Summary
Dr Samah Issa joined Sheffield Business School (SBS) in September 2014. She holds a BSc in Economics, an MSc in International Finance, and a PhD degree in Finance from Essex Business School. Prior to joining Sheffield Hallam, Samah worked as a Research and Teaching Assistant at Essex Business School where she taught several Banking and Finance modules and assisted in various research projects. Before moving to academia, Samah also previously worked in the commercial banking sector.
At Sheffield Business School, Samah is the DBA Collaborative Course Leader managing the delivery of the program in Sheffield, Munich and Zagreb. Samah's teaching responsibilities at SBS include Banking and Financial Markets (postgraduate), Global Investment Banking and Understanding Financial Services (undergraduate).
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About
Qualifications
- 2016: Post Graduate Certificate (PgCert) Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- 2014: PhD Banking and Finance, University of Essex, United Kingdom
- 2009: MSc International Finance, University of Essex, United Kingdom
Senior Lecturer
Teaching expertise
- Finance and Banking
Research
- Banking Competition and Concentration
- Banking in Emerging Markets
- Convergence issues in Banking
- Financial Stability
- Mergers and Acquisitions
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Teaching
Department of Finance, Accounting and Business Systems
Sheffield Business School
Finance and Banking
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Publications
Journal articles
Issa, S., Girardone, C., & Snaith, S. (2020). Banking competition, convergence and growth across macro-regions of MENA. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2020.10.014
Conference papers
Issa, S., Girardone, C., & Snaith, S. (2017). Banking competition, convergence and economic growth across macro-regions of MENA. In Annual conference of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA), Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh, 10 April 2017 - 12 April 2017. British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA)
Issa, S., Girardone, C., & Snaith, S. (2013). Market conditions and soundness: Islamic and conventional banks in MENA. In XXII International Conference on Money, Banking and Finance, Rome.
Issa, S., Girardone, C., & Snaith, S. (2012). Contagion in the MENA region. In Annual Conference of the European Association of University Teachers in Banking and Finance, Malta.
Reports
Issa, S., Girardone, C., & Snaith, S. (2020). Banking competition, convergence and growth across macro-regions of MENA. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2020.10.014
Posters
Patterson, E., Matthias, O., Issa, S., & Wagner, D. (2019). The Use of a Decision Support System (DSS) in the Surety Pre-qualification Process: A Multi-level Framework. Presented at: 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Boston, Massachusetts
Patterson, E., Matthias, O., Issa, S., & Wagner, D. (2019). The Use of a Decision Support System (DSS) in the Surety Pre-qualification Process: A Multi-level Framework. Presented at: 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Boston, Massachusetts