Catriona Paisey

Catriona Paisey joined the University of Strathclyde as a part-time Professor of Accounting in October 2022. Prior to joining Strathclyde Business School, Catriona held professorships at the University of Glasgow, the University of Stirling and Glasgow Caledonian University.

Catriona’s research is mainly qualitative and focuses on the accountancy profession and the making of the accounting professional, with current projects in professional ethics, social mobility, continuing professional development, accounting history, and educational development. She has published in a wide range of journals including Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Accounting and Business Research, Accounting Education, Accounting Forum, British Accounting Review, Critical Perspectives on Accounting and Studies in Higher Education. She authored an impact case on the restoration of public trust in the accountancy profession that was submitted to REF 2021.

Catriona is a chartered accountant and has served on the Council, Ethics Board, Qualifications Board and TPE Examination Board of ICAS, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, and is currently a member of its Academic Panel.

In 2021, she was awarded the British Accounting and Finance Association Outstanding Contribution to Accounting and Finance Education Award.

Catriona is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. She trained with KPMG in Aberdeen before commencing her academic career at the University of Aberdeen, followed by The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. She held professorships at Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Stirling before joining the University of Glasgow in 2012 and Strathclyde in 2022.

Catriona's research relates mainly to the development of the accountancy professional. Her current work is concerned with: Ethical development – a research project funded by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland on the ethical experiences of chartered accountants is underway; Career development – including work on social mobility in the accountancy profession, the gender pay gap and work-life balance; and Educational development – including work on education at home and school, on careers in accounting in academia and on continuing professional development for professionally-qualified accountants.