Research-led teaching produces exciting postgraduate research.
Meet our talented students and their research in the Department of Accountancy and Finance.
Accounting PhD students
Abdullahi Bala
Home country: Nigeria
Research topic: Audit Committee Attributes and Cosmetic Accounting Practice in Nigerian listed Companies: The Mediating Effect of Political
Primary supervisor: Mariela Carvajal
Email adoab094@student.otago.ac.nz
Ramez Hussein
Home country: Egypt
Research topic: The role of online learning self-efficacy in accounting students' satisfaction and creating academic citizenship
Primary supervisor: Muhammad Tahir Suleman
Co-supervisor: Nicola Beatson
Email husra050@student.otago.ac.nz
Md Humayun Kabir
Home country: Bangladesh
Research topic: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) quality
Primary supervisor: Dr Hoa Luong
Email humayun.kabir@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Duminda Karunarathne
Home country: Sri Lanka
Research topic: ESG disclosure and Investor behaviour
Primary supervisor: Hoa Luong
Email duminda.karunarathne@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Amelia Limijaya
Home country: Indonesia
Research topic: Professional Accountancy Bodies
Primary supervisor: Nicola Beatson
Email amelia.limijaya@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Junxiu Lyu
Home country: China
Research topic: Corporate governance and corporate political activities
Primary supervisor: Muhammad Nadeem
Email junxiu.lyu@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Post Raj Pokharel
Home country: Nepal
Research topic: Three Essays on Labour structure and firm responses
Primary supervisor: Dr Hoa Luong
Email pokpo562@student.otago.ac.nz
Hiruni Rathwatta
Home country: Sri Lanka
Research topic: Taxation as an element of Social and Environmental Responsibility: A historical perspective in Ancient Ceylon
Primary supervisor: Sriyalatha Kumarasinghe
Email hiruni.rathwatta@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Disney Sohali
Home country: Sri Lanka
Research topic: Cost effectiveness and social accountability of the waste management systems of supermarkets in New Zealand
Primary supervisor: Sriyalatha Kumarasinghe
Email disney.kariyawasam@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Shabana Talpur
Home country: Pakistan
Research topic: CSR decoupling: The Investigation of Causes and Consequences
Primary supervisor: Helen Roberts
Email talsh566@student.otago.ac.nz
Muhammad Taufik
Home country: Indonesia
Research topic: Board Diversity, Sharia Compliance, and Tax Avoidance
Primary supervisor: Tahir Suleman
Email tauta247@student.otago.ac.nz
Tingting Wang
Home country: China
Topic: Climate Risk and Capital Structure
Primary supervisor: Dr Mariela Carvajal
Email tingting.wang@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Max Yap
Home country: New Zealand
Topic: Accounting for Economic Reality
Primary supervisor: Frederico Botafogo
Email yapyi891@student.otago.ac.nz
Mesfin Yemer Yasin
Home country: Ethiopia
Research topic: ESG and Earning Management
Primary supervisor: Yimei Man
Email yasme147@student.otago.ac.nz
Jing Zhang
Home country: China
Research topic: Examining Students' Motivations in Pursuing Professional Certificates
Primary supervisor: Yimei Man
Email zhaji742@student.otago.ac.nz
Xiaoxu Zhang
Home country: China
Research topic: Audit committee congruence and audit quality
Primary supervisor: Helen Roberts
Email xiaoxu.zhang@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Finance PhD students
Bola Abdulsalam
Home country: Nigeria
Research topic: Intraday Liquidity and Short Sellers’ Trading Behaviour
Primary supervisor: Olena Onishchenko
Email bola.abdulsalam@otago.ac.nz
Budianto
Home country: Indonesia
Research topic: Environmental Policy Stringency and Climate Disclosure Quality
Primary supervisor: Sebastian Gehricke
Email budbu125@student.otago.ac.nz
Tan Nguyen Huu Do (Alex Do)
Home country: Vietnam
Research topic: Post-performance of equity crowdfunding campaigns
Primary supervisor: Dr Muhammad Cheema
Email dota7046@student.otago.ac.nz
Sandun Fernando
Home country: Sri Lanka
Research topic: Essays on Short Selling
Primary supervisor: Olena Onishchenko
Email fersa375@student.otago.ac.nz
Ruizi Hu
Home country: China
Research topic: The Implied Volatility Smirk of Option-Pricing Models
Primary supervisor: Jin Zhang
Email ruizi.hu@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Abrar Hussain
Home country: Pakistan
Research topic: Essays on ESG, Stock Price Crash Risk and Firm's Performance
Primary supervisor: Muhammad A. Cheema
Email abrar.hussain@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Iris (Jianhui) Li
Home country: China
Research topic: Three Essays on the Joint Cross Section of Stocks and Options
Primary supervisor: Jin Zhang
Email liji1479@student.otago.ac.nz
Tianjiao Li
Home country: China
Research topic: The Implied Volatility Smirk: A New Definition of Moneyness
Primary supervisor: Beam Aschakulporn
Email tianjiao.li@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Weihan Li
Home country: China
Research topic: The price differences between American and European options: Evidence from OEX and XEO options
Primary supervisor: Dr Xinfeng Ruan
Email liwe7254@student.otago.ac.nz
Ling Liao
Home country: China
Research topic: Climate Finance in Australasia
Primary supervisor: Ivan Diaz-Rainey
Email ling.liao@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Arung Mayapada
Home country: Indonesia
Research topic: Charity Governance
Primary supervisor: Associate Professor Helen Roberts
Email arunggihna.mayapada@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Kasun Perera
Home country: Sri Lanka
Research topic: Carbon Risk and Idiosyncratic Volatility: US Evidence
Primary supervisor: Duminda Kuruppuarachchi
Email perka336@student.otago.ac.nz
Thin Thi Pham (Paris Pham)
Home country: Vietnam
Research topic: Bank risks in the rise of Fintech
Primary supervisor: Dr Tahir Suleman
Email phapa720@student.otago.ac.nz
Andre Poyser
Home country: Jamaica
Research topic: Indigenous Assets Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty; Essays on the Financial Economics of Climate Change and Indigenous Asset Management
Primary supervisor: Sebastian Gehricke
Email poyan724@student.otago.ac.nz
Syed Maisam Raza Rizvi
Home country: Pakistan
Research topic: Climate risk and Default risk: Role of Green Innovation, Climate Finance and Institutional Investors
Primary supervisor: Tahir Suleman
Email maisam.rizvi@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Saif Saidalavi
Home country: India
Research topic: Does crypto-adoption depend on the financial crimes combatting measures of a country?
Primary supervisor: Dr Hoa Luong
Email chosa256@student.otago.ac.nz
Dhanushika Samarawickrama
Home country: Sri Lanka
Research topic: Social Disclosures in India: Does Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Quality Matter?
Primary supervisor: Dr Pallab Biswas
Email samdh525@student.otago.ac.nz
Yi Shi
Home country: China
Topic: Three empirical essays on Fintech and financial market
Primary supervisor: Dr Duminda Kuruppuarachchi
Email yi.shi@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Xiaoning Tian
Home country: China
Research topic: Financial Analysts' Research Bundling
Primary supervisor: Dr Tahir Suleman
Email tiaxi739@student.otago.ac.nz
Junyu Zhang
Home country: China
Research topic: Environmental Risks and Options Markets
Primary supervisor: Edwin (Xinfeng) Ruan
Email zhaju585@student.otago.ac.nz
Master of Commerce (MCom) students
Indie Venkatraman
Home country: India, now settled in New Zealand
Research topic: A Study of the measurability and performance indicators in Climate Action Plans, modelled on index methodology and UN Sustainability Development Goals
Primary supervisor: Professor Ralph Adler
Email venin491@student.otago.ac.nz