Dr Gail Sheppard

    School of Business

    Lecturer/Assistant Professor

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    (01) 474 7541

    Biography

    Gail is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Maynooth University School of Business and Director of Arts Accounting, having previously been a Lecturer in Accounting at TU Dublin. She started her career as an accountant in industry, during which time she qualified with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Gail went on to complete an MSc in DCU, continued her studies in Queen’s University, Belfast before obtaining her PhD from University College Cork.

    Gail’s research is multidisciplinary, focusing on public resource management and encompassing Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Ireland and Covid-19 management. Her research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals and she is also a journal reviewer. Gail is a published author, having written a textbook in the area of Management Accounting.

    Gail is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, a council member of the Irish Accounting and Finance Association and an external examiner for Letterkenny Institute of Technology.

    Research Interests

    Public sector management, public sector accounting, public-private partnership (PPP), integrated reporting and Covid-19 management.

    Gail's Orcid ID:
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1404-6977

    Books

      Year Publication
    2011 Management Accounting A Practical Approach.
    Sheppard, G. (2011) Management Accounting A Practical Approach. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2020 'Stakeholder Engagement and the Future of Public Private Partnerships'
    Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2020) 'Stakeholder Engagement and the Future of Public Private Partnerships'. International Review of Administrative Sciences, [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'The Evolution of Public Private Partnership in Ireland: A Sustainable Pathway?'
    Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2016) 'The Evolution of Public Private Partnership in Ireland: A Sustainable Pathway?'. International Review of Administrative Sciences, [DOI] [full-text] [Details]

    Other Journals

      Year Publication
    2021 'The 2020 Novel Corona Virus Outbreak: One Year On'
    Beck, M., Tobin, D. and Sheppard, G. (2021) 'The 2020 Novel Corona Virus Outbreak: One Year On' The Open Public Health Journal, . [DOI] [Details]
    2021 'Visualizing the Impact of Europe's Slow COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout'
    Beck, M. and Sheppard, G. (2021) 'Visualizing the Impact of Europe's Slow COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout' The Open Public Health Journal, . [DOI] [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2022 Irish Accounting and Finance Association.
    Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2022) Irish Accounting and Finance Association. [Published Abstract], IAFA Annual Conference, Maynooth University [Details]

    Magazine Article

      Year Publication
    2021 Stakeholder Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships in Ireland.
    Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2021) Stakeholder Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships in Ireland. Magazine Article [Details]

    Honours and Awards

      Year Title Awarding Body
    2017 Institute of Technology, Tallaght President's Research Scholarship Award Institute of Technology, Tallaght
    2016 Institute of Technology, Tallaght President's Research Scholarship Award Institute of Technology, Tallaght

    Professional Associations

      Association Function From / To
    Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Professional Accounting body /
    European Accounting Association Member /
    Queen's University Belfast Centre for Not-for-Profit and Public-Sector Research Member /
    Irish Academy of Management Professional association /
    Irish Accounting and Finance Association Professional association /

    Committees

      Committee Function From / To
    Irish Accounting and Finance Association Council Member 2018 / 2022

    Employment

      Employer Position From / To
    TU Dublin Lecturer in Accounting /

    Reviews

      Journal Role
    International Review Of Administrative Sciences Reviewer
    Irish Journal Of Management Reviewer
    International Journal Of Public Administration Reviewer

    Teaching Interests

    Gail's main teaching experience is in management accounting, advanced management accounting, financial management and financial accounting. She is also a Masters by Research supervisor.