Kristina Zvinakis
Senior Director of Master of Professional Accounting
Department: Accounting
Additional Titles: Associate Professor of Instruction; McCombs Assessment of Learning and Accreditation Coordinator
Research Areas: Tax
Kristina Zvinakis is the senior director of the Master of Professional Accounting program at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. She is also associate professor of instruction in accounting and assessment of learning and accreditation coordinator for the school. Under her leadership, the MPA curriculum has remained challenging, current, and relevant, and the program consistently ranks No. 1 in the nation.
An award-winning instructor, Zvinakis teaches tax research and other tax-related courses, with a focus on helping students develop the problem-solving skills they need to succeed in their future careers.
Zvinakis earned a Ph.D. in accounting from UT and holds a B.S. in accountancy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & AWARDS
2021 |
James Deitrick Outstanding Faculty Award Voted by MPA students |
2019 |
Outstanding Accounting Faculty Award presented by Master in Professional Accounting Council |
2018 |
Outstanding Accounting Faculty Award presented by Master in Professional Accounting Council |
2017 |
Outstanding Accounting Faculty Award presented by Master in Professional Accounting Council |
2009 |
Outstanding Accounting Faculty Award presented by Master in Professional Accounting Council |
Publications
Kristina Zvinakis. 2013. Study Guide, Individual Income Taxes, 2013 Edition. SWFT.
Kristina Zvinakis. 2004. DISCUSSION OF Competitive, Political, and Economic Factors Influencing State Tax Policy Changes.. Journal of the American Tax Association (Supplement) 26, 127-133.
Phillips, Fred, Morris, Kevin, and Kristina Zvinakis. 2000. Baywatch International: A Case Linking Financial-Reporting, Business, and User Decisions.. Issues in Accounting Education 15(4), 605-633.
Schwartz, S., Young, R., and Kristina Zvinakis. 2000. Reputation without repeated interaction: The role of public disclosures. Review of Accounting Studies 5, 351-375.