Dr. Brad Childs
Associate Professor of Accounting
Dr. Childs is an Associate Professor of Accounting in the College of Business Administration at Belmont University. He has been the main instructor in Belmont’s CFP program since its inception in 2002. A licensed attorney in Tennessee, a CPA and a CFP certificant, he earned his Ph.D. at Purdue University (Indiana) and his J.D. at Suffolk University (Massachusetts).
He served as an officer in the U.S. Army before entering the field of accounting. He began his accounting career at Crowe Chizek prior to earning his Ph.D.
His service to Belmont University has included the establishment of a Belmont University chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary organization for Financial Information students and professionals, and overseeing the administration of library budgets for the College of Business Administration as well as membership on various internal committees.
He has authored articles in professional publications that include Advances in Taxation, the Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, and the Tennessee CPA Journal.
Dr. Childs received the College of Business Administration’s Outstanding Scholarly Activity Award in 2004.
