Philomena Leung
- Personal Title: Professor
- Position: Associate Dean - International and Corporate Engagement - Faculty of Business and Economics
- Qualifications: PhD RMIT, MAcc Glasgow, HDip(Acc) HKPU
Contact Details
- Phone (+61-2) 9850 4413 (call now)
- Email Philomena Leung
- Fax: (+61-2) 9850-8497
- Room: 707A, building: E4A
Areas of Expertise
- Accounting Ethics
- Auditing
- Corporate Governance
Profile
Professor Philomena Leung was appointed Head and Professor of Accounting and Finance and subsequently Accounting and Corporate Governance in Macquarie University in January 2010. Philomena has held various senior academic leadership roles in Victoria University, RMIT University and Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, in the previous 20 years or so. Prior to joining Macquarie University, Philomena was the Head of Accounting, Economics and Finance at Deakin University, and was also the Chair of Academic Board at Deakin University. Philomena has been actively involved in the Australian accounting profession since 1990s when she migrated from Hong Kong. She has developed different innovative tertiary educational programs such as the Master of Corporate Governance and the Master of Advanced Professional Accounting at Macquarie University, and is currently part of the program management team for the TAFE NSW Associate Degree in Accounting. Philomena's research interests are in Auditing, Ethics and Corporate Governance. She was one of the few academics in the 1990s to implement compulsory accounting ethics education in Hong Kong and in Australia. At present, Philomena is Chair of Education Committee of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Australia, NSW council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, and Panel Chair of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.
In terms of research, Philomena has published extensively in academic journals, in the areas of auditing, ethics, governance, and accounting education. She has published 18 research monographs, 28 refereed articles, 4 consultancy reports, and has received 22 research grants both nationally and internationally. Philomena has led major international research projects in ethics and internal auditing and was the lead researcher commissioned to develop a model for ethics education in accounting for 160 countries under the auspices of the International Federation of Accountants. She is joint editor of Managerial Auditing Journal, and a lead author for the text Modern Auditing and Assurance Services in Australia. Philomena has a PhD (RMIT) and a Master of Accounting and Finance (Glasgow). She was an auditor with one of the international audit firms in Hong Kong before joining academia, and has held senior academic roles since 1976, in Hong Kong, Melbourne and Sydney.
Responsibilities
Head of Department
Staff who report to Philomena:
The Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance
Philomena Reports to:
Professor Mark Gabbott, Executive Dean of Faculty of Business and Economics