Dr. Sonia Abdennadher | Research Excellence | Best Scholar Award

Higher Colleges of Technology | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sonia Abdennadher is an accomplished Associate Professor of Finance and Accounting with extensive international academic and professional experience spanning Europe and the Middle East. She is currently based at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates, where she plays a key role in teaching, research leadership, and faculty governance within an AACSB-accredited institution. Holding a PhD in Business Administration with a specialization in corporate governance, she has built a distinguished academic career focused on the intersection of governance, finance, technology, and sustainability. Her teaching portfolio is broad and multidisciplinary, covering financial accounting, auditing and assurance, corporate finance, international finance, financial markets, sustainable finance, business ethics, and corporate governance. She has demonstrated strong academic leadership through roles such as program coordination, system course team leadership, applied research coordination, and chairing faculty promotion committees. Dr. Abdennadher is also highly experienced in executive education, capstone supervision, and the use of advanced digital and simulation-based learning platforms. Dr. Abdennadher’s research agenda centers on innovative corporate governance mechanisms, fintech adoption, blockchain applications in financial markets and auditing, ESG practices and disclosure, Islamic finance, and behavioral finance. Her scholarly output includes publications in leading international, peer-reviewed journals ranked in the top quartiles of global indices, as well as books and book chapters published by renowned academic publishers. Her work is recognized for its methodological rigor and practical relevance, particularly within emerging and Gulf-region financial markets. In addition to her publication record, she has successfully secured and contributed to multiple competitive research grants, both as principal investigator and co-investigator. Her large-scale projects often involve collaboration with regulatory authorities, stock exchanges, and professional firms, resulting in original datasets and applied governance frameworks. She is an active contributor to international academic conferences and serves as a reviewer for research grants and scholarly outlets. Overall, Dr. Abdennadher’s profile reflects a strong commitment to academic excellence, impactful research, and the advancement of sustainable and technology-driven financial governance.

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