Olivia Melton

Associate Professor of Accounting

• Phone: 309-794-7399
• Email: oliviamelton@augustana.edu
• Office: Carlsson-Evald 317

Olivia Melton holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Augustana College and a Master of Accountancy (MAcc) from Western Illinois University. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Illinois. Her extensive teaching experience encompasses a diverse array of accounting courses, with a particular expertise in the domain of taxation. Furthermore, her research endeavors have been primarily centered around the intersection of technology and accounting, as well as pertinent tax and social issues.

Publications:

• Accounting Educators’ Role in CPA Evolution. Insight Magazine, Digital Exclusive, 2021.
• Fraud Examiners Have a Plethora of Data Analytics Tools (with Marty Coe). Fraud Magazine, March/April 2022, 62-64, 2022.
• The ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot: How well does it answer accounting assessment questions? Wood, D. A., M. Achhpilia, M. T., Adams, et al. including O. Melton. 2023. Issues in Accounting Education (2023): 1-28.