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Biography
Aya joined Aston University in 2021 as a teaching fellow. She teaches Finance at both undergraduate and Master's levels. Aya discovered her passion for teaching in higher education when she started teaching at the University of Exeter in 2015, where she won the student-nominated best postgraduate teaching assistant award. Aya has also previously taught at Lancaster University. She is passionate about raising awareness around finance-related topics and their implications beyond the classroom. In particular, Aya enjoys helping students connect what they learn in class to their lives to make better financial decisions and prepare them for finance-related jobs after graduation.
Qualifications
Aya attained her PhD in Economics from Lancaster University after completing an MSc in Finance and BSc in Mathematics from the American University of Beirut. Aya was awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.
Research Interests
Her research interests generally lie in Applied financial econometrics and, more specifically, modelling mixed frequency financial and economic data and time-varying parameters using Bayesian analysis.
Teaching Activity
BS3396 Portfolio Management and Behavioural Finance
BFM120 Invesment Management
BFM164 Fixed Income Securities
BFM119 Security Analysis
Membership of Professional Bodies
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Education/Academic qualification
PG Cert, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Award Date: 31 Dec 2022
PhD, Essays on Models with Mixed Frequency Data and Time Varying Parameters, Lancaster University Management School
Award Date: 1 Sept 2022
MSc, Finance
Award Date: 31 Jul 2016
BSc, Mathematics
Award Date: 31 May 2015
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