David’s international research has been influential. David won the 2017 “Notable Contribution to the Auditing Literature Award” presented by the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association, with his co-authors. He is also co-author of the recent reference book on auditing and auditing research, The Routledge Companion to Auditing, and an author of about 50 articles in refereed journals, books and book chapters. David has a substantial role in the publication of auditing research as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Auditing. David has also served as an editor of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory and is an editorial board member of many other research journals.
David was previously Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Auckland. He has been an external reviewer of accounting degree programmes at more than ten universities and similar institutions in New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Oman and Hong Kong.
David has had extensive professional auditing experience and has been active in professional accounting activities. He is a member of the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board