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Maria Kim is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at the School of Business, University of Wollongong, where she has held positions since 2011. She also serves as Academic Program Director for the Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Commerce programs. Kim earned her PhD from the University of Sydney in 2011, focusing on bankruptcy prediction modeling.
Her research interests span corporate governance, bankruptcy prediction, financial distress modeling, and market microstructure. Key areas of focus include analyzing corporate survival strategies in emerging markets like Vietnam and China, evaluating policy interventions such as market-wide circuit breakers, and exploring the intersection of strategic alliances and firm performance during crises.
Kim has secured funding through the University of Wollongong's Targeted Researcher Support Grant and has contributed to over 20 peer-reviewed publications since 2005. Her work frequently examines macroeconomic shocks, machine learning applications in finance, and the impact of tax avoidance on corporate stability.
- Completed supervision of three PhD students focusing on climate risk management, Chinese market microstructure, and Vietnamese corporate governance.
- Member of the Commerce Chinese Research Centre (2012–2016), fostering cross-cultural business research.
