Hank Alewine

Hank C. Alewine, Ph.D., CPA, is an associate professor of accounting at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). He has been a pioneer in the space accounting field since 2020 when he published Space Accounting, an article exploring accounting’s upcoming role in the expanding space economy in the “Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal.” Since then, he has published eight additional articles on the topic in various prestigious journals and introduced a new course on space accounting at UAH.

Dr. Alewine’s early research focused on behavioral effects on management decisions involving nontraditional accounting information, with a focus on environmental accounting settings. He published six articles based on his research findings. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Alewine worked as an auditor for a South Carolina accounting firm, where he gained valuable practical experience that strengthened his ability to connect theory with real-world application.

Throughout his career, Dr. Alewine has been recognized for his outstanding contributions. He received the UAH College of Business “2023 Outstanding Faculty Member Award” and was honored as the “Highly Commended Award Winner” at the 2013 Literati Awards for Excellence.

He holds a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Kentucky’s Von Allmen School of Accountancy, a graduate certificate in environmental systems, a master’s in accountancy from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s in biology from Coker University.