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Sheila O'Donohoe

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Prof Sheila O'Donohoe

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3241-7631

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Sustainable finance, small firm finance

20062025

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Biography

As a Professor of Finance in the School of Business my current role involves teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, supervising PhD and DBA students and leading the research group, The Centre for Finance and Business Research. Previously I taught at all levels across the college and and spent two years teaching in a third level college in Malaysia before completing my PhD at the University of Nottingham. Subsequently I spent a sabbatical at the University of Exeter and the University of Sydney. I have also significant curriculum development and administration experience having co-led the development of the Masters in Business Studies (MBS) programme and served as Programme Director of the MBS Economics and Finance stream for fifteen years. I have also served as an External Examiner on Finance courses in both Irish and Scottish universities. Currently I am joint editor of the Accounting, Finance and Governance Review and have served as Associate editor of the Journal of Risk Finance. Together with collaborators our work has been published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, The European Journal of Finance, Financial Accountability and Managment and in the Journal of Risk Finance. 

Our work in The Centre for Finance and Business Research spans the themes: Behavioural Finance, Green Finance, Governance and Corporate Responsibility, Personal Finance, Regulation and Compliance, Small Firm Finance, Accounting Education, Management Accounting, Fintech and Digitial Financial Services, Insurance Pricing and Fairness and Labour Market Policy. Research output is disseminated in various forums and we host seminars and workshops with strong enagement with practictioners and policy-makers

Research interests: 

  • Sustainable investment
  • Green finance
  • Small firm finance

Honours and awards:

High commended paper, The Journal of Risk Finance, 2016

Postgraduate Research Supervision Excellence Award, Waterford Institute of Techology, 2016

Teaching;

My current teaching includes teaching and delivery of the following postgraduate modules: Contemporary Issues in Business, Research Paper: Governance and Ethics, International Study Trip and Asset Management Techniques.

Honours and awards:

National Teaching Hero Award in 2016 from the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Ireland.

 

 

 

 

Education/Academic qualification

Bachelors Degree, Bachelor of Commerce, University College Dublin

Masters Degree, Masters in Business Studies (Banking and Finance), University College Dublin

PhD, The synergistic potential of cross border mergers and acquisitions, University of Nottingham

External positions

Joint Editor, Accounting Finance and Governance Review Journal

2021 → …

Board member, Waterford and South Tipperary Community Youth Service

Oct 2020 → …

Chairperson of the Governance Committee, The Camogie Association

May 2018 → Apr 2024

Associate Editor, The Journal of Risk Finance

2017 → 2022

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Programme Validation Member, Quality and Qualifications Ireland

2015 → 2023

Keywords

  • HG Finance

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  6. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  7. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  8. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  9. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  10. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  11. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  12. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  13. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  14. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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