FACULTY BIO

Dr. Yomna Abdulla received her Ph.D in Finance from University of Manchester, U.K. and MSc in Financial Forecasting and Investment from University of Glasgow, U.K. Currently, Dr. Yomna is an Associate Professor at the College of Business Administration, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Bahrain. Her research area of expertise is empirical issues in corporate finance including trade credit, working capital, debt maturity, capital structure and financial policies in public versus private firms as well as FinTech and Islamic Finance. Her studies have been nominated various Best Paper Awards at the FMA Annual Meetings (Semi-finalist) and European Conference (Finalist), as well as the European Financial Management Association (EFMA) Conference. Yomna’s research has appeared in reputable finance journal such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance. Yomna serves regularly as a reviewer for Finance academic journals.