Dr. Lawrence Murphy Smith is a Professor of Accounting at the College of Business at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He teaches at the RELLIS Campus. His academic record includes over 270 journal articles, 37 research grants, 22 books, more than 200 academic conference presentations, and more than 20 awards for teaching and research. His work has been cited in various news media, including National Public Radio, Fortune, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. His work is among the most downloaded, with over 91,000 article downloads on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN.com). His work is highly cited, with over 5,000 citations, per Google Scholar. Among his awards are the Outstanding Educator Award from the Texas Society of CPAs and the Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award from the American Accounting Association International Accounting Section.