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Yaping Zheng serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting and Business Analytics within the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta. Her current teaching responsibilities include ACCTG 222: Introduction to Accounting for Management Decision Making, a course focused on cost behavior analysis, budgeting, and performance measures for management decisions, scheduled for Winter Term 2026 with office location at 3-21C Business Building. Her research spans critical areas in contemporary accounting: Financial Reporting and Corporate Disclosure mechanisms Textual Analysis applications in accounting contexts Big Data integration for financial analysts Management decision-making through accounting information systems Dr. Zheng's recent publication in Management Science (2025) examines empirical evidence of big data adoption by financial analysts, revealing its impact on disclosure practices and reporting usefulness. This work bridges advanced analytics with traditional accounting frameworks to address evolving market demands. No scientific awards were documented in the source materials, though publication in this premier journal signifies substantial scholarly contribution. Information regarding student supervision, research grants, or laboratory affiliations was not provided in the available texts.

• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Disclosure
• Textual Analysis in Accounting
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Elena Pikulina is an Assistant Professor in the Finance Division at the UBC Sauder School of Business, affiliated with The University of British Columbia. She holds an M.Phil and PhD from Tilburg University. Her research focuses on institutional investors, corporate finance, and behavioral finance, with a particular emphasis on integrating experimental methodologies to study decision-making processes in corporate and financial contexts. She teaches courses such as Mergers and Acquisitions. Education: M.Phil, Tilburg University PhD, Tilburg University Research Interests: Institutional investors Corporate finance Experimental and behavioral finance Her publications explore topics such as income inequality’s impact on equity markets, power preferences in decision-making, the behavioral effects of confidence and overconfidence on corporate strategies, and incentive structures like bonus schemes. While no scientific awards are explicitly listed, her work demonstrates contributions to behavioral and corporate finance. Advising & Grants: No students or grants are listed in the provided materials. Labs/Teams: No specific labs or research teams are mentioned.

• Institutional investors
• Corporate finance
• Experimental and behavioral finance

Lisa Austin is a Professor of Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, holding the Chair in Law and Technology. She serves as Associate Director at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and is a Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center. Previously, she co-founded the IT3 Lab at the University of Toronto, which conducted interdisciplinary research on privacy and transparency issues. Professor Austin earned her BA &Sc from McMaster University (1994), MA from the University of Toronto (1995), LLB from the University of Toronto (1998), and PhD from the University of Toronto (2005). She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2006 and previously served as law clerk to Mr. Justice Frank Iacobucci of the Supreme Court of Canada. Her research spans data governance, privacy law, property law, and legal theory. Professor Austin has published in prestigious journals including Legal Theory , Law and Philosophy , Theoretical Inquiries in Law , and Canadian Journal of Law and Society . She co-edited Private Law and the Rule of Law (Oxford University Press, 2015), challenging the conventional understanding that the rule of law applies only to public law. Professor Austin's scholarship consistently emphasizes the relationship between privacy, power dynamics, and legal frameworks, arguing that privacy is fundamentally about power rather than mere consent or harm prevention. Her recent work addresses pressing issues including the data governance gap during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital rethinking of constitutional privacy protections, and smart city data governance. 2017 President's Impact Award from the University of Toronto Professor Austin actively engages in policy discussions, having submitted testimony before parliamentary committees on privacy legislation reform, including the Privacy Act and the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act. Her work bridges academic scholarship with practical policy impact, making her a leading voice in Canadian privacy law and technology governance.

• Data Governance
• Privacy Law
• Property Law
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Cédric Lesage is a Professor and the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Chair in Accountancy at Concordia University. He serves as Associate Dean for Research & Impact, focusing on audit, ethics, corporate governance, and responsibility. His doctoral teaching includes ADMI 861B - Research in Auditing and ADMI 871 - Foundations of Business Research . Research Areas: Audit, Ethics, Corporate Governance, Responsibility Email: cedric.lesage@concordia.ca ORCID: 0000-0001-8460-0895 CV: Available via his profile His publications explore audit pricing, joint audit policies, media bias in corporate fraud reporting, and auditor independence in kinship economies. Collaborative work spans institutions and disciplines, emphasizing empirical and ethical dimensions of accounting research.

• Audit
• Ethics
• Corporate Governance
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Gail Henderson is an Associate Professor at Queen's University's Faculty of Law, where she directs the Business Law Program. Her expertise spans corporate law, financial regulation, and consumer protection, with a focus on vulnerable populations. She previously held roles including Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Louise Charron. Education: Hons. BA (Toronto), LLB (Osgoode Hall Law School), LLM and SJD (University of Toronto). Notable achievements include being a Gold Medalist at Osgoode Hall and securing SSHRC grants for research on financial literacy and consumer protection. Research interests emphasize financial literacy in education, corporate governance ethics, and regulatory responses to crises. She advises on national committees like the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and the Canadian CED Network Board. Recent work includes analyzing conflicts of interest in financial education materials and exploring pandemic impacts on alternative financial services. Her publications address criminal interest rates, banking sector governance, and Indigenous entrepreneurship.

• Corporate Law
• Securities Regulation
• Financial Regulation
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Jenny Li Zhang is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, specializing in the Division of Accounting and Information Systems. She holds the Ronald L. Cliff Professor in Accounting chair and serves as Chair of her division. BBA from Peking University MBA from the University of Utah PhD from the University of Washington Her research focuses on financial reporting, corporate disclosure, and the impact of managerial style on accounting practices. She investigates pension accounting, special purpose entities, and corporate governance mechanisms. Her recent work explores investor influence on financial analysts and cross-border communication challenges. Key trends in her publications include corporate governance reforms, earnings call tone analysis, and off-balance sheet reporting. Medical-related articles (e.g., tracheal smooth muscle studies) may represent unrelated noise in the data. Scientific awards include the Ronald L. Cliff Professor in Accounting. She teaches advanced research methods to PhD students in accounting.

• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Disclosure
• Pension Accounting
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Dongyoung Lee is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Desautels Faculty Scholar at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Utah, an MSc in Accounting from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a BA in Business Administration from Hanyang University, Korea. His research focuses on corporate social responsibility (CSR), capital markets, international business strategies, and disclosure practices. Key areas include CSR ratings, technological innovation disclosure, global supply chain dynamics, tax haven implications for U.S. firms, and labor market interactions with corporate governance. Recent articles highlight trends in linking CSR with firm innovation, analyzing how successful technological innovations influence corporate transparency, and cross-country comparisons of manufacturing strategies. His work often bridges accounting practices with broader business strategies. Grants: SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (2024), SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2022, 2019), FRQSC New Academics Grant (2018) He teaches courses in financial and management accounting. His research is featured in top journals including Strategic Management Journal and The Accounting Review .

• Accounting Research
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Governance
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Dr. Qian Zhang serves as Assistant Professor in the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining at Queen's University's Smith Engineering, leading the Green Mining Value Chain (GreeMVC) Lab. His research develops strategic frameworks for sustainability and resilience throughout mining value chains, with emphasis on climate change mitigation and resource efficiency in global mineral systems. His academic foundation includes a Ph.D. in Urban Engineering from the University of Tokyo (awarded Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship), complemented by MSc and BSc degrees in Environmental Science plus a Minor in Economics from Peking University. Prior to his current role, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Victoria and University of Tokyo while consulting for the World Resources Institute on climate-energy initiatives. Dr. Zhang's expertise spans carbon footprint analysis , life-cycle assessment , and industrial ecology applied to mining systems. He employs advanced methodologies including input-output analysis and material flow accounting to model environmental pressures across urban infrastructure and mineral supply chains. His work specifically addresses greenhouse gas accounting, water-energy nexus challenges, and circular economy implementation in resource-intensive sectors. Recent publications reveal strong methodological convergence between artificial intelligence and environmental assessment, particularly in optimizing mining operations through reinforcement learning and geospatial analysis. Key thematic clusters include carbon accounting standardization, critical mineral sustainability, and policy-oriented modeling of environmental pressures throughout mineral value chains. His research program is supported by major competitive grants: NSERC Discovery Grant (2022-2027) SSHRC Institutional Grant (2023, 2025) NSERC Alliance Missions Grant (2023, 2024) Mitacs Accelerate Grant (2023, 2025) NFRF Exploration Grant (2025-2027) NRCan Energy Innovation Program (2025) Dr. Zhang actively mentors a dynamic research group comprising 10+ graduate students and postdocs, securing collaborative funding through institutional and federal channels. His GreeMVC Lab maintains active partnerships with industry leaders and government agencies to translate research into practical sustainability solutions for the mining sector, with current projects focusing on AI-driven fleet management and life-cycle assessment of mineral supply chains. The GreeMVC Lab operates as a multidisciplinary hub with structured mentorship programs, regular industry engagement events, and international collaborations including the COM symposium on sustainable circularity. The lab's physical space in Goodwin Hall supports advanced computational analysis of mining value chains while fostering innovation in green mining technologies through student-led research initiatives.

