Rafiuddin Ahmed

Dr. Rafi received his Doctoral degree from the University of Wollongong in 2005 and his Master’s Degree in Accounting from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1994. In addition, he completed a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching (GCE) qualification and a Certificate in PhD Supervision from the James Cook University, Australia. Prior to coming to Australia, Dr. Rafi received his Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) and Master of Commerce (M.Com) degrees, both in Accounting, from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He also completed 12 years of high school and college education at two educational institutions in Khulna, Bangladesh.

Prior to joining the JCU as an Accounting lecturer in 2001, Dr. Rafi worked as a full-time academic in Accounting and Finance at the University of Dhaka, and as a part-time lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of Wollongong. Dr. Rafi also worked in a multinational investment banking firm, as well as for an airline company, for a total of three years.

Dr. Rafi has actively pursued research in Management Accounting, Business Finance, Research Methodology and Accounting Education, and he has published 27 HERDC/DEST/ERA-listed research papers in journals and at conferences. Dr. Rafi has supervised two Master’s theses in Micro Finance and Personal Portfolio Management. He is also a member of a team of researchers who are currently examining telehealth options for treating and managing diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) patients in the rural and remote Northern Queensland region.

Dr. Rafi has taught Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and other Finance subjects in three different universities, including two in Australia. His most recent teaching assignment is in the Management Accounting area at both undergraduate (non-Accounting students and Accounting students) and post-graduate levels (MPA/MBA).

Current research interests

· Management Accounting Systems

· Accounting for Competitive Bidding and Outsourcing

· Assessment and Pedagogy in Accounting

· Capital Structure and Firm Performance

Editorial Board memberships

• Global Journal of Accounting and Finance
• Global Journal of Business Pedagogy
• SMART Journal of Business Management Studies
• Sage Open (ad-hoc)
• International Business Research

Review activities

• Accounting education
• Applied sciences
• Asian review of accounting
• Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science
• Cogent business & management
• Cogent education
• Global journal of accounting and finance
• Global journal of business pedagogy
• International business research
• International journal of financial studies
• International journal of technology management
• Journal of education for business
• Journal of open innovation
• Quality and quantity
• SAGE Open
• Systems

Outsourcing and contracting out, Accounting change, firm performance, environmental management accounting, curriculum and assessment, ceo compensation