Personal profile

Biography

Ashna holds a PhD and a Master of Philosophy in Accounting specialising in auditing research and is a Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ).

Ashna’s research interest span the audit areas of audit regulation and enforcement, cross-border group audits, consistency of audit quality across global audit firm networks, the economics of audit markets, and audit education.

Ashna has published in several reputed academic journals, including AUDITING: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, International Journal of Auditing, Accounting Education, Accounting & Finance, and Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Ashna teaches masters (ACF5957), undergraduate (ACC/ACF3600) and honours (ACX4050) Auditing and Assurance units.

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):

  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

Research area keywords

  • Auditing
  • Audit Quality
  • Audit Regulation
  • Networks

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