Lecturer in Finance, Hull University Business School Ph.D. in Finance, University of Essex
I am a researcher in sustainable finance and financial econometrics, studying how shocks in energy markets and macro-financial uncertainty shape corporate behaviour and asset pricing. My work integrates empirical rigour with practical insight, exploring how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance influences firms' resilience to volatility.
My research pipeline is dynamic, linking sustainability, volatility, and financial stability across equity, credit, and macro-financial domains. I analyse how shocks in oil and energy markets propagate through firms' financing costs, equity performance, and economic stability, and how ESG performance moderates that transmission.
I currently have one paper forthcoming in Energy Economics ("ESG as a Mitigator of Oil Volatility Risk") and another at Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of Environmental Management ("ESG as a Credible Signal: Implications for the Cost of Debt under Oil-Price Volatility"). I also collaborate with Dr Efthimios Nikolakopoulos on a project identifying bull- and bear-market regimes, and with Dr Camelia Vasilescu on ESG disclosure and financial outcomes. Alongside these I am developing a Bayesian VAR framework that extends one of my thesis chapters to capture time-varying oil-price transmission dynamics.
I combine this academic work with earlier experience at a London and New York hedge fund, where I developed Python-based risk tools and scenario-analysis frameworks. In teaching I value clarity, inclusion, and curiosity, creating classrooms where students question ideas and build confidence through understanding. I am a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA).