John McArdle

Education

EdD, MSEd, MGA, University of Pennsylvania

MS (Accounting), University of Massachusetts - Amherst

LLM (Taxation), Temple University Beasley School of Law

JD, Seton Hall University School of Law

BA, Thomas Edison State College

Professional Biography

John McArdle is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Tax at Salem State University. He writes about how regulatory environments impact business strategy, how regulation and tax policy shape social and firm behavior, and about place-based and constructivist pedagogy. His research explores the coevolution of regulatory policy and industry dynamics, and his work examines the societal effects of regulation with an emphasis on dignity and equity.

Dr. McArdle has a number of international partnerships. He is a Fulbright Scholar, working with University Isa Boletini Mitrovica in Kosovo to assess and develop higher education programs and university strategy. He also holds a Visiting Associate Professor appointment at the University of Calgary, where he teaches courses in New Venture Law and Regulation, and is the co-Principal Investigator of a pedagogy development and assessment project.

Research Interests and Current Projects

Dr. McArdle is the co-creator of Street Challenge, www.streetchallenge.ca, a grant funded trans-disciplinary pedagogy that employs evidence-based best practices in community-engaged teaching to understand the relationships and perspectives of stakeholders in community ecosystems. Both Street Challenge and its successor project, Learning in Places, have has received over $85,000 in grant funding and have resulted in an open educational resource as well as a stream of research articles and workshops. The projects have a unique focus on fostering and supporting community-engaged student research as a central component of the pedagogy. The project team has convenes a monthly research "community of practice" for educators looking to develop and publish community-engaged research work. 

His current projects include exploring the ways in which housing law might deepen structural inequalities, such as the "poor door" phenomenon; and an examination of how regulatory frameworks de-personify individuals, such as undocumented higher education students, by denying them access to the legal system. This work is informed by his prior experiences in public interest law and government, as well as his personal history as a first-generation university student from a working-class background. He is also developing a textbook which explores the nexus between taxation policy, society, and justice.   

Dr. McArdle was named a Gaylord Jentz Scholar by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business and was a finalist in the ALSB’s National Master Teacher Competition. The UK Association of Law Teachers awarded him the Stan Marsh Prize for Research Excellence. At Salem State, he has received the Bertolon School of Business’ Distinguished Research Award, Salem State’s Outstanding First-Year Advocate Award, has been a three-time nominee and finalist for Salem State's Distinguished Teaching Award, and was inducted into Salem State’s Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society. He is known for creating a positive learning environment and innovating in the use of experiential and community-engaged learning.

Since 2016 he has delivered over 55 peer-reviewed research presentations at academic conferences in the United States, Canada, Ireland, France, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. His work has been published in the Journal of Canadian Studies, Journal of Comparative Urban Law and Policy, Journal of Taxation, Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy, and, Management Teaching Review. He is a former President of the North Atlantic Regional Business Law Association and is an active member of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, the Canadian Academy of Legal Studies in Business, and the Irish Association of Law Teachers.

Prior to becoming an academic, Dr. McArdle had a career in business and government. For over a decade he managed a consulting firm that advised Fortune 100 companies on employment and compliance issues and built a boutique employee benefits advising practice. He was also the Fels Fund Fellow at the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, where he advised clients on employment and education discrimination issues. Finally, he served two terms as Commissioner and Chairman of the Board of Elections in Somerset County, NJ.

Refereed Journal Articles

McArdle, J.F., Chene, D.G., & de Koning, A.J. (2023). Tax-advantaged cost segregation strategies for cannabis businesses. Journal of Taxation. (Forthcoming June 2023).

McArdle, J.F. & de Koning, A.J. (2021). Street Challenge pedagogy: How walking down main street broadens entrepreneurship and ecosystem perspectives. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy 5(1), 164-185. https://doi.org/10.1177/25151274211006894

de Koning, A.J. & McArdle, J.F. (2021). Implementing regulation in an emerging industry: A multi-province perspective. Journal of Canadian Studies 55(2), 362-394. https://doi.org/10.3138/jcs-2020-0035 

McArdle, J.F. & de Koning, A.J. (2020). Other people's money: CSR goes to the movies. Management Teaching Review 7(2), 193-200.  https://doi.org/10.1177/2379298120942771

McArdle, J.F. (2018). Regional public/private partnerships as entrepreneurial bricolage. Journal of Comparative Urban Law and Policy 2(1).

McArdle, J.F. & Chene, D.G. (2017). Entrepreneurial activity of small colleges and universities: Unrelated business income tax liability issues. Journal of Taxation 127(6), 256-265.

