Dr. Tatyana Ryabova is an Associate Professor of Accountancy at California State University,
Fresno. Originally from Siberia, Russia, she came to the United States to study English
at the American English Institute. Determined and driven, she earned both her Bachelor's
degree in Economics and Master's degree in Accountancy from Fresno State, all while
working as a student assistant on campus. After completing her studies, Dr. Ryabova
worked for one of the "Big Four" accounting firms and earned her CPA license. She
later completed her Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting
from the Grenoble School of Management in France.
She has served as Chair of the Department of Accountancy and is currently a tenured
faculty member. Her research focuses on financial reporting quality, forensic accounting,
blockchain, and ethics. In addition to her academic responsibilities, Dr. Ryabova
is an active board member of the California Society of CPAs (CalCPA), serves as Vice
Chair for the Asian Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, and advises
the CPA Exam Ready Certificate program. She also contributes to student success through
her involvement on the Fresno State General Scholarship Committee and the CalCPA Scholarship
Committee. Dr. Ryabova is passionate about teaching, research and giving back to the
Central Valley, which she proudly calls home.
Ryabova, T. (2026, May). Case study: Buybacks and executive compensation. American Board of Forensic Accounting Newsletter. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.17134.16968
Henderson, S., Ryabova, T., & Vang, J. (2026). Professional skepticism in undergraduate
accounting education: Evidence from an AI learning environment. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.33423/jaf.v26i1.8139
Court, J., Ryabova, T., Henderson, S., & Vedd, R. (2025). Closing the knowledge gap:
Reluctance in the accounting industry to engage in the blockchain market. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.33423/jlae.v22i2.7683
Henderson, S., & Ryabova, T. (2023). The tales of a white-collar criminal: Can you
ever ethically recover? Journal of Forensic Accounting Research, 8(1), 97–105. https://doi.org/10.2308/JFAR-2020-031
Shu, L., Xia, H. H., & Ryabova, T. (2020). The effect of analysts’ GAAP earnings forecasts
on managers’ classification shifting. Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, 16(3), Article 100222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcae.2020.100222
Henderson, S., & Ryabova, T. (2020). How do sustainability investments affect financial
performance? An instrumental variable approach. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 20(3), 104–126. https://doi.org/10.33423/jaf.v20i3.3013
Ryabova, T., & Henderson, S. (2019). Integrating cryptocurrency into intermediate
financial accounting curriculum: Case study. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 19(6), 167–189. https://doi.org/10.33423/jaf.v19i6.2322
Ryabova, T., Chen, K., Taylor, G., & Vedd, R. (2018). Fair value and abnormal audit
fees. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 8(3), 91–107. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v8i3.13453