• Climate Change Mitigation
• Sustainable Mining
• Life Cycle Assessment
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Yutao Li is an Associate Professor at the Dhillon School of Business, University of Lethbridge, Calgary campus. He joined the university in 2011 and has been promoted to Associate Professor since 2016. His academic qualifications include a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Waterloo (2005-2011) and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Toronto (2001-2004). Research Interests: Dr. Li focuses on corporate financial and non-financial disclosure, debt contracting, security market regulations, and financial intermediaries. His work examines how transparency, regulatory frameworks, and managerial decisions influence financial markets and lending practices. Publication Trends: His research spans topics like debt contract dynamics, audit quality, social media's role in corporate transparency, and offshore financial operations. The articles highlight interdisciplinary applications of accounting principles to legal, regulatory, and financial market challenges. Contact Information: Phone: (403) 329-2129 | Email: yutao.li@uleth.ca .

• Corporate financial disclosure
• Corporate non-financial disclosure
• Debt contracting
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Walid Ben Amar is a Full Professor and holder of the Ian Telfer Research Fellowship at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from HEC Montréal and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) in Ontario. Education: Maîtrise (Institut des Hautes Etudes Commerciales), Maîtrise (UQAM), Ph.D. (HEC Montréal) Key Research Areas: Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Climate Risk Reporting, Gender Diversity in Boards, ESG Performance, Textual Analysis in Financial Reporting His funded research (2017-2024) focuses on climate risk disclosures, gender diversity impacts, and ESG performance, supported by SSHRC grants and partnerships with institutions like CPA Ontario and Europlace Institute of Finance. He has published extensively in journals such as Journal of Business Ethics , Accounting Horizons , and European Accounting Review , examining topics like CSR resilience during crises, gender-diverse board disclosures, and ESG-driven financial outcomes. Scientific awards include the University of Ottawa Excellence in Education Prize (2019). Teaching: Financial Accounting (Undergraduate & Graduate Programs) Funded Research: 2022-2024 SSHRC Insight Development Grant ($49,504), 2021-2023 French Accounting Standards Authority Grant ($71,578), and others

• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Sustainable Finance
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Mingyi Hung is a Professor in the Accounting and Information Systems Division at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. She holds the prestigious R. & H. Mattessich Professorship of Accounting Theory. Research Focus: Corporate financial and nonfinancial reporting Global ESG reforms Accounting standard harmonization Cross-border portfolio investment dynamics Recent Publication Trends: Her work examines regulatory impacts on corporate disclosures (bank financing effects, gender diversity mandates), cross-border institutional monitoring, peer learning mechanisms in complaint disclosures, and stakeholder responses to social performance metrics. These studies employ global datasets and policy analysis frameworks. Teaching: Currently instructs Intermediate Financial Accounting (Bcom) course.

