Meet our faculty
Our Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance faculty have been carefully selected for their proven track record in their respective, specialist fields of financial crime. They are practitioners and thought leaders from business, higher education, government and the not-for-profit world.
Meet the Academy team
Professor Andreas Chai
Director
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Associate Professor Jacqueline Drew
Deputy Director
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Professor Ernest Foo
Deputy Director
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Professor Shireenjit Johl
Deputy Director
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Ms Danielle Clarke
Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Ms Sarah Dunstan
Operations Manager
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Ms Leah Grose
Executive Support Officer
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Mr David Bartlett
Lecturer
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Melissa Belle Isle
Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Dr Gurmeet Singh Bhabra
Senior Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Dr Richard Copp
Senior Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Dr Andrew Childs
Lecturer
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
L. Fernando Distadio
Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Professor Brett Freudenberg
Professor
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Dr Zhe Hou
Senior Lecturer
School of Information and Communication Technology
Dr Zahra Jadidi
Lecturer
School of Information and Communication Technology
Professor Benoit Leclerc
Professor
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Kaiwen Leong
Member
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Professor Alan Wee-Chung Liew
Head of School
School of Information and Communication Technology
Dr Hai Thanh Luong
Lecturer
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Ingrid Millar
Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Associate Professor Kaile Su
Associate Professor
School of Information and Communication Technology
Dr Hui Tian
Discipline Head (Computer Science)
School of Information and Communication Technology
Professor Michael Townsley
Professor
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Tom Verhelst
Program Director
Relational Insights Data Lab (RIDL)
Associate Professor Nicholas Rohde
Associcate Professor
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Dr Victor Wong
Senior Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Associate Professor DaiFai (Troy) Yao
Associate Professor
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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Meet our PhD Candidates
Samuel Haak
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Samuel Haak is a PhD student and scholarship recipient in Economics from Griffith University in Brisbane. His research is conducted through the Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance, and is principally focused on the economic costs and benefits of Australia's anti-money laundering laws. He currently holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of the Sunshine Coast, and a Bachelor of Business (Honours) from Griffith University.
Awais Farid Khan
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Awais Farid Khan is a PhD student and scholarship recipient in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at Griffith University. He has 12 years experience in the banking industry, performing various roles in retail banking during his professional career. De-banking, Financial Crime and FATF Regulations are main topics of Awais' research. He is pursuing the impact of these topics on the risk-perception of bankers in Pakistan.
Md Omar Faruq Khan
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Faruq is a PhD student and scholarship recipient at Griffith University, in the department of Accounting, Finance and Economics. He specialises in researching tax crimes and their correlation with corporate behaviour. Faruq's academic journey includes a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from BUET, an MBA from the University of Dhaka, and a Master's in Professional Accounting from Monash University, Australia. Additionally, he brings 10 years of professional experience as a Deputy Commissioner of Tax with the Bangladesh Government.
Zulu Okonkwo
School of Information and Communication Technology
Zulu Okonkwo is a PhD candidate and scholarship recipient at the School of Information and Communication Technology. He has significant industry experience as a cybersecurity analyst in the banking sector, specialising in vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. With a Master's degree in Cybersecurity from Griffith University, Zulu's current PhD research focuses on utilising machine learning and deep learning techniques for encrypted network traffic classification.
Md Atiqur Rahman
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Atiqur Rahman is a PhD student and scholarship recipient with the Academy and is investigating the nexus among financial crime, greenwashing, and sustainability assurance. He holds an academic position at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh since 2015. His research papers appeared in reputable international journals of accounting and finance. Atiqur completed MSc (finance) from Strathclyde University, UK under Commonwealth Scholarship, and MBA (Accounting) from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Alastair Smith
Department of Marketing
Alastair Smith is a PhD student and scholarship recipient in the Department of Marketing at Griffith University. He has nearly 20 years teaching experience and is head of IT at a high school. Alastair holds Bachelor degrees in Education and Criminology & Criminal Justice, and a Master’s degree in Education. He is combining all of this experience in his research into what consumers can do to protect themselves from cryptocurrency scams. He authored and presented a paper on "Protecting young consumers through cryptocurrency education" at ANZMAC 2023.
Stella Yu
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Stella Yu is a PhD student in Accounting at Griffith University. She holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and a Graduate Diploma in Business Research Methods from the University of Queensland. Stella has more than 7 years of industry experience in investor relations within the financial sector. Her research focuses on the impacts of cybersecurity threats using quantitative analysis research methods to enhance understanding for investors and improve financial decision-making.