Alumni Profiles and Testimonials
These pages contain testimonials from some of our students and alumni, in which they talk about why they chose Lancaster, what they found valuable on the programme, and how their time at Lancaster has helped them in their careers. View each profile by clicking on the thumbnail or name.
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Joana Cardoso Fontes | PhD Accounting & Finance | Ongoing | Portugal | Joana completed an MRes in Accounting at LUMS before starting her PhD. |
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Idlan Zakaria | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2008 | Malaysia | Idlan completed an MA at Lancaster in addition to her PhD. She is now an academic at the University of Essex. |
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Sophie Tessier | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2008 | Canada | Sophie now teaches at HEC Montreal in Canada. |
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Paulo Alves | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2007 | Portugal | Paulo joined the Lancaster research staff after his PhD, and has since returned to Portugal, to a post in one of the country's top business schools. |
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Xiaoquan Liu | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2005 | China | Xiaoquan Liu completed the MSc in Finance at LUMS before embarking on her PhD. She is now a lecturer in finance at the University of Essex. |
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Yaw-Huei Wang | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2005 | Taiwan | Yaw-Huei Wang has been appointed to an academic position in the School of Management at the top University in Taiwan, National Taiwan University. |
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Chi-Hsiou Hung | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2004 | Taiwan | Before his PhD, Chi-Hsiou had worked for Merrill Lynch and Standard Chartered Bank, and undertaken the MSc in Finance at Lancaster. |
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John McCallig | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2003 | Ireland | A professional accountant before starting his PhD at Lancaster, John is now a lecturer at University College Dublin. |
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Young-Soo Choi | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2002 | South Korea | After completing his PhD, Young-Soo was offered a lectureship at LUMS. |
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Ashni Singh | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2001 | Guyana | Ashni chose to take his PhD at Lancaster because of the high reputation of staff in the department of Accounting and Finance. |
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Kevin McMeeking | PhD Accounting & Finance | 2000 | United Kingdom | Kevin is now an Associate Professor at the University of Exeter Business school. |
