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Mark Zakota

Mark Zakota

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Mark Zakota, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Information Assurance, holds a PhD from the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business. His dissertation, titled "EPA Scrutiny and Voluntary Environmental Disclosures," reflects his focus on corporate disclosures and regulatory issues. Prior to his PhD, Zakota studied international business and politics at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. His research explores disclosures, standard setting, and ESG through the use of natural language processing, machine learning, and XBRL.

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