to holding a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) in Accounting, Dr. Lazdowski is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Financial Manager (CFM). She has over 20 years’ experience in corporate accounting, information systems, and management, having held positions at New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Textron Corporation, Kollsman Corporation, and Fleet Bank Corporation. Her most recent interest is in the area of corporate fraud, and the promotion of the CFE certification for homeland security and other students pursuing career opportunities in forensic accounting and fraud examination.
Dr. Lazdowski’s primary area of research is accounting history, including a 2014 publication titled A History of the Academy of Accounting Historians, 1999-2013. Her current research project involves the history of Manchester's shoe industry with a forthcoming book in 2019, co-authored with UNHM colleague Dr. Kelly Kilcrease. Lazdowski was awarded the Alfred R. Roberts Memorial Research Award in 2013 for her study of accounting history, including extensive research and a doctoral dissertation on the early accounting history of the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. She currently serves as the Treasurer of the Academy of Accounting Historians section of the American Accounting Association (AAA), and is actively involved in several other sections of the AAA, previously serving as President of the Northeast Region of the American Accounting Association in 2015-2016. Dr. Lazdowski is a longtime resident of New Hampshire, and is an avid supporter of the accounting profession in the state. She lives with her husband in central New Hampshire, where they enjoy outdoor activities and family vacations.
Courses Taught
- BUS 533: Intro to Managerial Accounting
- BUS 601: Financial Management
- BUS 615: Intermed Financial Account II
- BUS 629: Adv Managerial Accounting
- BUS 675: Special Topics Business Admn
- BUS 695: INDSTDY/Auditing
- BUS 712: Acct Info Systems
- HLS 540: Prevention/Detection of Fraud
- HLS 595: IndStdy/Prevent&Detect Fraud
- HLS 615: Intro to Fraud Investigation
- HLS 640: Forensic Accounting
- HLS 695: IndStdy/Intro to Fraud Invest
Research Interests
- Accounting
- Fraud
- Historical Documents
- History
Selected Publications
Lazdowski, Y. J., Fafatas, S. A., & Holley, B. L. (2024). A History of the Academy of Accounting Historians: 2014–2023. Accounting Historians Journal, 51(1), 63-94. doi:10.2308/aahj-2024-010
Lazdowski, Y. J., & Persson, M. E. (2022). Norval Hawkins: Ford Accountant and Salesman Extraordinaire. Accounting Historians Journal, 49(2), 59-71. doi:10.2308/aahj-2021-018
Kilcrease, K., & Lazdowski, Y. (2019). Manchester's Shoe Industry. History Press.
Coffman, E. N., Lazdowski, Y. J., & Previts, G. J. (2014). A HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY OF ACCOUNTING HISTORIANS: 1999–2013. Accounting Historians Journal, 41(2), 1-73. doi:10.2308/0148-4184.41.2.1
Lazdowski, Y. J. (2008). The Accounting Archives Challenge Two Popular Ford Legends. In J. Endelman (Ed.), The Model T Reconsidered Proceedings Form the World of the Model T Conference (pp. 10-20). Dearborn, Michigan: The Henry Ford.