I have an outstanding track record of supervising research students. To date, I have successfully supervised to completion 27 PhD students, 5 Research Masters students and 25 Honours students. In addition, I have two current PhD students who were awarded UNSW Scientia PhD scholarships commencing in 2019. I prefer to supervise students conducting auditing research.

Completed PhD Students

Eunice Khoo, “The Impact of Reputation on Audit and Financial Reporting Quality”, The University of New South Wales, completed 2019 (co-supervised with Youngdeok Lim), Recipient of the 2020 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Best PhD Award.

Le (Leonard) Li, “Managerial Litigation Risk and Corporate Decisions”, The University of New South Wales, completed 2019 (co-supervised with Jeff Coulton).

Rui Ding, “Essays on Corporate Reporting and Disclosure”, The University of New South Wales, completed 2017 (co-supervised with Jeff Coulton).

Tria Ramaraya Koroy, “Training of Multidisciplinary Greenhouse Gas Assurance Engagement Teams to Improve Analytical Procedures Task Performance” The University of New South Wales, completed 2015 (co-supervised with Wendy Green).

Seng Thiam Teh, “The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Comparative Value Relevance of GAAP versus Non-GAAP Earnings”, The Australian National University, completed 2014.

Kanyarat Sanoran, “Executive Compensation Structure, Moderating Effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Going Concern Modified Audit Report”, The University of New South Wales, completed 2014.

Yuyu Zhang, “Audit Fees and Asset Securitization Risks”, The University of New South Wales, completed 2013.

Radzi Jidin, “The Effects of a Client’s Political Connections on Auditors’ Judgements,” The Australian National University, completed 2011.

Roszana Tapsir, “Auditors’ Perceptions of the Financial Controller Behaviours: Existence of Positivity and Negativity Biases”, The Australian National University, completed 2011.

Endrawes, Medhat, “Professional Scepticism of Auditors: A Cross-Cultural Experiment”, The University of Western Sydney, completed 2010.

Hossain, Sarowar, “Auditor Independence and Audit Quality: The Role of Director-Auditor Interlocking”, The Australian National University, completed 2009 (co-supervised with Mark Wilson).

Sarker, Tapan, “An Empirical Examination of Factors Influencing Managers’ Environmental Investment Decision-Making in the Australian Offshore Petroleum Industry”, The Australian National University, completed 2009.

Qian, Wei, “Environmental Accounting for Local Government Waste Management in Australia: An Assessment of Institutional and Contingency Theory Explanations”, The Australian National University, completed 2008 (co-supervised with Roger Burritt).

Azizkhani, Masoud, “Auditor Type, Length of Auditor-Client Relationship and the perceived Credibility of Financial Reports”, The Australian National University, completed 2008 (co-supervised with Greg Shailer).

Mohammad Ali Bagherpour Velashani, “Auditor Switches and Emerging Markets: The Case of Iran”, The Australian National University, completed 2007 (co-supervised with Greg Shailer).

Peter Baxter, “Audit Committees and Financial Reporting Quality”, The University of Southern Queensland, completed 2007 (co-supervised with Julie Cotter).

Agusman Agusman, “An Empirical Examination of Bank Risk Taking – Asian Evidence”, The Australian National University, completed 2006.

Paul Coram, "The Effect of Voluntary Disclosure of Non-Financial Performance Indicators on Company Valuation Judgements: An Experimental Analysis", The Australian National University, completed 2006.

Colleen Hayes, “Accountability and Efficiency and the Decision of Whether to Appoint the Incumbent Audit Firm to Provide Non-Audit Services” Edith Cowan University, completed 2006.

Theo Christopher, “Corporate Social Disclosure in the Timber Industry in Western Australia 1989 – 1998: A Test of Legitimacy Theory”, Edith Cowan University, completed 2003.

Kar Ming Chong, “Resource Allocation and Efficiency in Public Sector Audits”, Edith Cowan University, completed 2001 (co-supervised with C. Dolley and K. Houghton).

Tatang Gumanti, “Accounting Information and the Underpricing of Indonesian Initial Public Offerings”, Edith Cowan University, completed 2000 (co-supervised with D. Allen).

Maria Kapardis, “Enhancing the Auditor’s Fraud Detection Ability: An Interdisciplinary Approach”, Edith Cowan University, completed 1999.

Janne Chung, “An Examination of Methods of Improving Audit Judgment”, Edith Cowan University, completed 1998.

Juliana Ng, “An Examination of Auditors’ Risk Judgments”, The University of Western Australia, completed 1995.

David Woodliff, “An Empirical Investigation of the Audit Expectation Gap in Australia”, The University of Western Australia, completed 1995.

Janice How, “The Pricing of Initial Public Offerings in Australia”, The University of Western Australia, completed 1994.

Masters by Research Students

Yi-Hsuan (Cecilia) Chiu, “Financial Restatements and Audit Quality”, completed 2018, UNSW.

Jeffrey Knapp, “Voluntary Administrators and Company Survival: Does Professional Experience and Firm Affiliation Matter?”, completed 2011, UNSW.

Mardi Gooding, “The Relation between Inherent Risk Factors and Material Misstatements in Unaudited Account Balances: An Empirical Investigation”, completed 1996, Curtin University.

Millicent Chang, “The Impact of Audit Contract Type, Tenure, Audit Fees and Other Services on Auditors’ and Financial Statement Users’ Perceptions of Audit Quality”, completed 1994, UWA.

Len Therry, “An Experimental Study of the Effects of Inherent Risk, Control Risk, and Analytical Review Procedures on the Auditors’ Planning Process”, completed 1993, UWA.

Honours Students

I have supervised approximately 25 Honours students.