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About Sally Hamilton

Sally Hamilton, PhD joined Eberhardt in Fall 2016. She teaches accounting at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. She has developed courses in Forensic accounting and Fraud, Supply Chain Finance, and Accounting Information Systems. She has extensive experience both in industry and teaching. Prior to coming to Pacific she was a Clinical Assistant Professor for Drexel University Sacramento for 5 years.

Dr. Hamilton's academic background includes teaching finance and accounting for Drexel University Sacramento, Santa Clara University, and the Ecole Superior de Commerce in Rouen France. She has an extensive background in teaching quantitative courses online as well as in a traditional classroom.

In addition to her academic experience Dr. Hamilton worked for a number of years in Silicon Valley, with over 10 years in a financial systems role for semiconductor companies. Her work included manufacturing controller, management accounting, global transfer pricing, distributor accounting, supply chain integration and Sarbanes Oxley remediation.

She received her PhD from UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management. She also holds degrees from UC Davis and University of San Diego.

Positions

August 2016 - Present Accounting Instructor, University of the Pacific ‐ Eberhardt School of Business
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2015 - 2016 Part-time Lecturer, University of California, Davis
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2015 - 2016 Part-time Lecturer, California State University, Stanislaus
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September 2011 - August 2016 Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting, Drexel University ‐ LeBow College of Business
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2009 - 2015 Adjunct Professor of Finance, University of Maryland Global Campus ‐ Graduate School of Management and Technology
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May 2009 - August 2011 Assistant Professor of Finance, South University ‐ College of Business
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July 2006 - July 2008 Senior Project Manager, IS&T, Actel, Inc.
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April 1998 - July 2006 Business Systems Manager, IS&T, Xilinx, Inc.
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September 1996 - April 1997 Operations Controller, Metricom
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August 1994 - September 1996 Global Supply Chain Strategy Manager, Unisys, Inc.
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September 1992 - September 1994 Operations Finance Manager, Radius, Inc.
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September 1991 - September 1992 Senior Financial Analyst, Tandem, Inc.
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September 1988 - September 1991 Assistant Professor of Finance, Santa Clara University ‐ Leavey School of Business
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August 1987 - May 1988 Adjunct Lecturer in Finance, University of Southern California ‐ School of Business
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1984 - 1987 Lecturer - Business Administration, Cal State University Northridge
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1984 - 1987 Part-time Lecturer, California State University, Northridge ‐ School of Business
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Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Member, American Accounting Association
Present Member, Financial Executives Institute
Present Member, Financial Management Association
Present Member, Western Finance Association
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Courses

  • Managerial Accounting
  • Intermediate Financial Accounting
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Small Business Finance
  • Investments
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Comparative Financial Analysis
  • Financial Modeling
  • Accounting Valuation
  • Introduction to Finance and Accounting
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurial Finance
  • Investments

Education

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2015 Certificate, Accounting, Colorado State University
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1987 PhD, Business Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
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1983 MBA, Accounting and Finance, University of San Diego
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1979 BA, International Relations, University of California, Davis
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Contact Information

Office: Weber Hall Suite 201-A
University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211

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