Dalia Alazzeh

Dr. Dalia Alazzeh is a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), School of Business and Creative Industries. She holds a PhD from the University of Essex (2015 scholarship) and an MSc from the University of Sussex (2010 HESPAL award). Her research focuses on public sector accounting in settler-colonial contexts, environmental accounting, and management practices in emerging economies. She actively supervises PhD students in areas like sustainability in extraction industries and crisis management in education sectors.

Dr. Alazzeh's work contributes to UN SDGs related to sustainable economic systems and climate action. She has secured £415,076 in current research funding, with ongoing applications totaling £257,377. Recent projects include investigating natural asset degradation in settler-colonial contexts and circular economy reporting practices. She serves as a reviewer for journals such as Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies and presents globally on topics like financial control mechanisms in Palestine-Israel relations.

• Teaching: Undergraduate/Postgraduate modules in strategic financial accounting, qualitative research methods, and digital finance.
• Professional Qualifications: IPSAS/CIPFA diploma, CertPFM/ACCA, and training in big data applications for public sectors.

Awards include the 2019 GTA Excellence in Teaching Award and collaborative recognition in China-Scotland Business Awards (2023). Her current research emphasizes participatory budgeting, biodiversity accounting, and gender budgetting initiatives.