Emad Elkhashen
Lecturer in Accounting and Finance

Profile

Biography

Dr Emad Elkhashen is a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of York’s School for Business and Society, with over 15 years of academic experience, including leadership roles. He joined York in February 2021, having previously held positions at the Universities of Leicester and Huddersfield.

He is a Fellow of Advance HE and is actively involved in the development, design, and delivery of accounting and finance modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His broader academic contributions include a contractual role with Pearson, reviewing accounting textbooks.

At York, Emad has held several academic leadership roles, including programme leadership, and currently serves as Graduate Teaching Assistant Coordinator, overseeing GTA recruitment, training, performance management, and professional development.

His research focuses on corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, tax avoidance, and accounting education. He holds a PhD in Accounting from the University of Huddersfield and currently supervises two PhD students at York. He has also examined PhD theses at Russell Group universities, including the University of Southampton.

Aligned with the School’s public good mission, Emad is a Trustee of Excel Learning Trust, which oversees seven primary and secondary schools in York. He plays an active role in the Trust’s governance as a Board member, contributing to strategic decision-making, and serves on its Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee.

He is also an external examiner for several postgraduate programmes at Russell Group universities, including at the University of Southampton and the University of Glasgow.

Career

Teaching 

Undergraduate 

Financial Reporting

Intermediate Management Accounting

Postgraduate 

Financial and Management Accounting

Ethics and Sustainability Reporting

Research

Overview

List of current research interests

• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Tax Avoidance
• Accounting Education

Publications

Selected publications

Sarhan, A., Elmagrhi, M., & Elkhashen, E. (2024). Corruption Prevention Practices and Tax Avoidance: The Moderating Effect of Corporate Board Characteristics. Forthcoming in Journal of International Accounting, Auditing & Taxation (JIAAT)

Anderson, K., Chaffer, C., Elkhashen, E., and Webb, J. (2023) Student Managed Investment Funds: Experiences of a Fund at a UK University. Journal of International Business Education, 18, 279-300.

Elkhashen, E. M., Sarhan, A., & Ejiogu, A. (2020). Egyptian budgetary responses to COVID-19 and their social and economic consequences. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 33(1), 78-86.

Elkhashen, E. M., & Ntim, C. G. (2018). Accounting and philosophy: The construction of social reality framework. Journal of Accounting and Taxation, 10(3), 29-36.