Ms. Collette Chesters is a Lecturer in Accounting at the UWA Business School, University of Western Australia. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the UWA Business School and is a qualified teacher with more than 15 years of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate accounting subjects. Her teaching expertise centers on corporate accounting, with over ten years of experience in this area, as well as Accounting Theory and Financial Accounting. She coordinates units including Financial Statement Analysis (ACCT3302), Corporate Accounting (ACCT2201), Advanced Corporate Financial Accounting, and contributes to Introductory Financial Accounting across semesters and summer sessions. Previously, she served as a Lecturer at Griffith University in Brisbane. As a published author, Chesters co-authored 'The Business of Doing Good: An Australasian Perspective on Corporate Philanthropy' with S. Lawrence, published in the Journal of Corporate Citizenship (2008, issue 31, pp. 89-104), which has 22 citations per Google Scholar. Her research interests include corporate social responsibility, corporate donations, and the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence in accounting education and business. Her PhD research examines the ethical implications of AI in these fields.

Chesters is committed to the not-for-profit sector and community initiatives. She has been Treasurer of the Alternatives to Violence Project WA since February 1, 2019. She facilitates workshops in men's prisons in Western Australia and community settings to reduce violence and improve communication skills. Her work relates to UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Quality Education) and 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).

Professional Email: collette.chesters@uwa.edu.au