Susan Lanham

Biography

Susan Lanham has been working in the field of forensic accounting since 1995 and has testified as an expert witness in a multitude of cases. She has prepared over 2,000 economic loss valuation reports for use in courts across many different jurisdictions. Susan received her PhD in Advanced Accounting from North Central University in 2013 and an MBA from Salem International University in 2007. Her work has been published in journals such as the Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting, Business Law Review, and the American Journal of Business Education. Susan was awarded Best Overall Conference Presentation at Marshall’s 2023 Business Research Conference for her work titled “The Quantum Shift: Preparing Businesses for Looming Encryption and Data Security Challenges”. She also received the Robert Bruce Hayes Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Lewis College of Business in 2019 and was a finalist for the Pickens Queen Teaching Award from Marshall University in 2016.

PhD, Advanced Accounting, NorthCentral University, 2013
MBA, International Business, Salem International University, 2007
BBA, Finance and Business Law, Marshall University, 1994
Robert Bruce Hayes Award for Excellence in Teaching, Lewis College of Business, April 2019
Lanham, S. H. (2019). Analyzing big data with Benford’s law: A lesson for the classroom. American Journal of Business, 12(2), 33-42.
ACC 215: Accounting Principles
ACC 364: Forensic & Investigative Accounting
ACC 440: Accounting Analytics
ACC 510: Survey of Accounting
ACC 617: Advanced Controllership
ACC 640: Forensic Accounting Civil Litigation
Hospitality Coordinator, St. John United Methodist Church, October 2012 to July 2018
Volunteer, United Way, June 2016 to May 2018
Sunday School Teacher, St. John United Methodist Church, June 2015 to August 2017