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Profile

Dean Paul Brazina believes that every student should have a business education that is enriched with courses in the arts and sciences. Those courses build a foundation forof ethical behavior, creative thinking, knowing the importance of serving the community, and applying quantitative analysis to making decisions. Business is a way to fulfill one’s dreams while improving the lives of one’s family, friends, and community.

Paul Brazina has been on the Accounting faculty since 1974.  During that period, he did professional training, corporate consulting, and expert testimony.  He founded the Electronic Commerce Institute at La Salle, and helped integrate e-commerce into the general curriculum of the School.  Before joining La Salle, Dean Brazina worked at both Pricewaterhouse & Co. and Coopers & Lybrand and served as a Line Officer in the United States Navy.

Areas of Expertise

• Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Auditing
• Fraud and Forensic Accounting

Education

• M.B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1975
• B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1967

Teaching

• Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Auditing
• Fraud and Forensic Accounting

Publications

• Welsh, M. J., and Brazina, P.R., “Gen Y Anatomy Lesson: They’re Not Alien, Just Different,” Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Fall 2010, Vol. 81, No. 3.
• Brazina, P.R., “How Financial Audits Mark the Path for Forensic Teams,” Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Spring 2006, Vol. 77, No. 1, pp. 23 – 25.

Professional Activities

• Treasurer, Middle Atlantic Association of College of Business Administrators
• Board Member, Education Foundation, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Board Member, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
• Committee Member, Education Committee,  Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants