Meredith Tharapos

About

Meredith is an Associate Professor and Head of the Accounting Department at RMIT University. Meredith’s research is broadly concerned with behavioural issues within the field of accounting, and includes educational, cultural and accountability aspects. Her research interests include cultural diversity management, student satisfaction, graduate employability, transnational education and accountability. Meredith’s award-winning student-centred teaching approach, underpinned by her research surrounding cultural intelligence, is based around the generation of a supportive and inclusive learning environment. She is passionate about creating active, applied and authentic educational experiences for her students. Meredith's teaching has been recognised through the receipt of numerous awards including an RMIT University Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning and an Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. Meredith is the Australian Chair of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Accounting Education Special Interest Group and was a previous convenor of the RMIT Accounting Educators’ Conference for six years. She holds editorial roles on several international accounting education journals. Meredith is an active member of accounting professional bodies CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), and a fellow of CPA Australia.

Work

RMIT University

Associate Professor

Australia

Jan 2023→ Present

RMIT University

Senior Lecturer

Australia

Jan 2019→ Jan 2023

RMIT University

Lecturer

Australia

Jan 2016→ Jan 2018

RMIT University

Associate Lecturer

Australia

Jan 2008→ Jan 2015

RMIT University

Sessional Lecturer

Australia

Jan 2006→ Jan 2008

Association of Xiamen Expatriates

President

China

Jan 2003→ Jan 2005

RMIT University

Sessional Lecturer

Australia

Jan 1992→ Jan 2002

ASX

Companies Officer

Australia

Jan 1984→ Jan 1989

Touche Ross (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu)

Auditor

Australia

Jan 1983→ Jan 1984

Education

RMIT University

Australia

Jan 1983→ Jan 1984

PhD

RMIT University

Australia

Jan 1983→ Jan 1984

Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning

University of Melbourne

Australia

Jan 1983→ Jan 1984

Bachelor of Commerce

Publications

Generative AI in Accounting Education: Evaluating ChatGPT's Role in Assessment and Skill Development

Accounting and Finance

journal-article

Learning accounting through visual representations

SSRN Electronic Journal

journal-article

Does culture influence the development of personality traits of accounting students at Indian universities?

Accounting Education

journal-article

The Nexus Between Self‐Efficacy and Professional Skills Development Among Accounting Students: Do Social and Cultural Factors Matter?

Accounting and Finance

Jan 2025

journal-article

Using an extended professional project to develop professional skills among rural South African accounting students

Accounting Education

Jan 2025

journal-article

Developing cross-cultural capabilities in foreign accounting educators: the role of cultural intelligence

Accounting Education

Jan 2025

journal-article

Using an extended professional project to develop professional skills among rural South African accounting students

Accounting Education

Jan 2025

journal-article

How do women accounting and finance professors develop and leverage their capitals for career advancement?

The British Accounting Review

Jan 2025

journal-article

How do women accounting and finance professors develop and leverage their capitals for career advancement?

British Accounting Review

Jan 2025

journal-article

Accounting students' motivation during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A self‐determination theory perspective

Accounting & Finance

Jan 2025

journal-article

Generative AI in Accounting Education: Evaluating ChatGPT's Role in Assessment and Skill Development

Accounting & Finance

Jan 2025

journal-article

The Nexus Between Self‐Efficacy and Professional Skills Development Among Accounting Students: Do Social and Cultural Factors Matter?

Accounting & Finance

Jan 2025

journal-article

Accounting students' motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A self-determination theory perspective

Accounting and Finance

Jan 2025

journal-article

Accounting Faculty’s Motivation to Engage in Academic Citizenship: Evidence from Australia and New Zealand

Issues in Accounting Education

Jan 2024

journal-article

Accounting Faculty’s Motivation to Engage in Academic Citizenship: Evidence from Australia and New Zealand

Issues in Accounting Education

Jan 2024

journal-article

An examination of self-efficacy and sense of belonging on accounting student achievement

Accounting and Finance

Jan 2024

journal-article

An examination of self‐efficacy and sense of belonging on accounting student achievement

Accounting & Finance

Jan 2024

journal-article

Does culture influence the development of personality traits of accounting students at Indian universities?

Accounting Education

Jan 2024

journal-article

Effective teaching, student engagement and student satisfaction during the Covid‐19 pandemic: Evidence from business students' qualitative survey evaluations

Accounting & Finance

Jan 2023

journal-article

Handbook of Accounting, Accountability and Governance

Jan 2023

book

Accounting graduate employability: employer perspectives on skills and attributes of international graduates

Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

Accounting graduate employability: employer perspectives on skills and attributes of international graduates

Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

COVID-19 and accounting, accountability and governance

Jan 2023

book-chapter

COVID-19 and accounting, accountability and governance

Jan 2023

book-chapter

Data mining: will first-year results predict the likelihood of completing subsequent units in accounting programs?

Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

Data mining: will first-year results predict the likelihood of completing subsequent units in accounting programs?

Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Accounting Education

Issues in Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Accounting Education

Issues in Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Accounting Education

Issues in Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

Effective teaching, student engagement and student satisfaction during the Covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from business students' qualitative survey evaluations

Accounting and Finance

Jan 2023

journal-article

Motivation and hygiene factors for curriculum (re)development and the embedding of technology in accounting programmes

Accounting and Finance

Jan 2023

journal-article

Motivation and hygiene factors for curriculum (re)development and the embedding of technology in accounting programmes

Accounting & Finance

Jan 2023

journal-article

Revitalising the enterprise university post-COVID 19: a focus on business schools

Meditari:Accountancy Research

Jan 2023

journal-article

Revitalising the enterprise university post-COVID 19: a focus on business schools

Meditari Accountancy Research

Jan 2023

journal-article

The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?

Issues in Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?

Issues in Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

What processes do academics undertake in an international teaching experience that reveal their cultural intelligence?

Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

What processes do academics undertake in an international teaching experience that reveal their cultural intelligence?

Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

What processes do academics undertake in an international teaching experience that reveal their cultural intelligence?

Accounting Education

Jan 2023

journal-article

Accounting graduate employability: employer perspectives on skills and attributes of international graduates

Accounting Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

(Re)constructing identity in the transnational classroom: the student perspective

Accounting Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

Revitalising the enterprise university post-COVID 19: a focus on business schools

Meditari Accountancy Research

Jan 2022

journal-article

(Re)constructing identity in the transnational classroom: the student perspective

Accounting Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

(Re)constructing identity in the transnational classroom: the student perspective

Accounting Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

Opportunity in an uncertain future: reconceptualising accounting education for the post-COVID-19 world

Accounting Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

Data mining: will first-year results predict the likelihood of completing subsequent units in accounting programs?

Accounting Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

Opportunity in an uncertain future: reconceptualising accounting education for the post-COVID-19 world

Accounting Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

Opportunity in an uncertain future: reconceptualising accounting education for the post-COVID-19 world

Accounting Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

The gradual retreat from academic citizenship

Higher Education Quarterly

Jan 2022

journal-article

The gradual retreat from academic citizenship

Higher Education Quarterly

Jan 2022

journal-article

The gradual retreat from academic citizenship

Higher Education Quarterly

Jan 2022

journal-article

Transnational Communities of Practice: Their Development, Operation, and Contribution

Journal of Studies in International Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

Transnational Communities of Practice: Their Development, Operation, and Contribution

Journal of Studies in International Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

Transnational Communities of Practice: Their Development, Operation, and Contribution

Journal of Studies in International Education

Jan 2022

journal-article

Effective teaching, student engagement and student satisfaction during the Covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from business students' qualitative survey evaluations

Accounting and Finance

Jan 2022

journal-article

Factors impacting on accounting academics’ motivation and capacity to adapt in challenging times

Accounting Research Journal

Jan 2021

journal-article

Learning accounting through visual representations

Accounting Research Journal

Jan 2021

journal-article

Learning accounting through visual representations

Accounting Research Journal

Jan 2021

journal-article

Learning accounting through visual representations

Accounting Research Journal

Jan 2021

journal-article

Factors impacting on accounting academics’ motivation and capacity to adapt in challenging times

Accounting Research Journal

Jan 2021

journal-article

Factors impacting on accounting academics’ motivation and capacity to adapt in challenging times

Accounting Research Journal

Jan 2021

journal-article

Learning accounting through visual representations

SSRN

Jan 2021

other

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Research quality in accounting education

British Accounting Review

Jan 2020

journal-article

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Research quality in accounting education

The British Accounting Review

Jan 2020

journal-article

Special issue with the 2018 RMIT Accounting Educators’ Conference

Journal of Accounting Education

Jan 2020

journal-article

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Research quality in accounting education

British Accounting Review

Jan 2020

journal-article

Are accounting academics culturally intelligent?: An empirical investigation

The British Accounting Review

Jan 2019

journal-article

Teaching Strategies Employed in Transnational Education

Jan 2019

book-chapter

Teaching Strategies Employed in Transnational Education

Transformations in Tertiary Education

Jan 2019

other

Engaging for a Global Outlook

Jan 2019

book-chapter

Engaging for a Global Outlook

Transformations in Tertiary Education

Jan 2019

other

Are accounting academics culturally intelligent?: An empirical investigation

British Accounting Review

Jan 2019

journal-article

Are accounting academics culturally intelligent?: An empirical investigation

The British Accounting Review

Jan 2019

journal-article

Are accounting academics culturally intelligent?: An empirical investigation

British Accounting Review

Jan 2019

journal-article

Cultural intelligence in the transnational education classroom: the case of Australian accounting academics

RMIT University

Jan 2015

dissertation-thesis

Downward accountability for a natural disaster recovery effort: Evidence and issues from Australia's Black Saturday

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Jan 2014

journal-article

Downward accountability for a natural disaster recovery effort: Evidence and issues from Australia's Black Saturday

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Jan 2014

journal-article

Downward accountability for a natural disaster recovery effort: Evidence and issues from Australia's Black Saturday

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Jan 2014

journal-article

Downward accountability for a natural disaster recovery effort: EVIDENCE and issues from Australia's Black Saturday

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Jan 2014

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