Centre for Research in Accounting, Accountability and Governance

Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Dr Hesham Bassyouny

Lecturer in Accounting

Research interests

  • Narrative Disclosure
  • Corporate Governance
  • Financial Reporting Quality

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr HOSAM Al Kaddour PhD, SFHEA, FAIA, CMBE

Principal Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Environmental taxes
  • Tax Avoidance
  • Other tax topics

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Ishmael Tingbani

Associate Professor in Accounting

Research interests

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Fintech
  • Crypto Currency

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mrs Jackie Campbell BSc, USA CPA, FHEA, CELTA

Senior Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Teaching and learning in Accounting Education
  • Neurodiversity in Accounting Education
  • Financial Reporting
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Mr Jinghan Guan

Research interests

  • Audit committee observable characteristics
  • Narcissism in top management team
  • Earnings and capital market performance
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Dr Kamran Malikov

Associate Professor in Accounting

Research interests

  • Capital market-based accounting research
  • Earnings quality and earnings management
  • Corporate events (e.g., M&As, Debt covenants)

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Krish Vithana PhD, MBA, FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Human Capital Accounting
  • Corporate Governance 
  • Environmental Social and Governance Research

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mrs Lakshi Doorgakunt PhD

Senior Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Auditing
  • Financial Accounting 
  • Sustainability Reporting 
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Dr Mahmoud Al-Sayed

Lecturer in Accounting

Research interests

  • Technology and change in Accounting and Control
  • Corporate governance
  • Carbon accounting and sustainability

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Mahmoud Nasr MSc, AFHEA, PhD

Research interests

  • Executive Compensation Structures 
  • Financial Reporting Quality 
  • Voluntary Corporate Disclsoures 
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