Book/Open Educational Resource

de Koning, A.J., McArdle, J.F., Anderson, M., Johner, G., King Rosario, M. (2020). Street Challenge: Teaching ecosystems through community-engaged pedagogy, an open educational resource. http://streetchallenge.ca

McArdle, J.F. (2023). Tigana: Absence, memory, and the role of law. Presentation at the 2023 Association of Law, Culture, and Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario.

McArdle, J.F. (2023). Regulatory borders, unequal treatment, and the liminal state of undocumented university students. Presentation at the 2023 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

McArdle, J.F. and Tschakert, N.T. (2023). Practical methods for incorporating Sustainable Development Goals into the university business curriculum. Presentation at the International Conference on New Achievements in Science, Technology and Arts, Prishtina, Kosovo.

McArdle, J.F. and de Koning, A.J. (2023). Regulation and its discontents: The effect of regulations on entrepreneurial strategies in a nascent industry. Presentation at the Pacific Northwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington.

McArdle, J.F. and de Koning, A.J., (2022). Changing the perspective to change the dynamic: Placing the community at the center of stakeholder theory. 21st Annual Colloquium, Academy of Business in Society. Brussels, Belgium.

McArdle, J.F., de Koning, A.J., Saggar, M, McReynolds, A, & Choudhary, A. (2022). Building inclusive learning environments: Activating students' voice and agency using visual preference surveys. Presentation at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Teaching and Learning, Kelowna, British Columbia.

McArdle, J.F. (2022). Bodies suspended in amber: Regulatory borders, frozen legal constructs, and undocumented university students as liminal personae. Presentation at the 2022 Critical Legal Conference, Tromsø, Norway.

McArdle, J.F. (2022). Your entrance is around back: Regulation, dignity, and housing policy. Presentation at the 2022 Global Meeting on Law and Society, Lisbon, Portugal.

de Koning, A.J. and McArdle, J.F. (2021). Social Enterprise on the Streets: Using Community-Engaged, Place-Based Pedagogy. Presentation at the Social Enterprise World Forum, Glasgow, Scotland.

McArdle, J.F. and de Koning, A.J. (2021). Regulatory frameworks and new industry development: The Canadian recreational cannabis industry. Presentation at the Industry Studies Association Annual Conference, Cambridge, MA.

de Koning, A.J. and McArdle, J.F. (2021). Interdisciplinary faculty mentoring for impactful place-based pedagogy. Presentation at the University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, Calgary, Alberta.

McArdle, J.F. and de Koning, A.J. (2020). The Impact of regulatory frameworks on new venture entrants in the Canadian cannabis industry. Presentation at the Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island.

Bokhari, K., de Koning, A.J., & McArdle, J.F. (2020). Social entrepreneurship through the prism: a stakeholder theory perspective. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meeting, St. John's, Newfoundland.

McArdle, J.F. (2019). Teaching Oakhurst: Case analysis and legal writing. Presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Meeting, Reading, PA.

McArdle, J.F. (2019). My stock is rising and my free will wanes: Personal autonomy and the Unincorporated Man series. Presentation at the Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and Humanities Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario.

McArdle, J.F. (2018).  For want of a comma: Language, litigation, and labour disputes.  Presentation at the Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland.

McArdle, J.F. (2018). Do good fences make good neighbours? The impact of trade and tariff policy on cross-border entrepreneurial activity. Presentation at the Society of Legal Scholars Annual Meeting, London, United Kingdom.

McArdle, J.F. (2018).  Impact of supra-national trade negotiation on industry sectors: Lessons from Ireland and Canada. Presented at the Industry Studies Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

McArdle, J.F. (2018). Institutional Liability for Experiential Education: Pitfalls and Best Practices. Presentation at the U.K. Association of Law Teachers Annual Meeting, Keele, United Kingdom. (Recipient, Stan Marsh Best Paper Prize)

McArdle, J.F. (2017). Trade disputes and troubled entrepreneurs: A comparison of Brexit and NAFTA effects on Irish dairy and Canadian softwood markets.  Presentation at the Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland.

McArdle, J.F. (2017).  Regional public/private partnerships as entrepreneurial bricolage: Lessons from the United States and France.  Presentation at the Regional Studies Association EC Conference 2017, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

McArdle, J.F. (2017).  Financial times: Financing of urban entrepreneurship as a catalyst for social and economic change.  Presentation at Transforming Marseille: Balancing Urban Redevelopment, Economic Growth, Social Equity and Environmental Protection in the Building of a Metropolitan Area. Marseille, France.