Ana Paula Matias Gama

Ana Paula Matias Gama is an Associate Professor with Accreditation at the Department of Management and Economics (DGE) of the University of Beira Interior (UBI) in Portugal. She has held this position while teaching courses on corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, and accounting, with specific courses including Family Business Management, Corporate Governance, Business Valuation, Financial Markets and Instruments, and Financial Accounting I.

Her educational background includes a degree in Management (1994) and Master's in Management (2001), both from the University of Beira Interior. She earned her PhD in Finance (2006) and Habilitation degree in Finance (2020) from ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute. Her academic progression demonstrates sustained commitment to advancing knowledge in finance and management disciplines.

Dr. Gama's research focuses on capital structure, corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, corporate governance, microcredit, and family firms. Her work examines how financial structures, governance mechanisms, and family dynamics impact business performance, particularly in small and medium enterprises and crowdfunding contexts. Recent publications (2023-2024) analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crowdfunding, third-party signals in microfinance for refugee entrepreneurs, and the relevance of accounting fundamentals in stock market valuation, reflecting her engagement with contemporary financial challenges.

She is an active researcher at the Research Center of Business Sciences (NECE) where she contributes to collaborative projects. Her scholarly record includes numerous peer-reviewed publications, with particular emphasis on family business performance, microfinance mechanisms, and corporate governance structures. Dr. Gama also serves as a reviewer for international journals and evaluates master's and PhD theses, demonstrating her commitment to academic development and quality assurance in her field.