Background
Dr. Barlow has been a faculty member at Roberts Wesleyan University since 1989. He is currently Professor of Accounting and Lead Professor for the Accounting & Information Management Major. Dr. Barlow received his J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1987 and passed the Colorado Bar Examination in July 1987.
He has teaching experience in Principles of Accounting I and II, Managerial Accounting, Strategic Management, Non-Profit Organization Accounting, Corporate Finance, Introduction to Business, Tax Accounting, Auditing, Advanced Accounting, International Business, Business Law, and Constitutional History. He has previous experience as a Legal Research and Writer, a Cost Accounting Consultant, and a Staff Accountant.
Honors & Awards
In 2002, Dr. Barlow was a recipient of the Barbara S. Muller award for teaching excellence.
Professional Memberships
Christian Business Faculty Association (October 1997 – present)
Institute of Management Accountants (September 2013 - present)
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (September 1998 – 2006)
- board member of Rochester chapter (2001 – 2006)
Colorado Bar Association (January – December 1988)
Federalist Society (March 1986 – 1997)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (March – December 1984)
Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants (March – December 1984)
Papers Presented
Barlow, D., “Irrigating Deserts in Business Law: The Ten Commandments, Natural Law and Business Law” to the Christian Business Faculty Association at their Annual Conference in Bourbonnais, Illinois (October 2013)
Barlow, D., “The Use of Commercial Paper Metaphors in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech” to the Christian Business Faculty Association at their Annual Conference in Rogers, Arkansas (October 2009)
Barlow, D. “After the Clash: A Distinctly Christian Framework for the Globalizations of Business Education” to the Christian Business Faculty Association at their Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas (October 2004)
Barlow, D. and Usrey, K., “Contracts and Agency Principles in the Bible: A New Faith-based Pedagogy of Teaching Business Law” to the Christian Business Faculty Association at their Annual Conference in Buffalo, New York (October 2000)
Barlow, D. and Roller, R. “Is It Worth It for a Christian College to Pursue National Accreditation in Business?” to the Christian Business Faculty Association at their Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee (October 1997)
Presentations and Publications
“What’s So Great About America?”
Presented in Chapel at Roberts Wesleyan College (November 2004)
“Contracts and Agency Principles in the Bible”
Presented as part of the Roberts Wesleyan College Cultural Life Series (March 2001)
“Religion and the Public Schools: A Perspective on the First Amendment”
Presented as part of the Roberts Wesleyan College Cultural Life Series (March 1997)
Curriculum Publications
Module on Business Law for Advance Consulting Network (February 1997)
Module on Accounting for Managerial Decision-Making (with M. O’Brien, August 2004)