Staff Profile

Gabriele is Professor in Accounting and Associate Dean Education for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle University. Prior to joining the Faculty, Gabriele was Deputy Director and Associate Dean Global for Newcastle University Business School.

Educated in both Germany and the UK, Gabriele has over 30 years teaching experience and held a number of academic leadership positions at the University of Exeter Business School and Hull University Business School, including Associate Dean International and Development, Head of Subject Group, College Executive Lead for Corporate Engagement and International Business School Accreditations. Gabriele’s research areas focus on accounting history and higher education management. Gabriele is an active member of the Chartered Association of Business School India-UK Business School Dialogue Working Group and Academic Advisor to the HEURO Executive Committee and holds Academic Advisory positions in the UK and Germany

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With more than 30 years teaching experience, Gabriele has taught at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level in modules such as Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Accounting for Managers and Comparative International Accounting; and supervised undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.

Gabriele has also had academic responsibility for international programme collaborations and study abroad modules and for many years. 

Gabriele's research interests relate to Comparative International Accounting and Accounting History, and changing accounting systems in transitioning economies such as the result of German reunification.

In more recent years, Gabriele has also developed an interest in research related to Higher Education of Management, specifically policy, management and governance in HE, Internationalisation in HE and Student transitions and graduate employability.