Marwa is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Accounting and Finance at Newcastle University Business School (NUBS), holding a PhD. from Lancaster University. The acting Ethics Convenor for the Business School. A module leader for Stage 3 Management Accounting (and its streamline Erasmus module), operating across Newcastle and London sites. Teaching a variety of other accounting and finance modules e.g. (i) Case Studies in Finance, Business & Accounting; and (ii) Accounting, Organization and Society. A deputy head of the Research Group “Accounting, Governance and Accountability” between 2016-2018. Having a teaching experience spanning over 17 years, in several accounting and finance modules taught across Higher Education institutions, located both nationally and internationally (e.g. Lancaster University, Aston University, American university in Cairo, and Cairo University). Have a record of successful Ph.D supervision completion in Accounting & Finance. Supervises a number of Ph.D students in banking & finance, governance, Big Data, social media reporting and earnings management.

Marwa acts as the external examiner for the following postgraduate programs offered by University of Leicester: (i) MSc in Accounting & Finance; (ii) Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance; and (iii) Postgraduate Certificate in Accounting and Finance. She is also the external examiner for the Msc. Program in Islamic Banking & Finance offered by Newman University of Birmingham.

 Secured an ESRC Impact Acceleration Grant-spring call 2016 (Topic: New Financial Technologies and Real Time Audit: Evidence from Big Datasets). 

Secured an International Collaborative Grant 2021 (co-produced with Qatar University).

Selected and featured in the Top 500 List (2021) of the Most Influential Women in Islamic Business and Finance by Cambridge International Financial Advisory.

A peer reviewer in both, ESRC and for the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) since 2016 in the discipline of Future of Work, Accounting, Banking, and Finance. A member of NUBS Steering Committee for The Future of Work and Social Justice in Digital Economy. 

An Editorial Board Member in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Accounting (3*ABS listed) and An Associate Editor in Emerging Market Review. A referee in a number of ABS listed 3*& 4* peer-journals specialised in accounting, finance and banking. Research publications are marked as world-leading research and research interests cover banking and finance, ethical finance, corporate governance, capital market valuations models and merger and acquisitions. Recent working papers reflect multi-disciplinary areas like gender diversity, climate change, social justice & digital economy, and Artificial Intelligence.

Attracted media and news (e.g. NUBS Research Magazine) and published technical articles (e.g. ACCA). She is regularly invited as a guest speaker in internationally recognized academic institutions and research seminars in local and international universities.

She also acted as a member of organising committees for two leading conferences organized by Aston, Durham, Lancaster, Sunway Universities related to the area of Islamic banking and finance during 2014 & 2017; one of which is linked to an ABS listed 3 * journal-special issue.

Bibliographic links:

Research gates: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marwa_Elnahass

Scopus: https://www2.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55873751100

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=a_igTzoAAAAJ&view_op

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marwa-elnahass-b515b169/

• A member of ESRC-GCRF Peer Review Group.
• Research Fellow at GOLCER (Lancaster University Management School).
• Research Interests:

1. Financial Reporting Quality & Earnings Management.
2. FinTech & Blockchains
3. Auditing
4. Corporate Governance
5. Ethical finance, Islamic and conventional Banking

• ACC 3002 : Management Accounting (Module Leader).
• ACC 3022: Erasmus, Management  Accounting (Module Leader) 
• ACC 3000: Case Studies in Finance, Accounting & Business.
• ACC 3016: Accounting, Organization & Society.
• Executive MBA. 

