I earned my PhD in Technology Economy & Management in 2014 from Harbin Institute of Technology, a C-9 university and an AACSB-accredited business school in China. Following my PhD, I joined COMSATS University Islamabad as an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) and later served as a Tenured Associate Professor there in 2021. I have also held the position of Associate Professor (Research) at Hubei University of Economics, China. Over my career, I have taken on several academic leadership roles, including Audit & Quality Lead and Research Lead, and successfully led teams to launch the MSc Finance program at Hubei University. My teaching and research interests center on climate finance, FinTech, and sustainable finance, with a commitment to creating an inclusive, research-focused environment. I have successfully supervised 4 PhD students to graduation and am dedicated to supporting early career researchers, aiming to bridge academic excellence with industry relevance.
I have extensive experience in designing, directing, and teaching courses across various levels in finance and management. At the PhD level, I developed and taught "Advanced Topics in Financial Economics," while at the MSc level, I created the "Sustainable Finance" course. Currently, I am teaching the MSR7001M module,"Critical and Reflective Thinking on Philosophies and Methodologies of Social Inquiry." My teaching portfolio also includes a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in management and finance.
My research is centered on sustainable finance, climate finance, and FinTech, with a strong focus on generating insights that address global financial challenges. I have led three funded research projects, including one sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and I have published in reputable journals as Journal of Business Research, European Management Review, International Journal of Finance & Economics, PHYSICA A and many others.
Recent publications
I have presented my research at multiple conferences, serve as a Guest Editor for Frontiers in Environmental Science, a JCR-indexed journal, and hold an external examiner certification from Advance HE. Additionally, I am a member of the British Academy of Management.
