Key details
Dr Kalliopi Chatzi
Lecturer in Financial Accounting
Dr Kalliopi Chatzi is an academic researcher and Lecturer in Financial Accounting at the University of Greenwich. She holds a PhD in Accounting from the International Hellenic University (IHU). Her doctoral research examined corporate tax aggressiveness and tax audits, using the Greek Tax Certificate as a natural experiment to investigate how audit regulation affects corporate tax behaviour and audit pricing.
Prior to joining the University of Greenwich, Dr Chatzi served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Accounting at the International Hellenic University.
She holds a BSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Macedonia and an MSc in International Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Management from the University Centre of International Programmes of Studies (UCIPS) of the International Hellenic University.
Dr Chatzi’s research agenda focuses on tax avoidance, auditing, boardroom diversity, and climate change exposure, with several working papers at advanced stages targeting academic international journals.
Responsibilities within the university
Conduct high-quality research and teaching in the areas of Financial Accounting. Deliver high-quality education in a variety of formats, as well as research and enterprise activities. Contribute to the delivery of teaching, course development, and participate in the research carried out in the department. Contribute to the design and delivery of teaching activities, reflecting your subject specialism, appropriate for the needs of a diverse student body, across the range of courses offered. Engage in research and professional practice and contribute to the research profile and to the REF submission.
Recognition
Ad-hoc Reviewer for:
- Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation (ABS 3)
- Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (ABS 2)
- Journal of Accounting & Organisational Change (ABS 2)
Research / Scholarly interests
Dr Chatzi’s research interests lie in corporate tax avoidance and tax aggressiveness, audit regulation and audit pricing, board gender diversity and corporate governance, climate change exposure and accounting outcomes, as well as financial reporting and international accounting. Her work primarily employs archival research methods and exploits regulatory and institutional settings to examine issues of corporate accountability, financial transparency, and the economic consequences of governance and audit mechanisms.
Presentations
- European Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Congress, Rome, 2025
- Financial Reporting and Business Communication (FRBC) Conferences:
- Cagliari (2022)
- Bath (2023)
- Athens (2025)
- Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association Conference, Athens, 2024