• Corporate financial reporting
• Nonfinancial disclosures
• Environmental Social Governance (ESG)
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Muskan Chawla is an Assistant Professor in the Accounting and Information Systems Division at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. She holds a PhD in Accounting from UCLA Anderson School of Management, an MSc in Finance (Distinction) from LSE, and a BCom (Honors) from Shri Ram College of Commerce. Her research focuses on how corporate disclosures influence innovation, supply chains, and intangible assets. Key themes include intellectual property management, information asymmetry in supply chains, and climate risk mitigation through transparency. Her education includes: BCom (Delhi University) MSc Financial Economics (GIPE) MSc Finance (LSE) PhD (UCLA) Research interests span disclosure strategies, innovation measurement in pharmaceuticals, and the role of information opacity in climate risks. Recent work examines employee satisfaction in knowledge-intensive firms and how patent expirations affect corporate disclosures. She teaches courses like Introduction to Financial Accounting at UBC Sauder. Her articles analyze real-world impacts of disclosure dissemination on innovation efficiency and the interplay between organizational capital and brand capital. Empirical findings emphasize the importance of public information environments in mitigating supply chain disruptions caused by climate events. No scientific awards are listed, though her work has been featured in prominent journals. Teaching and advising roles include guiding MBA/Executive MBA students at UCLA and UBC. Current affiliations include the Sauder School of Business, with no mention of labs or teams beyond her academic division.

• Disclosure
• Innovation
• Supply Chain
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TieMei (Sarah) Li serves as a Full Professor of Accounting at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. Holding a Ph.D. from Concordia University and a CPA designation from China, she brings over a decade of prior experience as co-founder and managing director in China's financial industry. She also held a Visiting Associate Professor position at City University of Hong Kong (2019-2020) and has taught at University of Windsor and Concordia University. Her educational credentials include: B.A. from HuaZhong University of Science & Technology M.A. from Central University of Finance and Economics CPA from The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Ph.D. from Concordia University Dr. Li's research centers on offshore financial centers' impact on multinational corporations, examining corporate governance tensions, financial reporting quality, environmental sustainability, and cross-border regulatory effects. Her work bridges accounting, finance, and corporate social responsibility with strong international comparative perspectives. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on how offshore operations influence corporate risk disclosure, audit practices, bank risk-taking, and environmental performance across jurisdictions. Her methodology emphasizes international datasets and cross-country comparisons to uncover systemic patterns in financial transparency and governance. Dr. Li has secured substantial research funding including an SSHRC Insight Grant ($89,300) for environmental sustainability policy research and multiple grants from CPA-Canada and university internal funds. She serves as Associate Editor for the Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics and reviews for top journals and funding councils including SSHRC and Hong Kong's RGC.

• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance in Multinational Companies
• Corporate Social Responsibility
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Dr. Tameka Samuels-Jones is an Assistant Professor at York University's School of Administrative Studies and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC). Her work focuses on environmental policy, regulatory law, and the impacts of Canadian extractivism in Latin America and the Caribbean. She holds a PhD in Criminology & Law from the University of Florida. Research interests include AI ethics in the Global South, Black Indigenous legal frameworks in the Caribbean, and environmental crime analysis. Her studies critically examine colonial legacies in environmental governance and advocate for inclusive policymaking in resource-rich regions. Notable publications address bauxite mining in Jamaica, carbon emissions at Canadian universities, and geospatial patterns of environmental harm in US territories. Dr. Samuels-Jones has been recognized with the Robbins-Ollivier Award for Equity Excellence from the Canada Research Chairs Program. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges criminology, sociology, and legal studies to address systemic inequities in global environmental policies. She co-leads CERLAC initiatives promoting Caribbean studies and sustainable development advocacy.

• Environmental Policy
• Global South Development
• Regulatory Law
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Brent Lyons is an Associate Professor of Organization Studies at the Schulich School of Business, York University. His research focuses on stigma, identity management, and worker well-being, particularly within marginalized groups such as disabled employees. He holds significant academic roles, including editorial board memberships for top journals like Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Management . Lyons has earned notable awards, including the York Research Chair in Stigmatization and Social Identity and the Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Award. His work is funded by SSHRC grants and addresses topics like dominant-group identity threat, vulnerable workers, and disclosure strategies for marginalized identities. His recent publications emphasize systemic challenges faced by stigmatized groups, including within-group stigmatization among high-status workers and the impact of political discourse on workplace morale. Courses taught include Organizational Behaviour and Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations . Key Research Themes: Stigma dynamics, identity management, workplace diversity, vulnerable populations. Grants: Multiple SSHRC grants supporting research on marginalized workers and organizational inclusion. Awards: Schulich Research Excellence Fellow (2024–2027), York Research Leader (2020).

• Stigma and Identity Management
• Worker Well-Being
• Diversity and Inclusion
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