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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 BalaAbdullahi Bala image

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 HusseinRamez Hussein image

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


Duminda KarunarathneDuminda Karunarathne image

Home country: Sri Lanka
Research topic: ESG disclosure and Investor behaviour
Primary supervisor: Hoa Luong
Email duminda.karunarathne@postgrad.otago.ac.nz


Amelia LimijayaAmelia Limijaya image

Home country: Indonesia
Research topic: Professional Accountancy Bodies
Primary supervisor: Nicola Beatson
Email amelia.limijaya@postgrad.otago.ac.nz


Junxiu Lyu image 2021Junxiu 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 imagePost 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 image 2021

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 image 2020Disney 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  image 2020Shabana 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 profile photo.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 imageTingting Wang

Home country: China
Topic: Climate Risk and Capital Structure
Primary supervisor: Dr Mariela Carvajal
Email tingting.wang@postgrad.otago.ac.nz


Max Yap imageMax Yap

Home country: New Zealand
Topic: Accounting for Economic Reality
Primary supervisor: Frederico Botafogo
Email yapyi891@student.otago.ac.nz


Mesfin Yemer imageMesfin Yemer Yasin

Home country: Ethiopia
Research topic: ESG and Earning Management
Primary supervisor: Yimei Man
Email yasme147@student.otago.ac.nz


Jing Zhang imageJing 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 image 2021Xiaoxu 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 AbdulsalamBola Abdulsalam image

Home country: Nigeria
Research topic: Intraday Liquidity and Short Sellers’ Trading Behaviour
Primary supervisor: Olena Onishchenko
Email bola.abdulsalam@otago.ac.nz


BudiantoBudianto Budianto image

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)Tan Nguyen Huu Do image

Home country: Vietnam
Research topic: Post-performance of equity crowdfunding campaigns
Primary supervisor: Dr Muhammad Cheema
Email dota7046@student.otago.ac.nz


Sandun Fernando image 2022Sandun Fernando

Home country: Sri Lanka
Research topic: Essays on Short Selling
Primary supervisor: Olena Onishchenko
Email fersa375@student.otago.ac.nz


Ruizi Hu imageRuizi 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 HussainAbrar Hussain image

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 imageIris (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 imageTianjiao 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 image 2022Weihan 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 imageLing Liao

Home country: China
Research topic: Climate Finance in Australasia
Primary supervisor: Ivan Diaz-Rainey
Email ling.liao@postgrad.otago.ac.nz


Arung Mayapada imageArung Mayapada

Home country: Indonesia
Research topic: Charity Governance
Primary supervisor: Associate Professor Helen Roberts
Email arunggihna.mayapada@postgrad.otago.ac.nz


Kasun Perera image 2021Kasun Perera

Home country: Sri Lanka
Research topic: Carbon Risk and Idiosyncratic Volatility: US Evidence
Primary supervisor: Duminda Kuruppuarachchi
Email perka336@student.otago.ac.nz


Andre Poyser imageAndre 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 imageSyed 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


Dhanushika Samarawickrama imageDhanushika 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 imageYi 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 imageXiaoning Tian

Home country: China
Research topic: Financial Analysts' Research Bundling
Primary supervisor: Dr Tahir Suleman
Email tiaxi739@student.otago.ac.nz


Junyu Zhang image 2021Junyu 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 ImageIndie 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


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