Germaine Chan

Dr. Germaine Chan is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU), holding a DBA from Athabasca University (2018), an MBA from McGill University, and a CA/CPA designation. She joined MSVU in July 2018 after 12 years as Director of Finance and Budgets at Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business, alongside roles as an auditor at Deloitte and part-time faculty at multiple institutions. Her research focuses on performance information use in public sector higher education, examining stakeholder salience and governance dynamics.

Teaching responsibilities include courses like Introduction to Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Advanced Cost Accounting. Her work bridges accounting practices with institutional performance, contributing to peer-reviewed journals such as the International Journal of Business and Public Administration and conference proceedings like the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines.

Research emphasizes how Canadian universities use performance data, with notable studies on stakeholder management strategies and the impact of perceived salience on information utilization. Office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00–1:15 PM, and she can be reached at Germaine.Chan@msvu.ca.