Meet our faculty
Our Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance faculty have been carefully selected for their proven track record in their respective, specialist fields of financial crime. They are practitioners and thought leaders from business, higher education, government and the not-for-profit world.
Meet the Academy team
Professor Andreas Chai
Director
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Associate Professor Jacqueline Drew
Deputy Director
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Professor Ernest Foo
Deputy Director
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Professor Shireenjit Johl
Deputy Director
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Ms Danielle Clarke
Head of Partnerships
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Mr David Bartlett
Lecturer
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Melissa Belle Isle
Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Dr Richard Copp
Senior Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
L. Fernando Distadio
Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Professor Brett Freudenber
Professor
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Professor Benoit Leclerc
Professor
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Kaiwen Leong
Member
Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
Dr Ingrid Millar
Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Dr Gurmeet Singh Bhabra
Senior Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Associate Professor Kaile Su
Associate Professor
School of Information and Communication Technology
Dr Hui Tian
Discipline Head (Computer Science)
School of Information and Communication Technology
Professor Michael Townsley
Professor
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Margo van Felius
Lecturer
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Tom Verhelst
Program Director
Relational Insights Data Lab (RIDL)
Professor Alan Wee-Chung Liew
Head of School
School of Information and Communication Technology
Dr Victor Wong
Senior Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Meet our PhD Candidates
Samuel Haak
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics.
Samuel Haak is a PhD student and scholarship recipient in Economics from Griffith University in Brisbane. His research is conducted through the Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance, and is principally focused on the economic costs and benefits of Australia's anti-money laundering laws. He currently holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of the Sunshine Coast, and a Bachelor of Business (Honours) from Griffith University.
Awais Farid Khan
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics.
Awais Farid Khan is a PhD student and scholarship recipient in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at Griffith University. He has 12 years experience in the banking industry, performing various roles in retail banking during his professional career. De-banking, Financial Crime and FATF Regulations are main topics of Awais' research. He is pursuing the impact of these topics on the risk-perception of bankers in Pakistan.
Md Omar Faruq Khan
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics.
Faruq is a PhD student and scholarship recipient at Griffith University, in the department of Accounting, Finance and Economics. He specialises in researching tax crimes and their correlation with corporate behaviour. Faruq's academic journey includes a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from BUET, an MBA from the University of Dhaka, and a Master's in Professional Accounting from Monash University, Australia. Additionally, he brings 10 years of professional experience as a Deputy Commissioner of Tax with the Bangladesh Government.
Md Atiqur Rahman
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics.
Atiqur Rahman is a PhD student and scholarship recipient with the Academy and is investigating the nexus among financial crime, greenwashing, and sustainability assurance. He holds an academic position at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh since 2015. His research papers appeared in reputable international journals of accounting and finance. Atiqur completed MSc (finance) from Strathclyde University, UK under Commonwealth Scholarship, and MBA (Accounting) from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.