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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the areas of the financial and performance measurement aspects of the charity and public sectors, including Public Private Partnerships.

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Public outreach & key achievements

Chair of Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland Academic Advisory Board.

Member of the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment’s (CCEA) Subject Advisory Panel (2019-2021) for Business Studies, Economics and Professional Business Services.

Engagement on curriculum content and examinations with various professional accountancy bodies.

Recent reports in the media include:

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Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) – 2017-18  

Research students

PhD area	Risk Transfer in Education Public Private Partnerships in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
Name	Caroline Flynn
Years of study	2011 to Present
Country	Ireland
PhD area	Developing a Model for Predicting Charity Financial Vulnerability
Name	Martina Smylie
Years of study	2017 to Present
Country	United Kingdom

Alumni: Where are they now

PhD area	The Discharge of Accountability by UK Social Enterprise Organisations
Name	Martin Kelly
Years of study	2009 to 2015
Country	United Kingdom
Current Position	Lecturer (Education), Queen’s University Belfast
PhD area	Recent Public Sector Accounting Reforms in the United Kingdom: Intended Benefits and Actual Outcomes
Name	Elaine Stewart
Years of study	2011 to 2016
Country	United Kingdom
Current Position	Lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast
PhD area	Exploring the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in the UK’s Transport Sector of Roads: A Governmentality Perspective
Name	Salman Ahmad
Years of study	2012 to 2014
Country	Pakistan
Current Position	Lecturer, Aston University
PhD area	Risk Management in Irish PPP Toll Roads
Name	Richard Burke
Years of study	2012 to 2014
Country	Ireland
Current Position	Lecturer, Waterford Institute of Technology

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