Shelley Rhoades-Catanach, PhD, CPA
Associate Professor

Dr. Shelley Rhoades-Catanach is a member of the Financial Services faculty at Villanova University School of Business, where she teaches a variety of tax courses in Villanova’s undergraduate, MBA, Master of Accountancy, and Master of Taxation programs.  Prior to joining Villanova, she taught at Washington University in St. Louis.  She has also served as a visiting faculty member at Darden Graduate School at the University of Virginia and at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.  Shelley obtained her undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Nebraska and received her Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Shelley’s research applies game-theoretic modeling techniques to examine the impact of taxes on strategic decision making in such areas as tax reporting and auditing, changes in tax policy, taxpayer rights legislation, and the impact of state taxation on firm location and investment decisions.  She has published articles in The Accounting Review, Research in Accounting Studies, Journal of the American Taxation Association, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting Education, Tax Advisor, and Journal of Accountancy.  She is also a co-author of two textbooks: Principles of Taxation for Business and Investment Planning and Advanced Strategies in Taxation.

Prior to entering academia, Shelley spent seven years at Arthur Andersen as a tax professional.  She is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the American Accounting Association, and the American Taxation Association.  She currently serves as President of the American Taxation Association, the tax section of the American Accounting Association.