{"id":193,"date":"2019-10-31T17:23:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T04:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/?page_id=193"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T00:04:06","slug":"post-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/cefg\/post-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CURRENT PHD STUDENTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nDepartment<\/th>\nPosition<\/th>\nResearch Topic<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms Duminda Karunarathne<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nESG disclosure and investor behaviour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Leon Stirk-Wang<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Economics<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nReal estate economics (empirics)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Xiaojie Yu<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nFinancial development, FDI & environment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Abrar Hussain<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nBehavioural finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Mesfin Yasin<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nESG and Earning Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Abdullahi Bala<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nAudit Committee Attributes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Syed Maisam Raza<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nClimate finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Budianto <\/strong><\/a>Budianto<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nEnvironmental Policy Stringency and Climate Disclosure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Triet Le<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nClimate finance, Green Finance, Fintech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms Hervita Mandariani<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nSustainable Finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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CURRENT MASTERS STUDENTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nDepartment<\/th>\nPosition<\/th>\nResearch Topic<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Joel Tebbs<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Management<\/td>\nMSusBus student 2025<\/td>\nSustainable business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yajun Dong<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Management<\/td>\nMSusBus student 2025<\/td>\nSustainable business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duc Trung Nguyen<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Management<\/td>\nMSusBus student 2025<\/td>\nSustainable business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thanh Nguyen<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Management<\/td>\nMSusBus student 2025<\/td>\nSustainable business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lachlan Williams<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nMCom Student 2025<\/span><\/td>\nIntegrating Values in Investment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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PHD ALUMNI<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nCurrent Position<\/th>\nYear of Study<\/th>\nResearch Topic<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Kasun Perera<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nClimate risk & idiosyncratic volatility puzzle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms Shabana Talpur<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nCorporate social responsibility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Junyu Zhang<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nPhD candidate<\/td>\nEnvironmental risks and options markets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Khurshid Ali<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nLecturer, Lincoln University<\/td>\nPhD 2019-2022<\/td>\nClimate disclosures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Iftekhar Ahmed<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Assistant Professor in Sustainable Finance,<\/div>\n
Newcastle University<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
PhD 2019-2022<\/td>\nClimate finance, microfinance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Matt McCarten<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nLecturer in Sustainable Finance, University of Edinburgh<\/td>\nPhD 2014-2018<\/td>\nSustainable finance and electricity markets, investor litigation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Dzung Nguyen<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nLecturer at the Academy of Finance [subordinated to the Ministry of Finance, Vietnam]<\/td>\nPhD 2016-2020<\/td>\nThe impact of financial integration and natural disasters on commercial banks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Quyen Nguyen<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nSTRAND Marsden Postdoctoral Fellow, CEFGroup, University of Otago<\/td>\nPhD 2018-2021<\/td>\nClimate finance, machine learning, GIS modelling (Dunedin)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Daniel Tulloch<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nPrincipal Analyst, Ministry for the Environment | Principal Advisory, The Treasury | Chief Advisor, Commerce Commission [New Zealand]<\/td>\nPhD 2013-2016<\/td>\nThe impact of risk factors and regulatory change in European energy utilities’ returns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Renzhu Zhang<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nStrategic Postdoctoral Fellow, CEFGroup, University of Otago<\/td>\nPhD 2017-2020<\/td>\nMarket reactions to climate policy changes, CEO succession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Long Chen<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nLecturer | School of People, Environment and Planning | Massey University<\/td>\nPhD 2017-2022<\/td>\nGIS modelling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms Tsani Rakhmah<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n\n
Portfolio analyst at Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority New Zealand<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
PhD 2018-2022<\/td>\nRenewable energy finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Ling Lao<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nTeaching Fellow, Department of Accountancy & Finance, University of Otago<\/td>\nPhD 2021-2024<\/td>\nCarbon risk, carbon pricing and environmental markets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Andre Poyser<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nLecturer, Department of Economics and Finance, Auckland University of Technology<\/td>\nPhD 2021-2024<\/td>\nClimate change & indigenous asset management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Dhanushika Samarawickrama<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n\n
Lecturer, University of Ruhuna<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
PhD 2021-2024<\/td>\nFirm environmental and social disclosures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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MASTERS ALUMNI<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nCurrent Position<\/th>\nYear of Study<\/th>\nResearch Topic<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Freddie Cleverley<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nFinance & Economics Senior Analyst, PwC New Zealand<\/td>\nMFinc 2019<\/td>\nRenewable energy IPOs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Duke Euphrat<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nSenior Sustainable Investment Advisor, Ministry for Primary Industries<\/td>\nMSusBus 2020<\/td>\nImpact investing in NZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Jansson Ford<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nAnalyst, Armillary Private Capital<\/td>\nMFinc 2019<\/td>\nESG ratings and option trader sentiment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Benjamin Freschini<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nMFinc 2020<\/td>\nGreen IPOs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Luke Gordon<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nSpot Trader, Snow Hydro<\/td>\nMFinc 2021<\/td>\nAustralian electricity market<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Hamish Kennett<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nInvestment Banking Analyst, Forsyth Barr<\/td>\nMFinc 2019<\/td>\nClimate risk in the NZX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Samuel Kirk-Reeve<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nAnalyst, Reserve Bank of New Zealand<\/td>\nMFinc 2020<\/td>\nESG investing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms Breanna McDowell<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nConsultant, Deloitte New Zealand<\/td>\nMFinc 2021<\/td>\nGreen transport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Lachie McLean<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nInvestment Banking Analyst, Jarden<\/td>\nMFinc 2021<\/td>\nAsset manager green washing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Josh Morrison<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nInvestment Banking Analyst, Rothschild & Co<\/td>\nMFinc 2020<\/td>\nEnergy finance in ASEAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms Katherin Scott<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nFinance Graduate, Fonterra<\/td>\nMFinc 2020<\/td>\nESG investing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Tom Weatherall<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nFinancial Analyst, Templeton Group<\/td>\nMFinc 2020<\/td>\nESG investing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tomas O’Connor<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDepartment of Accountancy & Finance<\/td>\nMFinc 2022<\/td>\nEconomic innovation and downside risks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bridie Sheedy<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nSenior Analyst at EY<\/td>\nMFinc 2022<\/td>\nEPA enforcement’s impact on US stock markets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bella Sigley<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nSustainable Investment Associate at Milford<\/td>\nMFinc 2022<\/td>\nFinancial instruments for biodiversity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amanda Sim<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nSenior Analyst at ACC New Zealand<\/td>\nMFinc 2022<\/td>\nPrivate debt market for a sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ben Wilkinson<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nFinance & Performance Analyst at Fletcher Building at Fletcher Building<\/td>\nMFinc 2023<\/td>\nThe effect of divestment from ESG ETFs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prasad Nagasubramanian<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nSustainability Specialist at Summerset Retirement Villages<\/td>\nMSusBus 2024<\/td>\nSustainable business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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