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Dr Chelsea Yao is Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance and Director of PhD program at Lancaster University Management School. She was Visiting Research Professor in 2015 and hold the same position from 2019-2023 at New York University Stern School of Business. She received her PhD in Finance from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Master in Finance from Durham University, United Kingdom.

She has published on momentum, contrarian, seasonality, mutual funds and firm’s ESG performance. Her current research interests lie in ESG, AI and investments. Her work has been accepted to present at top conferences including AFA, EFA and SFS Cavalcade and journals including Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Financial Markets. She serves as a referee for many academic journals and as an organizer and regular reviewer for conference committees.

MSc in Finance (Durham University), PhD in Finance (University of Melbourne)

Director of Doctoral Program