Dr Elisabeth Sinnewe
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Accountancy
Biography
Elisabeth holds a PhD in Accounting & Finance and a Master of Professional Accounting from Southern Cross University as well as a Bachelor of Business in Accounting/Finance & Economics from the Wiesbaden Business School, Germany. Prior to joining QUT, Elisabeth taught across a number of undergraduate and postgraduate Accounting & Finance courses such as Financial Information for Decision Making, Finance for Investment & Business, Financial Accounting, Business Finance and Quantitative Methods for Commerce. While her main research interests are financial disclosure & capital markets, superannuation fund performance reporting as well as financial sustainability of public sector entities, she also provides econometric analyses for a range of social science and applied economics projects. Elisabeth worked in the German Finance industry (Forsa Portfolio Management GmbH, Deutsche Börse Group), in the Airline industry in Germany (Star Alliance GmbH) as well as in the public sector in Canada (EasyPark Parking Corporation of Vancouver, British Columbia).Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Accountancy
Keywords
personal finance, behavioural finance, financial planning, environmental finance, environmental accountability
Research field
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD - Accounting & Finance (Southern Cross University)
Teaching
Teaching experience:
- Superannuation and Retirement Planning at the undergraduate and postgraduate level;
- Financial Planning Principles and Regulation at the postgraduate level; and
- Financial Plan Construction and Behavioural Client Management at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Elisabeth designed the Financial Planning Principles and Regulation unit to foster a deeper understanding of financial planning concepts. Her teaching approach links industry engagement with evidence-based teaching to offer students real-world insights and to develop their critical thinking ability.
Publications
- Sinnewe, E. & Nicholson, G. (2023). Healthy financial habits in young adults: An exploratory study of the relationship between subjective financial literacy, engagement with finances, and financial decision-making. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 57(1), 564–592. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/238849
- Rahman, S., Sinnewe, E., Chapple, L. & Osborne, S. (2023). Environment-specific political risk mitigation: Political lobbying versus green innovation. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/242166
- Sinnewe, E., Yao, T. & de Zwaan, L. (2023). Developing critical thinking: An examination of contemporary practices in accounting. Accounting and Finance, 63(1), 403–425. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237940
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Elisabeth, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- The adoption of robo-advice within Australia's personal financial advice sector: Examining dimensions of trust (Adopters’ and Non-adopters’) and other factors that individuals consider in using robo-advice
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Belinda Luke