Christina Boedker

Professor Christina Boedker is a Professor of Accounting at the Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle. Her expertise spans financial literacy, workplace productivity, and leadership studies. She holds a PhD in Accounting from UNSW and is an accredited Chartered Accountant and CPA. Her research focuses on improving tax compliance, financial literacy, and workplace well-being through collaborative projects like the Australian Workplace Index (AWI) and the University of Newcastle Tax Clinic.

• Affiliations: Board Director at the Hunter Defence Support Network, former Deputy Head of School and Head of Discipline at Newcastle Business School.
• Education: PhD (UNSW), MBA (Macquarie), Master of Commerce (Accounting), First Class Honours in Economics.

Her research interests include the impact of accounting systems on organizational behavior, leadership traits (empowering vs. 'dark triad'), and financial literacy. Key projects like the AWI benchmark workplace productivity and leadership, while the Tax Clinic provides free tax advice to vulnerable groups. Her work has been featured in journals like Accounting, Organizations and Society and media outlets like the Australian Financial Review.

Recent articles explore topics such as leader psychopathy's effect on employee well-being, frugality and creativity in budgeting, and carbon market infrastructure. Awards include the Emerald Literati Network Award and the Emerald/EFMD Doctoral Research Award. She has secured over $2.2 million in grants and collaborates with organizations like Microsoft and the Australian Tax Office.

Boedker supervises PhD, masters, and honours students in accounting and strategy. Her labs include the Greater Bank Finance Lab, supporting the Tax Clinic. Future initiatives aim to expand financial literacy programs and refine workplace benchmarking tools.