Dr. Almaghrabi holds a Ph.D. in
Accounting and Finance (2020) from the University of Glasgow, an MSc. in Accounting
and Finance (2016) from the University of Exeter (Distinction with the Dean’s
commendation 2015/2016) and a BSc. in Finance (2014) from King AbdulAziz University (Excellence with First-Class honours). Her main research interests lie in the fields of corporate
reporting and disclosure as well as market-based accounting. Her research
interests also include corporate finance and investment.
Publications:
- Almaghrabi,
K. S. (2023). Local product market competition
and investment home bias. Journal
of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2023.101846.
- Almaghrabi,
K. S. (2023). Non-operating risk and cash holdings: Evidence from pension
risk. Journal of Banking & Finance, 152.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2023.106878.
- Almaghrabi, K. S., &
Tsalavoutas, I. (2022). Political spending, related voluntary disclosure, and
the cost of public debt. Journal of Financial Stability, 63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2022.101085.
- Almaghrabi, K. S. (2022).
COVID-19 and the cost of bond debt: The role of corporate
diversification. Finance Research Letters. 48(part
B). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2021.102454.
- Almaghrabi, K. S.
(2021). Borrowing during periods of policy uncertainty: The role of
foreign lenders. International Review of Financial
Analysis. 77.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101860.
- Almaghrabi, K. S., Opong,
K., & Tsalavoutas, I. (2021). Compliance with pension-related mandatory
disclosures and debt financing. Journal of Business Finance and
Accounting. 48(1-2) 148-184.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12479.
Working
Papers:
- CEO overconfidence and
accounting treatment of research and development costs by UK listed firms (with
R. Slack, I. Tsalavoutas, and F. Tsoligkas).
Awards:
- The Rector’s Award for
Excellence and Creativity in Distance Teaching - 2021/2022, King Abdulaziz University.
- ‘Best PhD paper’ at the
British Accounting and Finance Association North Area Group (BAFA NAG)
Conference for a paper entitled ‘Voluntary disclosure of corporate political
spending and the cost of debt: Evidence from the public debt market’.
- The Dean’s Commendation Award 2016 for outstanding
academic performance in the Accounting and Finance MSc programme,
University of Exeter.
External
Engagement:
- Part of the Adam Smith
Observatory of Corporate Reporting Practices (University of Glasgow).
- Acting as an Ad hoc
reviewer for a large number of journals.
Conferences and Workshops:
2022: The 14th IAAER World Congress of Accounting Educators and Researchers, Paris, France.*
2022: The 44th European
Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Conference, Bergen, Norway.
2022: The British Accounting
and Finance Association (BAFA), Nottingham, UK.*
2021: The 2nd Financial Management
& Accounting Research Conference (FMARC), Paphos, Cyprus.*
2021: The British Accounting
and Finance Association (BAFA) (Virtual).*
2021: European Financial Reporting
(EUFIN) workshop (Virtual).*
2021: University
of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.*
2020: University of Essex, Essex,
UK.*
2019: The British Accounting and
Finance Association (BAFA) North Area Group Conference, Coventry, UK.
2019: The 2nd International
Symposium in Finance (ISF), Crete, Greece.*
2019: Financial Reporting and
Business Communication (FRBC), 23rd Annual Conference, Reading,
UK.
2019: The 42nd European Accounting
Association (EAA) Annual Conference, Paphos, Cyprus.
2019: The 1st Financial Management
& Accounting Research Conference (FMARC), Limassol, Cyprus.
2019: The British Accounting and
Finance Association (BAFA), Birmingham, UK.
2018: The 14th Workshop on European
Financial Reporting, Stockholm, Sweden.
2018: The British Accounting and
Finance Association (BAFA) Scottish Area Annual Conference, Dundee, UK.
2018: Financial Reporting and
Business Communication, 22nd Annual Conference, Bristol, UK.
2018: Scottish Doctoral Colloquium
in Accounting and Finance (ScotDoc- 2018), Glasgow, UK.
2018: The British Accounting and
Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference, London, UK.
2017: The 13th Workshop on European
Financial Reporting, Florence, Italy.
2017: Financial Reporting and
Business Communication (FRBC), 21st Annual Conference, Durham, UK.
2017: Scottish Doctoral Colloquium
in Accounting and Finance (ScotDoc- 2017), Edinburgh, UK.
* Presentations by co-authors
Conference
Attendance:
2021: The European Finance
Association (EFA) 48th Annual Meeting (Virtual).
2021: Journal of Business
Finance & Accounting (JBFA) Capital Market Conference (Virtual).
2021: Journal of Financial
and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA) COVID-19 Symposium (Virtual).
2020: The European Finance
Association (EFA) 47th Annual Meeting (Virtual).