Fatima Ali
Sandwell
Summary
An empirical Finance researcher and experienced academic nearing the completion of a fully-funded PhD at Queen Mary University of London. Proficient in advanced econometric modeling techniques such as TVP-VAR and GARCH, with a strong background in international financial forecasting and data visualization. Experienced in academic research methodologies, including systematic literature reviews and scholarly writing. Skilled in higher education pedagogy, providing undergraduate and postgraduate lecturing, dissertation supervision, seminar facilitation, examination marking, and formative assessment. Committed to leveraging these analytical skills to drive data-driven insights within academic or research-focused environments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Dissertation supervisor / Lecturer
York St John University London Campus
2023.01 - 2026.05
- Teaching and supervising MBA students' business consultancy project (level 7), capstone project (level 7) and research project (level 6) coaching them to translate workplace experience into critical analysis and actionable insights.
Teaching Assistant
Queen Mary University of London
2024.08 - 2025.08
- Delivered advanced Financial Management curriculum to final-year BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance students.
- Facilitated highly interactive seminars focusing on complex corporate valuation, capital structure decisions, and risk management framework applications.
Merchandising Manager - Sports & Lifestyle Footwear
Bata Pakistan Ltd
2018.01 - 2020.01
- Designed seasonal plans, and margin targets; partnered with sourcing department.
- Designed the category's open-to-buy budget at SKU level-projecting quarterly growth and translating it into agile, store-level monthly sales and margin targets.
- Delivered 23 % year-on-year sales growth in the Sports & Lifestyle footwear category while managing a team of two merchandisers.
Marketing Analyst
GenI Team Pvt Ltd
2014.01 - 2015.01
- Overhauled post-release analytics - developed standardized user event placement plan by partnering with development team. This improved user behavioral analysis resulting in improved retention and experience. The rating on Google Play store increased from an average of 3.8 to 4.2 out of 5 over time.
- Upgraded the weekly Digital Marketing plan - due to the new marketing plan a number of games crossed 1 million download benchmark within a month of release on Google Play store.
- Game Development company
Education
PhD (Exp Viva: Sept 2026) - Accounting and Financial Management
Queen Mary University of London
2021.09 -
BS - Accounting & Finance
FAST-NUCES
Lahore, Pakistan 2010.07 - 2014.06
MBA -
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
Lahore, Pakistan 2016.08 - 2018.06
Skills
Quantitative & Statistical Software: Stata , R , Microsoft Excel (Advanced Modelling & Forecasting)
Econometrics & Data Analytics: Econometric Modelling (eg, TVP-VAR, GARCH modelling, Instrumental Variable analysis, Oster (2012) and Conley Bounds Test), Financial Forecasting , Data Visualization
Academic Research Methodologies: Systematic Literature Review, Scholarly Writing & Manuscript Preparation , Reference Management (Mendeley)
Higher Education Pedagogy: Undergraduate & Postgraduate Lecturing , Dissertation Supervision (Levels 6 & 7) , Seminar Facilitation, Examination Marking & Formative Assessment
Research and Working Papers
"From Wall Street to Emerging Markets: Equity Spillovers as a Channel of Capital Flow Transmission"
- Status: Working Paper (Thesis Chapter 2)
- Conference Presentations: British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference, 2026; Behavioural Finance Working Group (BFWG) Conference, 2026; European Economics and Finance Society (EEFS) Conference, 2026
"The Cultural Firewall: Do Tight Norms Buffer National Markets from Global Volatility?"
- Status: Working Paper - Finalizing for journal submission (Thesis Chapter 3)
- Co-authors/Supervisors: Dr. Deven Bathia and Prof. Gulnur Muradoglu (Queen Mary University of London)
- Conference Presentations: Behavioural Finance Working Group (BFWG) Conference; European Economics and Finance Society (EEFS) Conference, 2025.
"Impact of Covid-19 on Stock Markets: Evidence from Global Contagion"
- Status: Under Journal Review / Working Paper (Thesis Chapter 4)
- Co-authors/Supervisors: Dr. Deven Bathia and Prof. Gulnur Muradoglu (Queen Mary University of London)
- Conference Presentations: British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference, 2024; Behavioural Finance Working Group (BFWG) Conference
European Economics and Finance Society (EEFS) Conference, 2024; International Conference on Business, Economics, Management, and Marketing (ICBEMM), Oxford, 2023
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Queen Mary University of London
2024.08 - 2025.08
Dissertation supervisor / Lecturer
York St John University London Campus
2023.01 - 2026.05
PhD (Exp Viva: Sept 2026) - Accounting and Financial Management
Queen Mary University of London
2021.09 -
Merchandising Manager - Sports & Lifestyle Footwear
Bata Pakistan Ltd
2018.01 - 2020.01
MBA -
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
2016.08 - 2018.06
Marketing Analyst
GenI Team Pvt Ltd
2014.01 - 2015.01
BS - Accounting & Finance
FAST-NUCES
2010.07 - 2014.06