Thao Tran

Thao is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the School of Economics, Finance, and Marketing. She holds a Master of International Finance and a PhD in Finance from Deakin University. Between 2022 and 2024, she held the position of Program Manager for the Master of Finance program, where she contributed to developing and delivering a comprehensive CFA-affiliated postgraduate finance curriculum. She also led the creation of the new program Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Finance and Investment. Her teaching portfolio spans multiple countries, including Australia, encompassing various financial subjects such as Corporate Finance, Finance Fundamentals, Money and Capital Markets, Risk Management, and Derivatives. 

Her research primarily focuses on corporate finance, banking, and sustainability. Thao's work has been published in esteemed international journals such as the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Energy Economics, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, International Review of Financial Analysis, Accounting and Finance, Emerging Market Review, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Finance Research Letters, and Quarterly Journal of Finance.