Our PhD students

Research led teaching produces exciting postgraduate research

Read below about our talented PhD students in the Department of Accountancy and Finance, and their research.

Why not join us? Find out more about enrolling for a:

• PhD in Accounting
• PhD in Finance

Accounting PhD Students

Khurshid Ali Home country: Pakistan Research Topic: Climate change risk and investors’ perception: Evidence from the S&P 500 Primary Supervisor: Dr Muhammad Nadeem
Nicola Beatson Home country: New Zealand Research Topic: The Mind Set and Self-Efficacy of First Year Business Students Supervisors: Professor Ralph Adler, Professor Jeffrey Smith and Dr David Berg
Nuradhi Jayasiri Home country: Sri Lanka Research Topic: Refocusing Integrated Reporting for Organization’s Adaptability Requirements: A Developing Country Perspective Primary Supervisor: Dr Sriyalatha Kumarasinghe
Jiexiang (Jenny) Huang Home country: China Research Topic: The role of media coverage on executive compensation Primary Supervisor: Dr Helen Roberts
Jelita (Jay) Noviarini Home country: Indonesia Research Topic: Pension Adequacy, Financial Literacy and Behavioural aspects of Post-Retirement Wealth Management of New Zealanders Pensioners Primary Supervisor: Dr Helen Roberts

 Finance PhD Students

Iftekhar Ahmed Home country: Bangladesh Research Topic: Essays on Climate Finance Primary Supervisor: Ivan Diaz-Rainey
Beam Aschakulporn Home country: New Zealand Research Topic: Higher-Order Risk-Neutral Moment Estimators. Primary Supervisor: Professor Jin Zhang Email beam.aschakulporn@otago.ac.nz
Wei Guo Home country: China Research Topic: SPX and SPY options. Primary Supervisor: Professor Jin Zhang
Sampath Kongawatte Home country: Sri Lanka Research Topic: Investors’ trading behavior in stock market anomalies Primary Supervisor: Dr Olena Onishchenko
Wei Lin Home country: China Research Topic: SPX, VIX and VXX Options. Primary Supervisor: Professor Jin Zhang
Dzung (June) Nguyen Home country: Vietnam Research Topic: Essays on Asian commercial banks: financial integration, natural disasters and climate change. Primary Supervisor: Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey
Nhu Nguyen Home country: Vietnam Primary Supervisor: Professor Jin Zhang
Quyen Nguyen Home country: Vietnam Research Topic: Climate Risk in Financial Institutions Primary Supervisor: Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey
Dereje Regasa Home country: Ethiopia Research Topic: Finance and Economic Development in Ethiopia Primary Supervisor: Dr Helen Roberts
Mahnoor Sattar Home country: Bangladesh Research Topic: Impact of Political Connection, Family Control and Corporate Governance on Sustainability Reporting and Firm Performance in the Financial Sector of Bangladesh Primary Supervisor: Dr Helen Roberts Email: satma075@student.otago.ac.nz
Tian Yue Home country: China Research Topic: SSE 50 EFT Options. Primary Supervisor: Professor Jin Zhang Website Email yueti605@student.otago.ac.nz
Renzhu (Stephanie) Zhang Home country: China Research Topic: CEO Succession Gap and Firm Performance Primary Supervisor: Dr Gurmeet Bhabra

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