Rate My Professor Natalie Elms

Dr Natalie Elms is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Accountancy at QUT Business School within the Faculty of Business & Law at Queensland University of Technology. She holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from RMIT University, a Master of Business (Research) from QUT, and a PhD from QUT. Prior to her academic career, she accumulated 12 years of international corporate experience as an accountant and commercial manager. She is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Her research focuses on corporate governance, with particular emphasis on board composition, director motivation, and director effectiveness. She has examined topics such as the effects of director tenure on monitoring and board task performance. Dr Elms teaches in the areas of management accounting and corporate governance. She maintains professional memberships with CPA Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the International Corporate Governance Society, and the Accounting & Finance Association of Australia & New Zealand. She is currently accepting research students for honours, masters, and PhD study.