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College / Department

School of Business Administration

Department of Finance

Teaching areas

Financial Statement Analysis Financial Crime

Research areas

Education

PhD, Finance, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, United States, 2000

Professional experience

Professor, Finance, American University of Sharjah, 2017 - Present

Clinical Associate Professor, Finance, University of Pittsburgh, 2010 - 2017

Memberships

Academy of International Business, AIB, International

Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, ACAMS, International

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, ACFE, International

National Investor Relations Institute, NIRI, International

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 4169

Dr. Kimberley Gleason

Professor

PhD, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, United States

Kimberly Gleason's areas of interest for research are related to finance and entrepreneurship. She has more than 90 peer reviewed publications in Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Management, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Business Research, Financial Review, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Brand Management, Critical Finance Review and Journal of Auditing, Accounting, and Finance. She is also a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Publications

Abdelaziz Chazi, Kimberly Gleason, Deborah Smith And Zaher Zantout. Aiming to raise the business school’s research productivity and gain international recognition? Stylized facts to consider

Kimberly Gleason, Jusuf Zeqiri, Mohamed Ibahrine And Baris Armutcu. The relationship between digital marketing and product purchase behaviour in Turkey: A structural equations modelling approach, Journal Of Marketing Communications, 2025

Hajar Hajar El Mouttaqui), Feras Salama And Kimberly Gleason. "Diversification, Managerial Ability, and the Readability of Annual Reports", J Of Financial Reporting And Accounting

Manar Lootah, Kimberly Gleason, Deborah Smith And Taisier Zoubi. Fraud risk of sovereign wealth funds: fraud triangle and agency theory perspectives, Journal Of Financial Crime, 27 March 2025

Anis Samet, Kimberly Gleason, Feras Salama And Xi Ye. How did banks react to SVB collapse?, Journal Of Multinational Financial Management

Kimberly Gleason, Rim Zaabalawi, Greg Vanderpyl, Dan Frederick And Debbie Smith. Fraud Risk Implications of Celebrity Spacs, Journal Of Financial Crime, December 2024

Hajar El Mouttaqui, Kimberly Gleason, Pornsit Jiraporn And Feras Salama. How Does Corporate Diversification Affect Earnings Management? A Path Analysis Approach, International Review Of Economics & Finance

Kimberly Gleason, Roy Sinno, Zaher Zantout, Graham Baldock And Graham Baldock. The Regulatory Dialectic and Innovation in Service-Based Money Laundering, Journal Of Financial Crime

Eid Alotaibi, Ashraf Khallaf And Kimberly Gleason. The role of random forest in internal audit to enhance financial reporting accuracy, International Journal Of Data And Network Science, 2024

Abdulrazak Alenazi, Abdelaziz Chazi, Eid Alotaibi And Kimberly Gleason. Cleanliness is next to godliness: can money laundering be sharia-compliant?, Journal Of Financial Crime, 3 December 2024

Daniel Dupuis, Debbie Smith, Kimberly Gleason And Yezen Kannan. Bitcoin and Beyond: Crypto-Asset Considerations for Forensic Accountants, Journal Of Forensic And Investigative Accounting

Kimberly Gleason, Ashraf Khallaf, Yezen Kannan And Ibrahim Bostan. Management Earnings Forecasts and Accounting Conservatism, Advances In Accounting

Roy Sinno, Graham Baldock And Kimberly Gleason. The Evolution of Trade Based Money Laundering Schemes: A Regulatory Dialectic Perspective, Journal Of Financial Crime, 2023

Mohammad Al Shamsi, Debbie Smith And Kimberly Gleason. The Vulnerabilities of the NFT Market to Financial Crime, Journal Of Financial Crime, 2023

Kimberly Gleason And Becky Beamer. Documentary Film in the Financial Crime Classroom: an Active Learning Activity, Advances In Financial Education, 8 May 2023

Brian Nagle, Kimberly Gleason, Stephen Rau And Yezen Kannan. Going Concern Modifications and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Evidence from Extreme Market Conditions, Managerial Auditing Journal

Kimberly Gleason And Daniel Dupuis. Bitcoin and Beyond: Cyptocurrency Considerations for the Accounting Classroom, Journal Of Forensic And Investigative Accounting, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023

Mohammad Omran, Dineshwar Ramdhony, Kimberly Gleason And Ashraf Khallaf. Home country bias and majority outgroup consumption: Evidence from the introduction of Islamic banking in Mauritius, Journal Of International Consumer Marketing, 2022

Zaher Zantout, Kimberly Gleason And Anand Systla. The diminishing scientific impact of new research in finance, Critical Finance Review

Daniel Dupuis, Kimberly Gleason And Zhijie Wang. Money laundering in a CBDC World: A Game of Cats and Mice, Journal Of Financial Crime, 10 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022

Christian Rauch, Kimberly Gleason And Yezen Kanaan. Fraud in Startups: What Stakeholders Need to Know, Journal Of Financial Crime

Daniel Dupuis And Kimberly Gleason. Old frauds with a new sauce: digital assets and space transition, Journal Of Financial Crime, 12 December 2021

Kimberly Gleason, Rebecca Beamer And Yass Alkafaji. Exploring Entrepreneurship Challenges in Conflict Zones Through Bricolage: the Context of the Iraqi Public Leadership Program, Management Learning

