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Dr Collette Kirwan BBS, PhD, FCA is a Lecturer in Accounting at South East Technological University (SETU). She trained as a chartered accountant with PwC where she subsequently worked as a manager in Audit Services, before returning to WIT to take up a lecturing position. In 2013, she completed her PhD in University College Dublin (UCD) under Professor Niamh Brennan’s supervision. Collette’s research interests are in the areas of corporate governance and accounting. In the domain of corporate governance, her research activities explore the role of boards of directors, including the complexities that influence the roles and functions performed by boards. Her work spans different organisational types including private family firms and not-for-profit organisations. Her research work and publications also include studies exploring the work of auditors and the governance role of audit committees.
Research Interests
Honours and Awards
Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award Highly Commended Award, Management and Governance Category (2013)
Irish Accounting and Finance Association, Doctoral Award, IAFA Representative at Amercian Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium (2009)
Collette has lectured at undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and executive education levels. Her main subject areas include financial accounting/reporting, financial management, corporate governance and business ethics and business theory development.
Honours and Awards
Teaching Excellence Award, Waterford Institute of Technology (2011).
PhD, The role of non-executive directors on boards of private family firms: Navigating the complexities of role, University College Dublin
Bachelors Degree
Co-Chair, Irish Academy of Management Conference
2021
Chair, Irish Accounting & Finance Association
2020 → 2022
Council Member, Irish Accounting & Finance Association
2019 → 2020
Director, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
2018
Board Member, Chartered Accountants Ireland - Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Board
2017 → 2023
Committee Member, Chartered Accountants Ireland - Ethics and Governance Committee
2016 → 2022
National Representative/Board Member, European Accounting Association
2016 → 2022
Committee Member, Chartered Accountants Ireland - Education Delivery Committee
2014 → 2017
Council Member & Secretary, Irish Accounting & Finance Association
2013 → 2016
Lecturer in Accountancy, University College Dublin
2012 → 2016
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review