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Dr Xiaowen Gao

Dr Xiaowen Gao BSc, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance

Key details

Dr Xiaowen Gao

Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance

Xiaowen obtained her PhD from Henley Business School and previously gained a MSc in International Securities Investment and Banking from ICMA Centre at the University of Reading.

Xiaowen joined the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ in 2014 as a senior lecturer. She teaches on modules in Accounting, Finance and Economics at the University and internationally in China and Vietnam. She currently is an external examiner for the University of Surrey and the University of Southampton.

Prior to joining the University, Xiaowen taught at the University of Reading and Coventry University London where she was the programme leader for the MBA Global Financial Services course.

Xiaowen started her career as a financial market trader on one of the futures markets in Beijing, she then became an equity analyst at Shenzhen Nanshan Asset Management. Xiaowen was awarded Qualified Securities Analyst by the Securities Association of China and Qualified Managerial Accountant by the Ministry of Finance China.

Accounting and finance

Responsibilities within the university

Teaching and leadership activities:

  • International Lead responsible for international partnerships in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Hongkong.
  • Visiting lecturer at Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, Anhui University, Hunan Agricultural University, Kaifeng University and Heilongjiang Institute of Technology in China
  • Teaches Undergraduate and Master modules on Introduction to Finance and Economics, Banking: Principles, Practice and Regulation, Financial Markets and Institutions, Management Accounting, Advanced Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis and Valuation.
  • MSc dissertation supervision
  • Programme leader for (TNE)MSc Finance and Investment and (TNE)BA Accounting and Finance
  • Committee member of the Greenwich Business School’s SEBE
  • The University’s GOLD reviewer and mentor

Awards
  • Best Student Feedback Award- CULC Staff Outstanding Teaching Award 2013
  • Nomination for Faculty Outstanding Educator Award 2021

Recognition
  • External Examiner for MSc Accounting and Management, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, 2020-date
  • External Examiner for IFY Business, Economics, Law and Social Sciences, University of Surrey, 2020-date
  • External Examiner for BSc Banking and Finance, Accounting and Finance, Business Management with Finance, BPP University, 2019-2021
  • External Advisor for MSc Finance Programmes, University of Westminster, 2018
  • SFHEA - Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2017-date
  • Committee board member, SIG for Corporate Governance, British Academy of Management, 2016-date
  • Paper reviewer for BAM annual conference-corporate governance, 2016-date
  • Certified Management & Business Educator, 2021-date
  • Qualified Securities Analyst, awarded by the Securities Association of China
  • Managerial Accountant Qualification, awarded by the Ministry of Finance, China

Research / Scholarly interests

Xiaowen’s research interests include SME and entrepreneur finance; crowdfunding and the circular economy; trust and mutual fund performance; corporate governance and firm value; e-commerce and emerging markets.

For teaching pedagogical research, her research interests focus on technology-enhanced blended learning incentivizes students’ interest and engagement; effective design to embed employability into subject learning and teaching international students.

Key funded projects

  • The Scholarship Excellence in Business Education (SEBE); May 2022; Amount of Funding: £1,500 (Title: Engaging Transnational Partners in Quality Assurance through Collaborative Marking and Moderation Practices)

Recent publications

Article

Quan, Lianfeng and , Gao, Xiaowen (2024), . Advanced HE. In: , , , . Advanced HE, In Partnership: 13537 . pp. 1-6 (doi: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/media/13537).

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2021), . Educational Development Unit, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. In: , , , . Educational Development Unit, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching, 14 (3) ISSN: 2044-0081 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.21100/compass.v14i3.1220).

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2021), . Educational Development Unit, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. In: , , , . Educational Development Unit, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching, 14 (2) . pp. 1-3 ISSN: 2044-0081 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.21100/compass.v14i2.1205).

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2021), . Advance HE. In: , , , . Advance HE, Advance HE: News and Views (doi: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views/goal-employability-development).

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2020), . Educational Development Unit, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. In: , , , . Educational Development Unit, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, London, UK Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching ISSN: 2044-0081 (Print), (doi: ).

