Orla McCullagh

Orla McCullagh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting & Finance at the University of Limerick. Her research critically examines calculative technologies at the intersection of capital markets and society, with a focus on risk management frameworks, financial regulation, and climate-related risks. She teaches quantitative risk modeling for finance and insurance and analyzes financial institutions through critical lenses.

Recent publications include studies on mathematics anxiety in finance students, integration of insurance and disaster risk management for climate resilience, and the implications of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book for banking sector risk practices. Key collaborations include work with researchers on banking regulation, financial stability, and societal impacts of financial technologies.

External professional experience spans roles at Euro Capital Structures (Quantitative Analyst), BNP Paribas (Credit Risk Analyst), and Bank of Ireland (Market Risk Analyst). She holds a PhD in quantitative finance (Jan 2020) and serves on the IAFA (International Association for Feminist Economics) council.