PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Mehnaz Roushan Laura is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. She joined Jahangirnagar University on June, 2014.
Laura is a PhD student (on study leave) in Accounting in the Business School at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand. She has been awarded AUT Vice Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarship 2018.
She obtained her MSc degree in Finance from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom. Previously, she completed her MBA and BBA degree from the Department of Accounting and Information Systems in the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Her teaching interests include financial accounting, management accounting and corporate finance.
RESEARCH INTEREST
International Financial Reporting Standards, Fair Value Accounting, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Asset PricingJOURNAL PAPER
The Classical Approaches to Testing the Unconditional CAPM: UK Evidence,Laura, M. R., & Fahd, N. U. (2017).The Classical Approaches to Testing the Unconditional CAPM: UK Evidence, 9(3), 220-232. doi:https://doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v9n3p220
SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2998046
Would Hedge Fund Regulation Mitigate Systemic Risk? Direct vs. Indirect Regulation Approach. ,Laura, M.R. and Fahad, N.U. (2017). Would Hedge Fund Regulation Mitigate Systemic Risk? Direct vs. Indirect Regulation Approach. International Business Research,10(8), 31-43.
SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2998048
Complexity in Structured Finance and Difficulties Faced by Market Participants-A Critical Assessment of the Role of the Complexity in Financial Crisis,Fahad, N.U and Laura, M.R. (2017) ‘Complexity in Structured Finance and Difficulties Faced by Market Participants-A Critical Assessment of the Role of the Complexity in Financial Crisis’. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 7(9), 907-920. (ABCD INDEXED: C)
SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2998038
Academic Info
Period: 2015-2016
Establishment : Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Academic Year : 2015-2016
Merit Position : Passed MSc. Finance with Overall Merit. Distinction in Coursework: Average 76% (1st semester), Weighted Average 83% (2nd Semester) and Dissertation: 65% (An average of three projects).
Period: 2018-2022
Auckland University of Technology
Experience
Position: Lecturer
Period: June, 2014 to October, 2017
Worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Faculty of Business Studies, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Activity
Position: Member, Coordination Committee, EMBA Program
Period: September 2014 to September 2015
Contact
Mehnaz Roushan Laura
Assistant Professor
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Work Phone: 88-02-7791045-51, Extn: 1703
Email: laura_ais@juniv.edu
