Education

  • PhD Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • MS Accounting and Information Analysis, Lehigh University
  • AB Economics, Harvard University

Selected Publications

  • Hetrick, K. and Peecher, M.E. (2015). Key Takeaways and Overarching Themes: A Foreword – 2014 AOS Conference on Accounting Estimates Special Issue. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 46, 1-4.

Selected Presentations

  • Hetrick, K.V. (2018). Learning from Others' Deficiencies: How Group Affiliation and Selection Basis Jointly Affect Auditors' Effective Use of Inspection Feedback. In AAA ABO Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October.
  • Bauer, T.D. (presenter), Hetrick, K.V., and Hobson, J.L. (2018). Feedback from Inspectors to Auditors: Effects of Regulatory Climate and Auditor Mindset on Audit Procedure Choice. In AAA ABO Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October.
  • Bauer, T.D., Hetrick, K.V. (presenter), and Hobson, J.L. (2018). Feedback from Inspectors to Auditors: Effects of Regulatory Climate and Auditor Mindset on Audit Procedure Choice. In International Symposium on Audit Research, Maastricht, the Netherlands, June.

Research & Teaching Interests

Vittori's research examines factors that affect the judgment and decision-making of financial statement auditors, with a focus on the role of audit regulators and inspection feedback. Her teaching interests include auditing and financial accounting. 

Industry & Academic Experience

Prior to joining the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Vittori worked in assurance as a financial statement auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Awards & Recognition

  • Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship, Deloitte Foundation, 2016
  • Richard D. and Anne Marie Irwin Fellowship, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
  • Fred H. Figge Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016