Meet the expert: Nafisa Usman
Meet Nafisa Usman, Lecturer in Financial Technology and Digital Business at Salford Business School.
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Meet Nafisa Usman, Lecturer in Financial Technology and Digital Business at Salford Business School.
Meet Dr Adrian Monaghan, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for MSc International Business here at Salford Business School. Having worked at a French multinational firm, he became inspired to pursue a career in academia and apply his knowledge to teaching students about international business.
Meet Aimee-Leigh Youngson, Lecturer in People Management and Programme Leader of Business Management at Salford Business School. It wasn’t until studying at Salford when Aimee became interested in pursuing academia as a career path, finding a passion in business management and how artificial intelligence (AI) can help support academic and professional development.
Meet Charlene Pattison, Lecturer in Accounting and Deputy Programme Leader here at Salford Business School with a passion for advocating for inclusive education.
Meet Dr Mandeep Saini, Lecturer in Supply Chains, Procurement, and Project Management here at Salford Business School. A Salford alumnus, Mandeep has explored complex systems and sustainable operations both as a student and academic.
Meet Dr Ahmad Hatamabadi Farahani, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance here at Salford Business School. With over two decades of experience across Europe, Ahmad combines professional and academic expertise to deliver a dynamic approach to finance education.
Stephen’s professional journey bridges industry and academia, shaped by his experience in the telecommunications, engineering, and legal sectors. These diverse roles have informed his research interests and pedagogical approach and have contributed to his development as an educator committed to research and practice-informed teaching.
Dr Cecila Diaz Ordonez has always been a curious person. After 15 years of working in casinos, she became fascinated by the relationship between digital brand engagement and consumer behaviour.
Meet Dr Ayesha Chowdhury, Lecturer in Law here at Salford Business School, and a keen academic who has spent years researching a series of complex legal fields, including Terrorism Law, Human Rights Law, and Legal Ethics and Concepts. Inspired by her family’s own passion for education, she decided early in her career to leave her prestigious Barrister role and pursue a role in academia.
Whilst travelling the world working for an international bank, Sandra Donnelly realised her true ambition was to help inspire the next generation of ethically conscious business leaders. After spending several years teaching in a secondary school, she returned to university to further her own research and hasn’t looked back since.