Dr John Nolan
Lecturer in Accountancy & Finance
J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, University of Galway
John is a lecturer in the Accountancy & Finance Discipline and Programme Director on the MSc Corporate Finance in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at University of Galway. John is a graduate of Dublin City University (DCU) having completed a BA in Accounting & Finance along with an MSc in Finance and Capital Markets. Following this, John completed his Chartered Accountants Ireland training contract (ACA) with KPMG Corporate Finance in Dublin. Prior to joining University of Galway, John was an assistant professor in accounting in DCU for seven years.
John completed his PhD at DCU in 2021. His thesis focused on how financial literacy manifests itself as a social practice. It was undertaken in collaboration with Teagasc and explored financial literacy on family farms. John was the Chair of the 2023 IAFA Conference being hosted in University of Galway.
John teaches in the area of financial reporting and corporate finance and has experience of teaching at undergraduate, postgraduate, executive education, and professional examination levels.
John's work contributes to these SDGs
Teaching
John teaches in the area of financial reporting and corporate finance and has experience of teaching at undergraduate, postgraduate, executive education, and professional examination levels.
Modules include: AY326 International Financial Reporting; AY5108 Introduction to Corporate Finance; AY5136 Financial Management & Taxation; AY5105 Advanced Corporate Finance
These modules support Targets: 4.4 - Increase the number of people with relevant skills for financial success, 4.6 - Universal literacy and numeracy, 4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship; 8.1 - Sustainable economic growth, 8.6 - Promote youth employment, education and training, 8.10 - Universal access to banking, insurance and financial services
Direct impact SDG Targets
2.A - Invest in rural infrastructure, agricultural research, technology and gene banks
4.4 - Increase the number of people with relevant skills for financial success
4.6 - Universal literacy and numeracy
4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship
8.6 - Promote youth employment, education and training
Indirect
1.3 - Implement social protection systems
1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources
4.3 - Equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education
8.1 - Sustainable economic growth
8.3 - Promote policies to support job creation and growing enterprises
8.10 - Universal access to banking, insurance and financial services
17.14 - Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development
Research
Research
John's research interests are in the field of financial literacy, both at a personal and MSME level. Specifically, he is interested in exploring financial literacy through a social and cultural lens to understand what constitutes financial literacy in different contexts and the implications this has for issues such as financial inclusion and financial education. John is also interested in the area of MSME financial management with a particular focus on micro and small enterprises.
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