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 Programme Director for Arts Team Accounting and BCL Law and 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 former council member of the Irish Accounting and Finance Association and an external examiner for Atlantic Technological University (ATU).

    In September 2022 Gail was a visiting Erasmus + lecturer at the School of Economics and Management, University of Bologna, Rimini Campus. 

    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

    Book

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

    Book Chapter

    Year Publication
    2015 Sheppard G. (2015) 'Public private partnerships in the Republic of Ireland' In: Public Private Partnerships: A Global Review. [DOI]

    Peer Reviewed Journal

    Year Publication
    2023 Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2023) 'Transparency trade-offs in the operation of national Public Private Partnership units: The case of Ireland’s National Development Finance Agency'. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, . [DOI]
    2023 Beck M; Sheppard G; (2023) 'Running red lights: Risk recognition versus follow-up implementation in the case of Germany's pandemic preparation'. Risk Analysis, . [DOI]
    2020 Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2020) 'Stakeholder Engagement and the Future of Public Private Partnerships'. International Review of Administrative Sciences, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2016 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]

    Other Journal

    Year Publication
    2021 Beck, M. and Sheppard, G. (2021) 'Visualizing the Impact of Europe's Slow COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout' The Open Public Health Journal, . [DOI]
    2021 Beck, M., Tobin, D. and Sheppard, G. (2021) 'The 2020 Novel Corona Virus Outbreak: One Year On' The Open Public Health Journal, . https://doi.org/10.2174/1874944502114010007

    Conference Publication

    Year Publication
    2023 Gail Sheppard and Matthias Beck (2023) European Accounting Association The Exceptionalism of Public Private Partnership Policy Termination in the United Kingdom, and its Roots in Social Surplus Capture: A Principal Agent Perspective Helsinki,
    2017 Dr Gail Sheppard; Professor Matthias Beck (2017) Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference The Sustainability of Public Private Partnerships in Ireland: A Methodological Approach
    2016 Dr Gail Sheppard; Professor Matthias Beck (2016) Fifth Management Control Journal Workshop 'Systems Control and Environmental Complexity. Innovations and Experiences in Service Company' The Sustainability of Public Private Partnerships in Ireland: A theoretical framework

    Conference Contribution

    Year Publication
    2022 Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2022) IAFA Annual Conference Irish Accounting and Finance Association Maynooth University, .
    2017 Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2017) Global Business Research Symposium 'The Quest for Stability' Global Business Research Sumposium University College Cork, .
    2016 Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2016) IAFA Annual Conference Irish Accounting and Finance Association Institute of Technology, Athlone, .
    2016 Sheppard, G. and Beck, M. (2016) Management Control Systems and Environmental Complexity. Current Practices and Innovations in the Service Sector The Sustainability of Public Private Partnership in Ireland: A Theoretical Framework University of Bologna, Rimini campus, .

    Magazine Article

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

    Thesis

    Year Publication
    2019 Dr Gail Sheppard (2019) The Sustainability of Public Private Partnership in Ireland. [Thesis] [Link]

    Web Page

    Year Publication
    2023 Dr Gail Sheppard (2023) Why do countries fail to implement disaster plan recommendations?. [Web Page] [Link]
    2016 Dr Gail Sheppard; Professor Matthias Beck (2016) A Public Private Partnership Revival. [Web Page] [Link]

    Other Publication

    Year Publication
    2023 Beck, M.; Sheppard, G.; Watterson, A.; Shinnick, E. (2023) What Explains Country Differences in Covid Death Rates across the Europe? An Exploratory Analysis. [Link] [DOI]
    2022 Dr Gail Sheppard; Professor Matthias Beck (2022) A Tale of Two Journeys: PPP development in the UK and Ireland.
    2018 Dr Gail Sheppard; Professor Matthias Beck; Dr Margaret Healy (2018) The Sustainability of Public Private Partnerships in Ireland: An examination of stakeholder involvement.
    2018 Dr Gail Sheppard; Professor Matthias Beck; Dr Margaret Healy (2018) The Sustainability of Public Private Partnerships in Ireland: An examination of transparency.
    2017 Dr Gail Sheppard; Professor Matthias Beck (2017) Researching the Sustainability of Public Private Partnership in Ireland: A Methodology.
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    Committees

    Committee Function From / To
    Irish Accounting and Finance Association Council Member 01/09/2018 - 30/06/2022

    Employment

    Employer Position From / To
    TU Dublin Lecturer in Accounting -

    Professional Associations

    Description 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 -

    Honors and Awards

    Date Title Awarding Body
    01/01/2017 Institute of Technology, Tallaght President's Research Scholarship Award Institute of Technology, Tallaght
    01/01/2016 Institute of Technology, Tallaght President's Research Scholarship Award Institute of Technology, Tallaght

    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.