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Areas of expertise: accounting; auditing; finance; corporate governance; corporate disclosure; esg; sustainability reporting; climate risk; financial reporting; corporate tax avoidance; management control systems
Phone: +61 7 3623 7117
Email: Adam.Arian@acu.edu.au
Location: ACU Brisbane Campus
HDR Supervisor accreditation status: HDR Supervisor (Full)
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1438-5020
Dr Adam Arian is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Auditing and Finance at Australian Catholic University and an internationally active researcher specialising in corporate governance, sustainability reporting, and the financial implications of climate risk. He holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Southern Queensland and serves as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at UniSQ.
His research focuses on how governance structures, corporate disclosure practices, and ESG performance influence financial outcomes, risk management, and investment behaviour. His work has been published in leading journals, including Meditari Accountancy Research, International Review of Economics and Finance, Applied Economics, and Accounting Education. His research has received international recognition, including a Highly Cited Paper award from Emerald (2023), and contributes to global policy and academic debates on sustainability and corporate accountability.
Dr Arian actively contributes to the scholarly community through editorial leadership and peer review. He is an Associate Editor for Applied Economics, and Applied Economics letters, serves on the Editorial Board of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Springer Nature), and holds additional editorial roles across international journals.
Beyond academic publishing, he maintains strong international engagement and industry collaboration. He has been invited as a Visiting Professor in Vietnam, presents regularly at major international conferences, and contributes research commentary to public and policy-focused outlets including the London School of Economics Impact and The Conversation.
Dr Arian is also recognised and awarded for teaching excellence and curriculum innovation. He has consistently achieved student evaluation scores above faculty benchmarks and has been formally commended by the Executive Dean for outstanding teaching performance. His teaching integrates industry-oriented approaches and emerging technologies to enhance employability outcomes for accounting graduates.
His research interests include corporate disclosure, ESG and climate risk, auditing, corporate tax behaviour, management control systems, and sustainable finance.