• Elnahass M, Trinh VQ, Li T. Global Banking Stability in the Shadow of COVID-19 Outbreak. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 2021, (ePub ahead of Print).
• Abdelsalam O, Elnahass M, Batten JA, Mollah S. New insights into bank asset securitization: The impact of religiosity. Journal of Financial Stability 2021, 54, 100854.
• Inkster B, Digital Mental Health Data Insights Group, Elliott K, Elnahass M, Smeddinck J. Early Warning Signs of a Mental Health Tsunami: A Coordinated Response to Gather Initial Data Insights From Multiple Digital Services Providers. Frontiers in Digital Health 2021, 2, 578902.
• Trinh VQ, Elnahass M, Cao ND. The Value Relevance of Bank Cash Holdings: The Moderating Effect of Board Busyness. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money 2021, epub ahead of print.
• Trinh VQ, Elnahass M, Salama A. Board busyness and new insights into alternative bank dividends models. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 2021, 56, 1289-1328.
• Elnahass M, Omoteso K, Salama A, Trinh VQ. Differential market valuations of board busyness across alternative banking models. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 2020, 55, 201–238.
• Elnahass M, Salama A, Trinh VQ. Firm Valuations and Board Compensation: Evidence From Alternative Banking Models. Global Finance Journal 2020, (ePub ahead of Print).
• Alsaifi K, Elnahass M, Salama A. Market responses to firms’ voluntary carbon disclosure: Empirical evidence from the United Kingdom. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 262, 121377.
• Abdelsalam O, Elnahass M, Ahmed H, Williams J. Asset Securitizations and Bank Stability: Evidence from Different Banking Systems. Global Finance Journal 2020, (ePub ahead of Print).
• Alsaifi K, Elnahass M, Salama A. Carbon Disclosure and Financial Performance: UK Environmental Policy. Business Strategy and the Environment 2020, 29(2), 711-726.
• Elnahass M, Doukakis L. Market valuations of bargain purchase gains: are these true gains under IFRS?. Accounting and Business Research 2019, 49(7), 753-784.
• Trinh VQ, Elnahass M, Salama A, Izzeldin M. Board Busyness, Performance and Financial Stability: Does Bank Type Matter?. The European Journal of Finance 2019, 26(7-8), 774-801.
• Albarrak MS, Elnahass M, Salama A. The effect of carbon dissemination on cost of equity. Business Strategy and the Environment 2019, 28(6), 1179-1198.
• Albarrak MS, Elnahass M, Papagiannidis S, Salama A. The effect of twitter dissemination on cost of equity: A big data approach. International Journal of Information Management 2019, 50, 1-16.
• Elnahass M, Doukakis L. Market Valuations of Bargain Purchase Gains: Are these True Gains under IFRS?. Accounting and Business Research 2019, 49(7), 753-784.
• Elnahass M. Banking Governance, Performance and Risk-Taking (Conventional Banks versus Islamic Banks) by Faten Ben Bouheni, Chantal Ammi and Aldo Levy (2016) [Book review]. The International Journal of Accounting 2019, 54(3), 1980003.
• Elnahass M, Izzeldin M, Steele G. Capital and Earnings Management: Evidence from Alternative Banking Business Models. The International Journal of Accounting 2018, 53(1), 20-32.
• Karbhari Y, Muye IM, Hasan AF, Elnahass M. Governance Mechanisms and Efficiency: Evidence from an Alternative Insurance (Takaful) Market. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money 2018, 56, 71-92.
• Abdelsalam O, Elnahass M, Mollah S. Religiosity and Bank Asset Securitization: Does Bank Type Matter?. 2017.
• Abdelsalam O, Elnahass M, Mollah S. Asset Securitization and Bank Risk: Do Religiosity or Ownership Structure Matter?. SSRN 2017.
• Abdelsalam O, Elnahass M, Mollah S. Religiosity and Bank Asset Securitization. SSRN 2017.
• Abdelsalam O, Dimitropoulos P, Elnahass M, Leventis S. Earnings management behaviors under different monitoring mechanisms: The case of Islamic and conventional banks. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 2016, 132(Supp), 155-173.
• Elnahas M, Izzeldin M. Financial Services facing upheaval prior to IFRS 9 implementation. Snapshot 2016.
• Elnahass M, Izzeldin M, Abdelsalam O. Loan loss provisions, bank valuations and discretion: a comparative study between conventional and Islamic banks. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 2014, 103(Supplement), S160-S173.
• Hegazy M, Elnahas M. An Analysis of Multi-Location Audit Risk Factors and the Improvement of the Audit Process: An Empirical Study. Journal of Economics and Engineering 2012, 3(1).
• Hegazy M, Elnahass M. An Assessment of the Multilocation Audit Engagements for the Improvement of the Audit Efficiency and Effectiveness: An Empirical Study within the Egyptian Setting. 2011. In Preparation.
• Elnahass M, Hegazy M. An Empirical Study and Assessment of the Multiple Action Audit Risk Factors. Journal of Accounting, Management, and Insurance Review 2008, 385-425.