Ann Watts is a second year doctoral student with research interests in tax and teaching interests in tax and financial accounting.  Last year, she taught Foundation of Accounting as her assistantship responsibility.  Currently, she serves as a research assistant to the Center for Economic and Business Development. Ann has two B.S.B.A. degrees in Accounting and Finance from Tennessee Technological University and a MAcc degree with a concentration in taxation from the University of Tennessee.  She is a licensed CPA in the state of Tennessee and has professional experience as a Tax Minimization Manager with Ernst & Young.