Dr Efthymia (Effie) Symitsi
- Position: Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
- Areas of expertise: Corporate Finance; Labor Economics; Entrepreneurship; Risk Management; Asset Pricing; Online Information; Disclosure; Corporate Social Responsibility; Financial Technology/Innovation
- Email: E.Symitsi@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 6854
- Location: 2.13 Maurice Keyworth Building
- Website: Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
Effie is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance. Prior to joining the Leeds University Business School in September 2018, she was a Senior Research Associate on the TILOS Project at Norwich Business School (NBS). She was also an Associate Tutor at Norwich Business School and the School of Computing Sciences teaching Business Finance, International Financial Services, Corporate Financial Management, Critical Issues in Accounting and Business Finance Research, Applied Statistics and Mathematical Statistics. Effie gained valuable experience working in the banking sector at Agricultural Bank and Piraeus Bank in Greece.
Scholarships, Awards & Funding
- Azduna data from Urban Big Data Centre worth of £35k
- Q-step RA Placement Project Leader
- Best Seminar Leader Award (PG)
- Small Research Grant, LUBS (£4,048)
- University of East Anglia, Faculty of Social Sciences, Full Time Scholarship & Research Training Grant for Doctoral Studies
- American Finance Association, Student Travel Grant
- Athens University of Economics and Business, Departmental Scholarship for Academic Excellence in MSc Studies
- Ministry of Education and Culture of Greece, Scholarship for Academic Excellence in BSc Studies
External Roles
Dr Symitsi is an External Examiner for the Accounting and Finance modules (MSc Financial Management) at the University of Manchester-Alliance Manchester Business School.
Responsibilities
- Deputy Director of the PhD Accounting and Finance in the Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance
- Progression and Examination Group (PEG)
- Faculty Equality and Inclusion (EDI) Champion
Research interests
Effie's research interests lie in the areas of Corporate Finance; Labor Economics; Entrepreneurship; Risk Management; Asset Pricing; Online Information; Disclosure; Corporate Social Responsibility; Financial Technology/Innovation
Effie’s research has attracted interest from several media outlets. Among others, her work a has been featured at: Moneyish, Yahoo!news, World Economic Forum, businessadvice, The conversation, HR Zone, Independent, MoneyWeek. Her published work on Public Opinion Quarterly and Expert Systems with Applications have been adapted from Glassdoor to release an employee confidence index for predicting the US economy.
Qualifications
- PhD in Finance, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, UK
- MSc in Accounting and Finance, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
- BSc in Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Professional memberships
- American Finance Association
- European Finance Association
- Higher Education Academy, Associate Fellow
Student education
Undergraduate
- LUBS2205 Corporate Finance
- LUBS2206 Corporate Financial Management
Previous teaching experience at undergraduate/postgraduate/doctoral level includes Advanced Finance, Critical Skills for the Finance Professional, Applied Finance, Behavioural Finance, Applied Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, Using R for Reproducible Research Methods (PGR Training Seminar), Business Finance, International Financial Services, Critical Issues in Accounting and Business Finance Research, Corporate Financial Management.
I am an academic personal tutor, supervise dissertations and research projects, and act as a PhD supervisor.
Research groups and institutes
- Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance
- Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change