Ph.D. in Accounting from University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 2001

M.S. from The American University, Washington, D.C., 1997

B.A. from Western Maryland College, Westminster, MD, 1993

Certified Public Acountant, Maryland

Earnings Management to Minimize Superfund Cleanup and Transaction Costs

Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol.22, No. 3, pages 617-642, Fall 2005

Derek M Johnston, Steven Rock

An Investigation of Regulatory and Voluntary Environmental Capital Expenditures

Journal Of Accounting And Public Policy, Vol.24, No. 3, pages 175-206, May 2005

Derek M Johnston

Managing Stock Option Expense: The Manipulation of Option-Pricing Model Assumptions

Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol.23, No. 2, pages 395-425, Summer 2006

Derek M Johnston

How Does Accounting Fit into a Firm's Political Strategy?

Journal Of Accounting And Public Policy, Vol.25, pages 195-228, 2006

Derek M Johnston, Denise Jones

Managing Sexual Orientation Diversity: The Impact on Firm Value

Group And Organization Management, 2007

Derek M Johnston, Mary Malina

Executive Compensation and Non-Financial Risk: An Empirical Examination

Journal Of Accounting And Public Policy, Vol.26, No. 4, pages 436-462, 2007

Derek M Johnston, Naomi Soderstrom, Stephen Sefcik

The Value Relevance of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances: An Exploratory Study in the Related United States SO2 Market

European Accounting Review, 2008

Derek M Johnston, Stephan E Sefcik, Naomi S Soderstrom

Recognition of Outstanding Teaching from Naval Postgraduate School, 2002

FASB Ph.D. Program Fellow from Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), 2000

AAA Doctoral Consortium Fellow from American Accounting Association, 2000

Hart Fellowship from University of Colorado at Boulder, 1999

University Fellowship from University of Colorado at Boulder, 1998

University Fellowship from University of Colorado at Boulder, 1999

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from The American University, 1997

Excellence in Research, 2004-2005 from CSU - College of Business, 2005