Dr Samar Gad

I am a lecturer and researcher since 2008 and joined De Montfort University in November 2014. My research interests include financial system stability and resilience, financial networks analysis, Islamic banking and finance and learning analytics.

I have carried out research-led teaching to incorporate the recent developments in the academic literature in my lectures. This has benefited my students and provided them with the best possible learning experience.

Alongside my academic career, I am a certified professional trainer since June 2013 and I served as an external speaker for several public events about i) youth empowerment, ii) accounting for non-accountants, and iii) directing various psychological games to assist the participants in understanding cognitive and psychological concepts from the field of behavioural finance.

 

Finance and Banking Research Group (FiBRe), De Montfort University

The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG), London School of Economics

Gad, S. & Andrikopoulos, P. (2019), Diversification benefits of Shari'ah compliant equity ETFs in emerging markets, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 53, p. 133-144

Gad, S., Andrikopoulos, P., Cui, Y. and Kallinterakis, V. (2019) Feedback Trading and the Ramadan Effect in Frontier Markets, Research in International Business and Finance. 51.

Islamic finance and banking

Financial stability and resilience

Financial networks analysis

Learning Analytics

Financial data analytics

Financial econometrics

Business intelligence using Excel

• Aurora - Leadership Programme Advance HE - 2019
• PGCert Learning and Teaching, De Montfort University - 2018
• PhD in Finance, De Montfort University - 2017
• Training of Trainers - Arab Academy For Science and Technology -2013
• MSc Investment Management - Arab Academy For Science and Technology - 2011
• BSc Business Adminstration - Finance Major - Arab Academy For Science and Technology 2008

Undergraduate:

ACFI2424 Business Intelligence Using Excel

ACFI3425 Advanced Business Intelligence Using Excel

Postgraduate:

LBPG5009 Executive Business Simulation

 

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Previously:

Undergraduate:

ACFI2426 Decision Management

ACFI2208 Performance Measurement

ACFI3308 Financial Econometrics

ACFI3424 International Accounting and Finance Issues

ACFI3420 Accounting and Finance Project

Postgraduate:

ACFI5073 Business Analytics

ACFI5055 Financial Skills

ACFI5017 Dissertation

ACFI5017 Executive Company Project

ACFI5052 Dissertation Study Support

HRMG5052 Developing Skills for Business Leadership

Best Paper Award  - British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Accounting Education Special Interest Group Annual Conference, Belgium, May 2019

Leadership Award – Square Mile, De Montfort University, May 2015.

Faculty of Business and Law Conference Award - De Montfort University, August 2016

Faculty of Business and Law Conference Award - De Montfort University, December 2014.

Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship -De Montfort University, 2013-2017.

Best Paper Award - Academy of Business Research, USA, September 2012.

External examiner for BSc/MFin (Hons) Finance and Investment programme Birmingham City University 2018 - Present

Reviewer - Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting - February 2021

Reviewer - World Finance Conference held in July 2016, St. Jones University, New York, United States

British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA)

I participated in the following conferences as a speaker:

May 2019 - British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Accounting Education Special Interest Group Annual Conference, Ghent, Belgium

June 2018  -  8th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society, Università di Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

April 2018  - British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference, Westminster, London, UK

August 2017 - The 24th Nordic Academy of Management Conference at Nord University Business School, Bodo, Norway.

April 2017 - British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference at Heriot-Watt University, UK.

September 2016  - Portsmouth- Fordham conference on Banking and Finance at Portsmouth Business School, UK.

April 2015  - International Conference on Islamic Perspective of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Management (IPAFEM) at Adam Smith Business School, Glasgow University.

March 2015  - British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference at University of Manchester, UK.

September 2012 - Academy of Business Research (ABR) Conference held in Atlantic City-NJ, USA

Nadine Mohamed

Ahmed Dabour

Dalia Sharaf. Thesis title: performance of venture capital -backed firms in an emerging market context.