Candias Maiden is an Accounting Instructor and a doctoral student pursuing a Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in accounting at Jackson State University. Her research interests are currently blockchain accounting, audit, and not-for-profit accounting. 

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA from Mississippi Valley State University. She has 20 years of progressive experience in higher education finance and non-profit accounting. Ms. Maiden is a licensed CPA in Mississippi and Arkansas and owns and operates an audit firm serving nonprofits, small businesses, and municipalities.