Staff listing - Department of Accounting | Deakin

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Executive

Department Head
Professor Peter Carey

Director of Research
Professor George Tanewski

Director of HDR
Associate Professor Arifur Khan

Director of Teaching
Dr Sutha Kanapathippillai

Director of International
Dr Simona Scarparo

Seminar Coordinator
Associate Professor Jun Yao

Director of Industry Engagement/Student Engagement
Sue Davey

Course directors

Name
Master of International Accounting (MIA) Course Director Dr Samuel Cheung
Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) Belete (BJ) Bobe
Master of Professional Accounting and Finance (MPAF) Course Director Dr Hong Ang
Master of Accounting and Law (MAL) Course Director Dr Wen Qu
Master of Financial Planning (MFP) Course Director Marc Olynyk
BCom (Accounting Major) Course Director Dr Sutharson Kanapathippillai
BCom (Financial Planning Major) Course Director Michael Kerry
Chartered Accountants Foundations (CAF) Course Director Dr Mohammad Muttakin
Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) Course Director Rhonda Ryan

Professors

Name
Professor Peter Carey
Professor Barry J Cooper
Professor Simon Fung
Professor George Tanewski
Professor Ferdinand Gul

Associate professors

Name
Associate Professor Arifur Khan
Associate Professor Karen Lai
Associate Professor Anthony Ng
Associate Professor Luckmika Perera
Associate Professor Jun Yao

Senior lecturers

Name
Dr Belete Jember Bobe
Dr Christine Contessotto
Dr Sutharson Kanapathippillai
Mike Kerry
Dr Byung Hee Lee
Dr Campbell Heggen
Dr Li Liu
Dr Edwin Lim
Dr Luisa Lombardi
Dr Soheila Mirshekary
Marc Olynyk
Dr Wen Qu
Dr Simona Scarparo
Dr Mohammad Muttakin

Lecturers

Name
Dr Vincent Bicudo De Castro
Dr Samuel Cheung
Dr Nadana Abayadeera
Dr Hong Nee Ang
Dr Felicity Fallon
Tracey McDowall
Rhonda Ryan
Dr Ali Yaftian
Dr Egor Evdokimov
Danny Burton
Sue Davey
Dr Thusitha Dissanayake
Dr Lyu Fan
Dr Wei Shi
Dr Lawrence Huang
Mark Smit
Peter Ngigi

Professor of Practice

Name
Dr Nick Mroczkowski
Dr Adam Steen

Research fellows

Name
Michael Bray
Dr Steven Low
Angel Sung
Dr Tunyarputt Kiaterittinun
Dr Iliyas Yusoff

Teaching scholars

Name
Ashley McAuliffe
Peter Vuong

Administrative staff

Name
Alice Bellman
Kinan Law
Rebekah Weaver

Students

P = Principal
A = Associate

Name	PhD topic	Supervisor
Sumon Bhattacharjee	Translation of Integrated Thinking and Connectivity: An Exploration of Integrated Reporting Practices	Dr Simona Scarparo (P) Dr Campbell Heggen (A)
Xiaoran (Nancy) Cao	The Causal Effects of Affiliated Hires on Audit Quality	Prof. Simon Fung (P) Dr Samuel Cheung (A)
Gimhani Ekanayake	Corporate governance and debt contracts	Assoc. Prof. Arifur Khan (P) Prof. George Tanewski (A)
Chun Lu	Three essays on topics of finance, accounting and marketing interface	Prof Ferdinand Gul (P) Prof Mike Ewing (A)
Kaddijatou Manneh	Crowdfunding for SMEs - A Comparative analysis between UK and Australia	Prof George Tanewski (P) Dr Nick Mroczkowski (A)
Sidharth Murthy	Impact of Board on Financial Reporting Mediated by CEO Characteristics	Prof Ferdinand Gul (P) A/Prof Alex Yao (A)
Minh Nguyen Duc	An empirical analysis of loan pricing differentials between SME and large corporate loans – an Australian emphasis	Prof George Tanewski (P) Dr Nick Mroczkowski (A)
Angel Sung	The Effect of Internal Governance on Audit Quality	Prof Simon Fung (P) A/Prof Karen Lai (A)
Ngoc Tao	Independent directors' monitoring ability and audit fees	A/Prof Karen Lai (P) Prof Ferdinand Gul (A)
Shruti Verma	Governance and Accountability: The Contemporary Approach	Prof Ferdinand Gul (P) A/Prof Karen Lai (A)