# Professor April Klein's research on the effectiveness of independent audit committees is featured 1 Faculty News August 24, 2018 ![CPA Journal logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/cpajournal192x144.jpg?itok=Ze5cx-aj)> Excerpt from [The CPA Journal](https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/08/24/are-audit-committees-worth-the-cost/) -- "A report on research into the effect of audit committees in the March 2018 CPA Journal (April Klein, 'Questioning the Effectiveness of Independent Audit Committees: Does the Current Regulatory Regime Improve Reporting Quality?' ) describes measuring various market and other effects of the audit committee and finding none..." [Read more](https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/08/24/are-audit-committees-worth-the-cost/)