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Chioma Nwafor is a Senior Lecturer in Finance and Accounting at Glasgow Caledonian University's Glasgow School for Business and Society, where she leads the Department of Finance, Accounting and Risk's representation on the University Research Ethics Committee. She also serves as Post Graduate Research Tutor for Finance, Accountancy, Risk, Law and Economics Departments and previously held roles as Programme Leader for Finance, Investment and Risk and Pathway Lead for International Business and Economics.
Her educational background includes a BSc in Accountancy from the University of Nigeria and Postgraduate and Doctorate degrees in Monetary and Financial Economics from the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow.
Dr. Nwafor's research interests span Sustainable Development Goals (particularly addressing poverty, health, energy, economic growth, inequality, and justice), Machine Learning Models, Financial Risk Analytics, Micro-Financing, and Corporate Governance. She has particular expertise in Quantitative Techniques using Eviews, Gretl, JMulti, Matlab, STATA and SPSS, with research focusing on Econometrics, Quantitative Risk Modelling, Big Data and Decision Analytics, Corporate Finance, and Banking and Financial Services.
Her recent publication portfolio reveals a strong trend toward applying advanced machine learning and AI techniques to financial risk management problems, particularly in emerging markets. Her work frequently examines corporate governance issues, ESG factors, and their relationship to firm performance, with increasing focus on China and African markets. She has also made significant contributions to understanding non-technical losses in electricity distribution and developing explainable AI approaches for credit decision-making.
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- Fellow of the National Institute of Credit Administration (Chartered) (FNICA)
- Deputy Chairperson of the Credit Management Accreditation Committee (CMAC)
- Licensed International Financial Analysts
- Licensed Broker/Dealer
- Licensed Financial Analyst
- Certified Capital Market Registrar
Dr. Nwafor actively supervises doctoral research with five current or completed students focusing on topics including microfinance poverty alleviation, ESG and credit risk, board structure in Chinese M&A, procyclicality in Nigerian banking, and corporate bankruptcy prediction. She has secured significant research funding, including a £49,007 grant from Glasgow City Council for reviewing financial inclusion services in Glasgow. Her extensive conference participation and invited talks demonstrate her active engagement with the academic and professional communities.
She leads the Quantitative Data Analytics team at CEDAF Ltd Scotland, serves as founder and Executive Director of the Diaspora African Women's Support Network CIC (DAWSUN) Glasgow, and holds adjunct lecturer positions at the London Postgraduate Credit Management College and Postgraduate School for Credit and Financial Management in Lagos, Nigeria.