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2020), . Educational Development, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. In: , , , . Educational Development, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, Compass: The Journal of Learning and Teaching at the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, 13 (1) ISSN: 2044-0073 (Print), 2044-0081 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.21100/compass.v13i1.1057).

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2019), . Advance HE. In: , , , . Advance HE, Advance-HE: Knowledge Hub (doi: ).

Book

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2021), . XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY PRESS. In: , , , . XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY PRESS, XI'AN (1st) . ISBN: 9787569320220 (doi: http://www.xjtupress.com/).

Book section

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2021), . Advance HE. In: , , In: Stuart Norton, Roger Dalrymple (eds.), Employability: breaking the mould. Advance HE, UK (1st) . pp. 38-43 . ISBN: 9781916359345 (doi: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views/advance-he-launches-new-employability-case-study-series-2021-employability-breaking).

Conference item

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2024), . In: Advance-HE: Teaching and Learning Conference 2024: Future-Focused Education: Innovation, Inclusion, and Impact, 2nd - 4th July 2024, Nottingham Trent University City Campus , . , (doi: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/programmes-events/conferences/teaching-learning-2024#Programmes) NB Item availability restricted.

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2023), . In: The 37th BAM 2023 Annual Conference: Towards Disruptive Sustainability: New Business Opportunities and Challenges, 1st - 6th Sep, 2023, University of Sussex Business School In: Xiaowen Gao (ed.), BAM 2023 Conference Proceedings. , (doi: https://www.bam.ac.uk/events-landing/past-conferences/bam2023-conference/programme.html) NB Item availability restricted.

Gao, Xiaowen and , Chan, Jin (2023), . In: MTCON 2023: 4th Conference on Managing Tourism Across Continents – Tourism for a better World, 15th - 18th March, 2023, Istanbul, Turkey , . , (doi: https://www.aemark.org/index.php/en/component/content/article/91-news/786-the-4th-conference-on-managing-tourism-across-continents-tourism-for-a-better-world-mtcon-23?Itemid=437).

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2020), . In: Advance-HE Employability Symposium 2020: Breaking the mould, , , . , (doi: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2020-07/Employability%20Symposium%20Programme%202020%20-%20150720.pdf).

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2019), . In: Advance HE’s Annual Teaching and Learning Conference 2019, Teaching in the spotlight: Innovation for teaching excellence, 02 - 04 Jul 2019, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2017), . In: SHIFT 2017: Annual Learning, Teaching and Assessment Conference, , Greenwich , . , (doi: https://showtime.gre.ac.uk/index.php/edu/shift2017/paper/viewFile/1098/409).

Conference proceedings

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2019), . Advance HE. In: , , , Innovative Practice to Support Employability HEA 2019 Theme. Advance HE, (doi: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/teaching-and-learning-conference-2019-embedding-employability-course-design).

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2018), . HE Academy. In: HEA’s Annual Conference 2018,Teaching in the spotlight : Learning from global communities, , , Teaching in the spotlight: Learning from global communities. HE Academy, Advance HE Knowledge Hub . pp. 21 (doi: ).

Monograph

Chan, Jin , Sciacca, Angelo, Gao, Xiaowen, Coles, Anne-Marie , Roskam, Helen , Debruyne, Dries , van Maldegem, Ageeth , Zavala, Jacqueline , Métreau, Eliane , Brutyn, Eline (2023), . Interreg 2 Seas project FACET. In: , , , . Interreg 2 Seas project FACET, Vlissingen, The Netherlands (1st) (doi: https://www.kenniscentrumtoerisme.nl/images/6/60/Whitepaper_2_highlight_%28English%29.pdf).

Working paper

Gao, Xiaowen and , Ngoasong, Michael (2020), . International Journal of Management Education. In: , , , . International Journal of Management Education, ISSN: 14728117 (Print), (doi: ).

Gao, Xiaowen , Ngoasong, Michael, Wang, Jinmin (2017), . In: , , , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.

Gao, Xiaowen and , (2017), . BAM. In: , , , . BAM, (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.