Centre staff
Director
Dr Abdul Ghafoor is the Director of the Centre for Accountancy, Finance, and Economics (CAFE) and serves as the Academic Lead for Finance at BCU's AFE College, alongside his role as the Lecturer of Finance at Birmingham City University (BCU). Previously, he worked as Lecturer of Finance at Monash University. He is also a Non-resident Research Fellow at IPAG Business School Paris, France.
He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. His areas of research are corporate finance, corporate governance, and corporate misconduct. His work is published in various international journals such as British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Finance Research Letters, and others.
Centre staff
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Dr Xiehua Ji
Senior Lecturer in Finance
Xiehua Ji joined Birmingham City Business School in April 2017 as a Lecturer in Financial Services after completing his PhD and MSc at Durham University. Prior to his teaching experience and consultation experience at Durham University, he had industry experience in a commercial bank.
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Dr Muhammad Ibrahim Khan
Lecturer in Finance
Muhammad Ibrahim is a Lecturer in Finance at Birmingham City University. He holds a PhD degree in Finance from Birmingham City University. His topic of PhD was “Impact of earnings announcement on stock returns” to test the semi strong form of market efficiency. He is an experienced academic in teaching core modules of finance...
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Dr Md Rubel Khondoker
Lecturer in Finance
Dr Md Rubel Khondoker is a Lecturer in Finance at Birmingham City University He holds a PhD in Finance from Middlesex University London and has spent the past six years teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He has supervised PhD students and peer reviewer for world class journals. His research interests include...
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Dr Xia Li
Lecturer in Accounting
Xia Li is a Lecturer in Accountancy and Governance at Birmingham City University. Xia Li holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Birmingham. Previously, during her PhD at the University of Birmingham, she was a teaching assistant in different accounting and finance modules at both postgraduate and...
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Dr Scott Lichtenstein
Associate Professor
Scott's lecturing, research and publishing are in the areas of strategy and strategic leadership. His specialism is in the area of leaders’ and executives’ personal values and how they impact strategic choice and leadership.
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Professor Eileen McAuliffe
Pro Vice-Chancellor Executive Dean
As Pro Vice-Chancellor Executive Dean for the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Professor McAuliffe sets the vision and direction of travel of the faculty, making all major strategic decisions and implementation of operational policy. A qualified accountant, Professor McAuliffe obtained her PhD in International...
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Shame Mugova
Lecturer in Finance
Dr Shame Mugova joined Birmingham City University as Lecturer in Finance in 2023. Prior to joining Birmingham City University, he was as a Research Fellow at Durban University of Technology (South Africa). His research interests are corporate finance, financial development, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance...
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Dr Babak Naysary
Lecturer
Babak Naysary is a Lecturer in Accounting and Governance at Birmingham City University. He studied his undergraduate degree in Accounting, and has also achieved a Master's of Commerce (Finance) and a PhD in Accounting. Prior to joining BCU, Babak was a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the School of Business, Monash...
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Beverley Nielsen
Visiting Professor
Beverley has worked for Birmingham City University for over a decade in a variety of exciting roles. Positions have included:V isiting Tutor, MA Design Management and Business Development Manager for Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, as well as Director of Employer Engagement and Director of Corporate Affairs for the...
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Dr Feranda Perin
Lecturer
Fernanda Perin holds a PhD in Economics of Industry and Technology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, Brazil). She is currently a Lecturer in Economics at Birmingham City University (UK) and a Research Associate at the Economics of Innovation Research Group (UFRJ).