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Susan O'Leary is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway University of London. She is affiliated with the Centre for Research into Sustainability (CRIS) and the Critical and Historical Perspectives research group, focusing on interdisciplinary and critical approaches to accounting practices.
- Research Focus: Accountability and accounting mechanisms in NGOs, including monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment tools. Her work bridges financial accountability to donors with grassroots social development obligations.
- Theoretical Interests: Pluralistic and dialogic accounting practices, emphasizing qualitative and ethnographic methodologies.
- SDG Contributions: Aligns research with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly poverty alleviation and sustainability.
Recent Article Trends: Explore digital transformation's effects on NGO accountability, ethical dimensions in humanitarian organizations, and the role of reflexivity in critical accounting scholarship. Themes reflect SDG alignment and methodological innovation.
- Scientific Awards:
- Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Prize (2016)
- Mollie Holman Medal (2016)
Supervision & Projects: Supervises PhD candidates using qualitative methods in NGO accountability, performance assessment, and sustainability. Led the 'Unscripted Impact Project' (2024). Engaged as Guest Editor for Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management (2018-2019).
Professional Activities: Active in conferences and workshops (2017-2024), including presentations on performance evaluation in polyphonic organizations and resistance narratives in NGO contexts.
