Deborah Habel
Associate Professor of Teaching, Accounting
Get in touch
248-613-3559
dlhabel@wayne.edu
Mike Ilitch School of Business
2771 Woodward Avenue
Room 306
Detroit, MI 48201
Office hours vary by semester. Arrangements for special assistance can often be made with a moment's notice with a request via text (phone 248/613-3559) or email (dlhabel@wayne.edu). Alternatively, use this link to check out her calendar and reserve a time slot that works for you.
Get to know Deborah Habel
Biography
Deborah L. Habel, M.B.A., CPA, CGMA, CITP, PMP, is an authority in the design, analysis and improvement of business processes through the implementation of enterprise resource planning systems. After a long practitioner career, she transitioned to her "second act" ultimately joining the Ilitch School faculty in 2014. She frequently adapts examples from her past experience in public accounting and consulting, generating comprehensive case projects for her students to better experience and understand key topics.
Deb primarily teaches the graduate and undergraduate versions of Accounting Systems: Design and Control (ACC 5130 and ACC 7145), Introduction to Financial Accounting (ACC3010), and Introduction to Managerial Accounting (ACC3020). She has taught the cross-coded undergraduate Enterprise Resource Planning Systems course (ACC 5200 and ISM 5200), and the undergraduate and graduate Special Topics in Global Supply Chain "Decision Making under Constraints" (GSM 5670/7260) and Business Tools and Applications, (BA1500).
Deb serves her profession as a Trustee of the Michigan Accountancy Foundation, CPA Academic Champion and a case competition judge for AICPA-CIMA. She remains active with the Michigan Association of CPAs as a Past-Chair of the Accounting Educators' Task Force. Here at Wayne, she serves on the Ilitch Faculty Senate, chairing the Undergraduate Education Policy Committe. She also serves as faculty advisor to WSU's Alpha Kappa Psi chapter, Wayne Women in Technology, and the Warrior Crochet Club, and serves as a Faculty Liaison for WSU Athletics. In the community, she's is a huge fan of the Accounting Aid Society and supports the social activities of The Players' with her husband (and current President of this historic theatre), Mark. Deb also serves her business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, as Advisor to the Iltich School's Beta Omicron chapter.
Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant
- Certified Information Technology Professional
- Chartered Global Management Accountant
- Project Management Professional
- WSU Jonah's Jonah
Memberships
- Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity
- American Accounting Association
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Institute of Management Accountants
- Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
- Project Management Institute
- Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization
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- PhD (in progress), Industrial Engineering (GET), Wayne State University
- MBA, University of Michigan
- BS, Accounting and Management Information Systems, Oakland University
Accounting- Accounting Information Systems
- Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
- New Technologies and their impact on Financial Business Processes
- Project Management
- Financial and Managerial Accounting
- Business Process Analysis and Improvement
- Software Implementation
- Non-Profit Accounting
- Closely-held Organizations
"The Opportunity of Distributed Ledger Technology for Enterprise-scale Accounting Information Systems, Blockchain for Accounting Information Systems?" Michigan Association of CPAs Accounting Educators Conference, 2018
- Inspirational Faculty Award, Mike Ilitch School of Business, 2023
- Accounting Teaching Excellence Award, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, 2023
- Public Service Award, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, 2020
- Spirit of Community Service Award, Wayne State University, 2019
- Faculty Service Award, Mike Ilitch School of Business, 2018
- President Obama's Volunteer Service Award, 2010
Courses taught
Winter Term 2025 (future)
Fall Term 2024 (current)
Spring-Summer Term 2024
Winter Term 2024
Fall Term 2023
Spring-Summer Term 2023
Winter Term 2023
Fall Term 2022
Spring-Summer Term 2022