Mudzha Mehrdad, Sarath Dasanayaka, Kimberly Gleason And Omar Al Serhan. Female Afghan Engineers’ Perceptions of Chokepoints in the Career Trajectory from Student to Entrepreneur, Journal Of Entrepreneurship In Emerging Economies

Debbie Smith, Yezen Kannan And Kimberly Gleason. Auditor Liability and Excess Cash Holdings: Evidence from Audit Fees of Foreign Incorporated, International Review Of Financial Analysis

Kimberly Gleason, Yass Alkafaji And Yezen Kannan. Fraud Scandal at NMC Health Group, Journal Of Forensic And Investigative Accounting

Hooi Lean, Osamah Alkhazali And Kimberly Gleason. Statecraft and the Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty on the ASEAN Stock Markets, International Review Of Economics And Finance

Ashraf Khallaf And Kimberley Gleason. Voluntary Financial Disclosures and R&D: The Impact of Conservative Accounting, Advances In Accounting

Kimberly Gleason And Rebecca Beamer. Reflections on the Impact of Informal Sector Tourism on Indigenous Craft Processes in Namibia Using Creative Expression, Arts And The Market

Daniel Dupuis And Kimberly Gleason. Money laundering in a CBDC World: A Game of Cats and Mice, Journal Of Financial Crime

Muska Hanify, Omar Al Serhan, Sarath Dasanayaka And Kimberly Gleason. Internationalisation as Institutional Escape for Family Owned Firms, Entrepreneurial Business And Economics Review

Daniel Dupuis And Kimberly Gleason. Money laundering with cryptocurrency: open doors and the regulatory dialectic, Journal Of Financial Crime, 30 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020

Nour Aljaouni, Baker Alserhan, Kimberly Gleason And Jusuf Zeqiri. Financial literacy programs and youth entrepreneurial attitudes: some insights from the Jordanian community, Journal Of Enterprising Communities, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Kimberly Gleason And Daniel Dupuis. Money Laundering with Cryptocurrency: Open Doors and the Regulatory Dialectic, Journal Of Financial Crime, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Rebecca Beamer And Kimberly Gleason. Bookwork as International Business Research Output, International Journal Of Business Communication

Kimberly Gleason, Yezen Kannan, Brian Nagle And Stephen Rao. “Capital Market Perception of Going Concern Modification Opinion Signals and the Self Fulfilling Prophecy: Evidence from Extreme Market Conditions”,, Abacus

Nadia Ben Sedrine Goucha, Omar Al Serhan, Boris Abbey, Lina Safi And Kimberly Gleason. Knowledge of Islamic banking and bank customer satisfaction in Afghanistan: an exploratory analysis, Int. J. Business Performance Management

Kimberly Gleason, Mina Glambosky, Omar Al Serhan And Sarath Dasanayaka. The Business-to-Business Relationship: Examining Sri Lankan Telecommunication Operators and Vendors, Journal Of Business And Industrial Marketing

Mohamed Omran, Ashraf Khallaf And Kimberly Gleason. Non‑Financial Performance Measures Disclosure, Quality Strategy, and Organizational Financial Performance: A Mediating Model, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 24 June 2019

Kimberly Gleason And Rebecca Beamer. Case Study: Bricolage, 13 May 2019

Maniza Warfeq, Omar Al Serhan , Sarath Dasanayaka And Kimberly Gleason. An Exploratory Analysis of Confidence in Marketing Management In Supporting Entrepreneurial Psychological Capital among Female Entrepreneurs: Survey Data Evidence from Five Afghan Cities, Journal Of Entrepreneurship In Emerging Economies

Kimberly Gleason, Omar Al Serhan And Sarath Dasanakaya. Recovery from natural disaster: a study on Tsunami affected micro, small and medium enterprises in Galle and Matara districts in Sri Lanka, Int. J. Of Risk Assessment And Management

Yass Alkafaji And Kimberly Gleason. The Use of Role-Playing in the Auditing Classroom, Journal Of International Business Education

Conference Presentations

Halal Labeling, and Food Purchase Intention: Evidence from a Desecularizing Society, 10th Business Entrepreneurial Conference, 28 May 2025

Corporate diversification and earnings management: A path analysis approach, 2024 European Financial Management Association (efma) Annual Meeting, June 2024

Organizational form and earnings management, 2024 European Accounting Association (eaa) Annual Congress, May 2024

"Evidence of Fraud & Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Business and Film.", Bea Annual Conference : Examining Social Justice In Your Media Course // Production Aesthetics & Criticism, April 2021

Follow the Money: A Case Study in Multidisciplinary Documentary Film Production, Caa Annual Conference, February 2021

Diminishing Impact of Finance Research, Finance Department Research Seminar, February 2020

Bricolage as an Intersection of Refugees, Entrepreneurship & Book Arts, Bi-annual Conference - Casting A Wider Net Focusing On Accessibility To Maximize Impact, January 2020

Using Bricolage for Conflict Zone Entrepreneur Training: Evidence From The Iraq Public Leadership Program, Association Of International Business (aib) Annual Meeting, June 2019

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Tribalism, Social Capital, and Entrepreneurial Intentions: Evidence from Tribal Leaders in Papua New Guinea, May 2025 - May 2027

Grant, Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Bricolage: Combining Paradigms From the Arts and Business, AUS, May 2019 - May 2020

Grant, The Role of Psychological Capital and Entrepreneurship in the Transformation of Refugee Camps into Self-Sustaining Communities: Evidence from the Zaatari Camp Experiment, American University of Sharjah, June 2018 - September 2019