Doctorate at University of Wollongong, Australia
(📊) Profiles
📚 Academic Background
Lecturer Walid El Hamad earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting from the University of Wollongong in 2021. His doctoral thesis, “A Spectacular Production: NEITI, Transparency, and Accountability in the Extractive Industry in Nigeria,” reflects his deep engagement with critical issues in the field. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours (Class I) (2016) and a Bachelor of Commerce Accounting (Dean’s Scholar) (2015), both from the University of Wollongong. Earlier, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in History from the Lebanese University, Lebanon, in 2005.
💼 Professional Experience
Currently, Walid serves as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Law, School of Business – Accounting at the University of Wollongong (2024 – Present). He previously held the role of Career Development Fellow in Accounting at the same institution (2022 – 2024). His teaching experience includes delivering the course ACCY902 – Applied Financial Accounting in 2022. Walid has also contributed as a Reviewer for the Pacific Accounting Review in 2023 and has worked as a Research Assistant on various projects, including Social Reporting Accounting at the University of South Australia and the Australian Aviation Industry at Western Sydney University.
🏆 Awards and Recognitions
Walid’s excellence has been recognized with multiple nominations for the UOW VC Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning in 2019 and 2023. Additionally, his PhD thesis received an Examiners’ Commendation for Outstanding PhD Thesis in 2021, highlighting the impact and quality of his research work.
🔍 Research Activities
Walid’s research contributions include a peer-reviewed conference paper titled “A Spectacular Production: NEITI, Transparency, and Accountability in the Extractive Industry in Nigeria” (2021, University of Wollongong). His articles have been published in notable journals such as The Extractive Industries and Society and Pacific Accounting Review. He co-authored a chapter on the aviation industry’s post-pandemic future in the book Digitalization and the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Aviation Industry (2022). His working paper, “Extracting Transparency: NEITI as an Integrated Megaspectacle,” is currently under revision and resubmission at Meditari.
📈 Professional Development
Walid is committed to his ongoing professional development, having participated in Teaching in Focus workshops to discover his authentic teaching style and to engage students in active learning (2023). He is also involved in the Early Career Academic Development Program (2024 – Present), reflecting his dedication to continuous improvement and academic excellence.
📖 Publication
Article Title: Transparency and public accountability: Does the Nigerian extractive industries transparency initiative deliver?
Authors: Walid El Hamad, Sanja Pupovac, Lee Moerman
Journal: Extractive Industries and Society
Year: 2024
Article Title: Chevron Australia and Tax Justice Network: a case of rhetoric
Authors: Walid El Hamad, Lee Moerman, Sanja Pupovac
Journal: Pacific Accounting Review
Year: 2023