Jennifer Sun

Jennifer Sun is a Lecturer in Finance at the University of Sydney Business School, joining in 2023. Previously, she served as an associate lecturer and lecturer at the University of Queensland from 2014 to 2022, where she earned her PhD in Finance (2021) and a Graduate Diploma in Financial Mathematics. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), she specializes in mutual fund family performance and empirical asset pricing, while also advancing education research in student transition pedagogy, academic integrity, and co-designed assessments.

• PhD in Finance, University of Queensland (2021)
• Graduate Diploma in Financial Mathematics
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Her research bridges finance and education, focusing on mutual fund performance and AI-infused teaching methodologies. Recent projects include co-designing assessments with students and exploring sustainable learning frameworks. She has led two 2024 University of Sydney Strategic Education Grants totaling AUD 155,000, addressing assessment innovation and AI integration in finance education.

In finance, her work examines centralized fund family management, while education research emphasizes collaborative student-staff partnerships. She actively presents at conferences like HERDSA and the Global Student as Partners Roundtable, advocating for experiential learning and ethical assessment practices.

• Co-Lead, 2024 University of Sydney Strategic Education Grant (AUD 75,500)
• Co-Lead, 2024 University of Sydney Strategic Education Grant (AUD 79,500)

Jennifer teaches Corporate Finance I and Finance in Practice units, with experience in derivatives, portfolio management, and fixed-income securities. She co-facilitates the HERDSA Special Interest Group in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and her 2025 media feature in The Campus (Times Higher Education) critically examined authentic assessment equity.