Ana Caria

Ana Caria serves as Assistant Professor in the Management Department at the School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, where she directs the Bachelor in Accounting program and participates in executive committees for the Master in Accounting and Bachelor in Management degrees.

Her academic credentials include a PhD in Business Administration, MSc in Accounting and Auditing, and BSc in Management.

Her research critically examines Accounting harmonization, Financial and non-financial reporting, and Accounting in conflict contexts, with particular focus on how war and societal change reshape accounting practices. She investigates narrative construction in corporate communications and the diffusion of global standards through frameworks like Actor-Network Theory.

Analysis of her 11 publications (2014-2024) reveals consistent engagement with historical accounting methodologies, especially regarding Portuguese colonial war records (1961-1974) and Petrobras corporate narratives. Her work bridges critical accounting theory with practical reporting challenges in sustainability and institutional change.

She actively contributes to academic discourse as a referee for leading journals including European Accounting Review and Critical Perspectives on Accounting, while administrating key undergraduate and graduate programs in accounting.