Rate My Professor Amanda Carter

Dr Amanda Carter is a Lecturer in Accounting in the School of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Law at Adelaide University. She has worked in higher education since 2002, accumulating extensive experience in publishing, project management, and research collaborations across disciplines. Prior to academia, she advised small businesses and entrepreneurs. Carter actively participates in professional accounting networks, tackling transdisciplinary issues, and served as a mentor in the University's Business Career Mentor Program in 2015 and 2016. Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD students, she contributes to postgraduate training.

Her research interests include sustainability and governance, accounting education, accounting history, and wellbeing, with particular focus on sustainability accounting, the lived experience of accountants, regional science aspects of accounting practice, and business in Desert Australia. Key publications feature journal articles such as 'Ecological underpinnings of niche identity and diversity within the profession' by Suryani, Helliar, and Carter (2024, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies); 'Shunning careers in public accounting firms: the case of Indonesia' by Suryani, Helliar, Carter, and Medlin (2018, The British Accounting Review); 'Legitimizing amateur status using financial reports: Victorian Football League clubs, 1909-1912' by Halabi, Lightbody, Frost, and Carter (2016, Accounting History); and 'A cricket ground or a football stadium? The business of ground sharing at the Adelaide Oval before 1973' by Frost, Lightbody, Carter, and Halabi (2016, Business History). Carter co-authored books including Shaping the future of accounting in business education in Australia (2015, CPA Australia) and Growing businesses in the desert: case studies of Australian desert micro, small and medium enterprises (2011). Other notable works address assessing individual contributions to group work (Lambert, Carter, and Lightbody, 2014, Issues in Accounting Education), accountants' dual roles in sustaining rural communities (Carter, Burritt, and Pisaniello, 2013, Accounting Research Journal), and accountants as emotional wellbeing counsellors in rural areas (Carter, Burritt, and Pisaniello, 2013, Australian Accounting Review). She has contributed conference papers and book chapters on accounting history and corporate sustainability.