Zlatinka Blaber

Zlatinka Blaber is a Professor of Accounting at Salem State University. In the Fall 2026 semester, she teaches Acc 106 (Financial Accounting), Acc 202 (Managerial Accounting), Acc 306 (Cost Accounting), and Acc 800 (Accounting Analysis for Decision Making).

Journal editorial board member:

Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, Pakistan;

Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, Pakistan.

Submissions reviewer for the following journals:

Accounting Education, USA;

Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting, USA;

Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, UK;

Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU) Commerce & Economics Review, Pakistan.

Honorary member:

Board of Studies, Department of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Teach four or ore classes per semester, engage in research, service, and academic advising.

   Peer-reviewed journal articles          .

Blaber, Z. and Gougoumanova, G. (accepted and forthcoming). National Health Service insider perspectives on healthcare legislation and policy: Clinical Commissioning Groups in England. Medical Research Archives. 

Blaber, Z., Tschakert, N. and Guo, H., 2026. The social characterization of the alleged management fraud perpetrator conveyed in editorial cartoons: The case of Carlos Ghosn. Journal of Applied Business and Economics. 28(4). doi: 10.33423/fv6hgb68 

Adhikari, P., Upadhaya, B., Wijethilake, C., Qian, W. and Blaber, Z. 2026., Guest editorial: Climate change accounting, reporting and accountability by governments, not-for-profit organisations and charities – Is climate equity approach a way forward? Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial
Management. 38(4), pp. 509-521. doi: 10.1108/JPBAFM-08-2026-399.

Mahmoud, Z., Blaber, Z. and Khan, M. (2024). Institutionalisation of sustainability reporting in Pakistan: The role of field configuring events and situational context. Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management Journal, 21(2), pp. 219-251. Available at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/QRAM-01-2022-0019/full/html.

Blaber, Z., Gougoumanova, G. and Samoilyk, I., 2023. International tele-collaboration in the “Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA) World:” Facilitating equity and inclusion (EI) in business education. Diversity Abroad's Global Impact Exchange, spring 2023. Available at: https://www.diversityabroad.org/DIVaPublic/GIE-Archives/GIE-Sp2023/GIE-Sp23-Article-2.aspx.

Blaber, Z., Gougoumanova, G. and Palatnik, B., 2021. COVID-19 editorial cartoons: Theories of humor perspectives. The Israeli Journal of Humor Research. 10(1), pp. 6-42. Available at: http://www.israeli-humor-studies.org/media/2-covid-19_cartoons.pdf.

Guven-Uslu, P., Blaber, Z. and Adhikari, P., 2020. Boundary spanners and calculative practices. Financial Accountability and Management. 36(4), pp. 439-460. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/faam.12266.

Blaber, Z., Brady, D. and Gougoumanova, G., 2020. Stereotypical representations of the accountant in The New Yorker cartoons through time. Visual Studies. 35(4), pp. 359-373. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/4RRCG6NRWUMXNARQZHXV/full?target=10.1080/1472586X.2020.1809508. 

Tschakert, N., Blaber, Z. and Chen, L., 2019. Using engagement triggers in forensic accounting and fraud investigation classes. Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting. 11(3), pp. 465-483. Available at: http://web.nacva.com/JFIA/Issues/JFIA-2019-No3-6.pdf.

Blaber, Z. N., Coleman, L. J., Manago, S. and Hess, K., 2019. Supply and demand of fake news: Review and implications for business research. Journal of Applied Business and Economics. 21(4), pp. 11-28. Available at: https://search.proquest.com/docview/2271749028/fulltextPDF/C0F3DC3D7FD843DDPQ/1?accountid=13661.

Blaber, Z. and Brady, D. 2018. Student attitudes toward academic dishonesty at an American-style liberal-arts university in Bulgaria. Educational Alternatives. Vol. 16, pp. 69-89. Available at: https://www.scientific-publications.net/get/1000033/1538207555956499.pdf.

Book chapters

Shehadeh, A. and Blaber, Z. , 2026. Integrating construction project management and financial accounting through COIL for sustainability education. In: K. A. Tzoumis (ed.), Handbook of Using Virtual Exchange Across Disciplines. Springer International Handbooks of Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10711-4_34-1

Blaber, Z. and Samoilyk, I., 2023. Cartoonathons as a leadership tool to inspire and guide accounting teams. In: Lead with a Sense of Humor (Vol. 5): Why (and How to) Be a Funny and More Effective Educational Leader and Laugh All the Way to Your Institution. K. Vaidya (ed.), Chapter 7, The Curious Academic Publishing. Available at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CBH86L31/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

Blaber, Z. 2025. Accounting cartoons, the Pathways Commission's vision of accounting, and advice for accounting majors. Chapter 15 in: Accounting for the Curious High School and College Students: What Can You Do with This Major? The Undecided Student's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career Path. Available at: https://www.amazon.com/Accounting-Curious-School-College-Students-ebook/dp/B00QD8952C?ref_=nav_custrec_signin 

Blaber, Z., 2021. Accounting classroom contests: Cartoons in need of captions and captions in need of cartoons. In: Teach Accounting with a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective Teacher and Laugh All the Way to Your Classroom. K. Vaidya (ed.), Chapter 1. Available at: https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Accounting-Sense-Humor-Effective-ebook/dp/B098MB39F6    

Recent invited presentations:

Blaber, Z., 2026. UN SDG n. 4 (Quality Education) and UN SDG n. 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) and the Global Collaboration Framework. International Interdisciplinary Conference on Sustainable Development Goals: Eleven Years of SDGs. Universitas Bina Mandiri Gorontalo, Indonesia. 20 September 2026. (virtual presentation).