Dr. Daphne Lau
The Business School

Dr. Daphne Lau

Dr. Daphne Lau

Before joining BUV, Daphne served as a Research Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (AACSB and EQUIS accredited). She holds a Ph.D. in Accountancy from the City University of Hong Kong (AACSB and EQUIS accredited). Daphne was awarded a Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, recognizing her exceptional research abilities, strong interpersonal skills, and outstanding leadership capabilities.

Daphne is deeply committed to research-led teaching, emphasizing the practical applications of theoretical concepts. Her teaching abilities are well recognized through positive evaluation feedback from students (with teaching excellence award) at both undergraduate and postgraduate Accounting and Finance subjects.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • City University of Hong Kong, Doctor of Philosophy in Accountancy
  • Lingnan University (Hong Kong), Master of Philosophy in Business
  • Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Accountancy
  • City University of Hong Kong, Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons)

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • British University Vietnam (BUV)
    Lecturer (2025 – Current)
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
    Research Assistant Professor (2023 – 2025)

RESEARCH AREAS / FIELDS

  • Climate risk management
  • Auditing
  • Disclosure

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  • JIANG Like, LAU Sze-Man Daphne, SU Lixin Nancy, and WONG Ho-Yin William (2022)
    Financial Reporting Consequences of Natural Disasters: Evidence from the Impact of Resource Constraints at Audit Offices on Non-Affected Clients
    Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Volume 41, Issue 6

RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / EXHIBITIONS

  • European Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Congress
    2024 Bucharest, Romania; 2022 Bergen, Norway
  • Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Annual Conference
    2022 Saskatoon, Canada (virtual)
  • Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference
    2022 Melbourne, Australia
  • Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) Annual Conference
    2022 Hong Kong (virtual)
  • American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting
    2019 San Francisco, United States

RESEARCH GRANTS

  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Start-up Fund for RAPs under the Strategic Hiring Scheme – HK$250,000
  • City University of Hong Kong
    Prestigious Conference Award – HK$39,000
  • Research Grants Council of the HKSAR government
    Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship – HK$903,600

AWARDS & HONOURS 

  • Incentive award for General Research Fund proposal, School of Accounting and Finance – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Ph.D. Student Teaching Excellence Award, City University of Hong Kong
  • College of Business BBA (Tutorial) Teaching Excellence Award, City University of Hong Kong
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