Dr. Abdulrahman F. Alshehri is an Assistant Professor of Finance and has joined the Department of Accounting & Finance as a part-time faculty. His Ph.D. in Financial Management was obtained from the School of Economics, Finance & Management, University of Bristol (which has long been a natural alternative to Oxbridge (Oxford & Cambridge & always is ranked among best universities in the world), UK. In Addition, He holds the Certificate of King’s College in “Learning and Teaching in Higher Education”, King’s College, University of London, UK. He also has the Certificate of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in “Leading Academic Development”. His primary research areas include corporate finance, corporate governance, capital budgeting, capital structure, financial education, financial management practice, and Islamic banking and finance.

Alshehri’s articles were published in journals such as the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Research in International Business & Finance, Health Education Journal, Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance. He also has some papers presented at referred academic conferences such as the (IFABS 2018), Santiago, Chile; (WFC 2015), Buenos Aires, Argentina; (FMAI 2013), Chicago, USA; and the ( EFMA 2013); Reading, UK. He has worked as a referee for some journals and conferences such as Cogent Economics & Finance, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade‏, Cogent Business & Management, and a member committee of the 2018 annual meeting for Eastern Finance Association, Philadelphia, USA. Dr. Alshehri is a member of some academic associations, such as the FMAI and EFA. His experience in teaching includes principles of finance, corporate finance, investment theory, Islamic finance and investment, financial institutions& markets, and special topics in finance. He conducted some training courses at governmental and private sectors in Saudi Arabia for instance, the Prince Sultan Sciences & Technology Centre at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and the Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC).

Ph.D. in Financial Management, University of Bristol,UK 2005

Corporate Finance

” Asymmetric effects of oil shocks on stock market returns in Saudi Arabia: evidence from industry level analysis”, with Mohanty & J. Onochie, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, (indexed in ISI with Impact factor 2.29, Q 2), 51(3), (November 2018 ), pp. 595-619.

“Satisfaction and commitment towards a blended learning finance course: evidence from using an Investment Model”, Research in International Business & Finance, (indexed in ISI with Impact factor 6.5, Q 1), Vol 41,( October 2017), pp. 423-433.

“An examination of the relationship between size, age, and financial performance in Islamic banks: evidence from around the world”, Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance ((indexed in ABDC, ABS & Scopus), Vol 12, No. 4 (October- December 2016), pp. 155-178.

“Measuring the medical school educational environment: validating an approach from Saudi Arabia”, (with Sarah A. Alshehri & Thomas D. Erwin), Health Education Journal (indexed in ISI with Impact factor 1.70, Q 2), Vol 71, No 5 (September 2012), pp. 553 – 564.

“The examination of the relationship between the main corporate governance characteristics and the financial performance of Islamic banks: some new evidence”, submitted to a journal.

“Capital structure and firm performance: Islamic versus conventional financing” submitted to a journal.