Sahar E-Vahdati

Dr. Sahar E-Vahdati is a Lecturer in Accounting at Coventry University's School of Economics, Finance and Accounting. She holds a PhD from Universiti Malaya and has over 10 years of teaching experience in financial accounting, corporate governance, and sustainability modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Previously, she served as Senior Lecturer and PhD Programme Director at Universiti Utara Malaysia (2019-2023).

Her research focuses on:

• Sustainability accounting and ESG integration
• Corporate governance mechanisms
• Financial reporting quality and transparency
• Management control systems

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on corporate reporting practices, with emerging themes in gender economics and crisis resilience. Recent work analyzes CEO attributes, pandemic-era ESG performance, and financial market efficiency.

Awards include:

• Emerald Teaching Case Study Award (2020)
• Bronze & Silver Medals at Taylors University conferences (2021)
• MAG Scholar Best Paper (2022)
• MIA Consolidation Award (2015)

She serves on editorial boards for Management Decision and International Journal of Emerging Markets, reviewing for multiple ABS-ranked journals. As a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (UK), she integrates industry perspectives into academic research.