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Dr. Claire Deng serves as Assistant Professor in the School of Accounting and Finance at Toronto Metropolitan University's Ted Rogers School of Management, specializing in management accounting, ethics, and sustainability through interdisciplinary research that connects academic inquiry with ecological and social justice concerns.
Education:
- BA from Peking University
- LLB from McGill University
- MA from York University’s Schulich School of Business
- PhD from York University’s Schulich School of Business
Her research program investigates how accounting and accountability systems operate across diverse institutional contexts using qualitative methodologies. She examines management control mechanisms in state-owned enterprises and NGOs while pioneering work on biodiversity protection and accountability to non-human entities. This scholarship integrates philosophical, sociological, and anthropological frameworks to address sustainability challenges through material semiotics and ethnographic approaches.
Recent publications reveal consistent thematic focus on qualitative methodologies applied to public sector accountability, corporate governance in emerging markets, and the epistemological foundations of accounting research. Her work demonstrates methodological innovation through cross-disciplinary borrowing from literary theory and anthropology.
Scientific Awards:
- Ted Rogers School of Management Research Recognition Award (2024)
- Emerald Literati Outstanding Reviewer Award, selected by Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management (2023)
Dr. Deng actively secures competitive research funding including an SSHRC Insight Grant (2022-2026) for species conservation accounting and multiple CPA Ontario grants addressing environmental liabilities, hydro power development, and global supply chain accountability. Her projects involve international collaborations examining accountability mechanisms across Canadian, Italian, and Chinese contexts while mentoring emerging scholars through grant-funded research opportunities.
As an educator, she teaches ethics/sustainability in accounting and introductory management accounting courses while contributing to academic governance as co-chair of the 2025 Canadian Academic Accounting Association Conference, demonstrating commitment to both pedagogical excellence and professional community building.
