Rate My Professor Chris Adrian

Dr. Chris Adrian is a Senior Lecturer and Industry Engagement Coordinator in the Department of Accounting at Monash University, a position he has held since 2017. Prior to joining Monash, he was a Lecturer at Macquarie University. Adrian brings extensive teaching experience to both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, covering financial accounting, international accounting, and auditing. He earned his PhD in 2015, with his thesis exploring stakeholders' perceptions of effective corporate governance in Australia. His research centers on corporate governance, financial accounting, and auditing, with recent investigations into the effects of climate change, natural disasters, political connections, and health risks on audit practices, firm valuation, and capital markets. Adrian's work contributes to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals including good health and well-being (SDG 3), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), and climate action (SDG 13).

Adrian has published in top-tier journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, International Journal of Auditing, Accounting and Business Research, Accounting and Finance, and Corporate Governance: An International Review. Key publications include 'Natural disasters and audit fees' (Accounting and Business Research, 2024, co-authored with Perry, Hu, and Truong), 'COVID-19 pandemic resilience: an analysis of firm valuation and disclosure of sustainability practices of listed firms' (Managerial Auditing Journal, 2023, with Phang, Garg, Pham, and Truong), 'Climate Risk and the Price of Audit Services: The Case of Drought' (Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2020, with Truong and Garg), 'Politically connected audit committee and audit risk: evidence from a quasi-experiment' (Accounting & Finance, 2025, with Perry and Truong), 'Health risk, anxiety and audit quality: evidence from engagement audit partners' (International Journal of Auditing, 2025, with Dharmasiri, Garg, and Truong), and 'The effect of a politically connected supervisory board and disclosure of ultimate shareholders' identity on the principal–principal conflict' (Accounting & Finance, 2025, with Harianto, Haman, and Prajogo). He acts as an ad-hoc reviewer for journals including Journal of Business Ethics, British Journal of Management, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Abacus, Accounting & Finance, Australian Journal of Management, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, and Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. A member of the American Accounting Association, European Accounting Association, and Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Adrian is currently accepting PhD students. He participates in funded projects such as 'Unlocking the Power of a Large Language Model for the Application of Sustainability Reporting Standards' and research on financial challenges for charities during climate-change induced natural disasters.