Susan K. Wolcott

Susan K. Wolcott, Ph.D. is an educational consultant with WolcottLynch Associates. Her consulting practice takes her to conferences and campuses around the world where she works with faculty to support critical thinking development, competency assessment, and curriculum innovation. She recently completed a textbook, published by John Wiley & Sons, which focuses specifically on the development of critical thinking in cost accounting. Additional publications include articles in Assessment Update and Issues in Accounting Education, and a chapter on critical thinking assessment in Assessment of Student Learning in Business Schools: Best Practices Each Step of the Way published by AACSB International and Association for Institutional Research. Susan is a part-time professor at Instituto de Empresa in Madrid and Helsinki School of Economics—Mikkeli. She previously taught at University of Washington, University of Denver (where she received the MBA Core Diamond Award for teaching), and the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Before launching her academic career, she worked in public accounting for ten years. She holds Ph.D. and MS degrees in Accounting and Information Systems from Northwestern University and a BBA in accounting from University of Portland. She is also a CPA and CMA.

Web page: http://www.WolcottLynch.com

Topics By Susan K. Wolcott

• Developing Students' Critical Thinking Skills—Strategies for the Classroom
  
  
• Using Essay Assignments to Assess and Develop Critical Thinking Skills
  
  
• Student Cognitive Development—Implications for Teaching and Learning
  

Selected Previous Campus Consultations

Allan Hancock College
Arapahoe Community College
Bentley College
Berea College
CA School of Business, Canada
California State University at Fullerton
Colorado College
Community College of Baltimore County
DePaul University
Eastern Illinois University
Florida International University
Georgia Military College
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Instituto de Empresa, Madrid
Lock Haven University
Longwood University
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Miami University
Middle Tennessee State University
Northern Virginia Community College
Oregon State University
Seattle Pacific University
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Suffolk County Community College
Truman College
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of Denver
University of Houston
University of Louisville
University of Northern Colorado
University of the District of Columbia
University of Wyoming
Western Governors’ University