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Office: ABS 421

Phone: 0121 204 3641 

Dr. Rasha Kassem is a senior academic at Aston University, where she leads the Fraud Research Group (FRG) and serves as the Engagement & Development Lead. With over 19 years of experience in UK higher education, she is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Certified Management and Business Educator.

Her research primarily focuses on fraud, auditing, and governance, adopting an interdisciplinary lens that spans the private, public, and voluntary/non-profit sectors. She also explores related themes such as sustainability, ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and the role of technology. In addition to her subject expertise, Dr. Kassem conducts pedagogical research, contributing to the advancement of teaching and learning in higher education.

Dr. Kassem is a member of the ESRC Peer Review College and serves on the advisory editorial boards of the Journal of Accounting Literature and Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. She has reviewed numerous manuscripts and books for international publishers and has authored more than 45 publications—including academic journal articles, book chapters, professional pieces, podcasts, and blogs—striving to maximise the visibility and impact of her research.

Dr. Kassem is a frequent speaker and chair at international academic, professional, and policy events, where she shares insights to strengthen global efforts in fraud detection and prevention. She works closely with policymakers, counter-fraud professionals, and media platforms to raise public awareness and promote evidence-based strategies in the fight against fraud. She has provided written and oral evidence to the UK Parliament on fraud-related issues and has been featured in national media and think tank publications.

Her commitment to public engagement is reflected in her participation in initiatives such as Society Matters, the Social Science Festival, and Soroptimist International. Beyond academia, she is a Certified Fraud Examiner and insider fraud consultant with CIFAS. She is also a member of several high-level advisory boards, including the UK Government’s Cross-Sector Advisory Board for the Counter Fraud Profession, the Advisory Council of the US Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and the PRME Anti-Corruption Group, where she contributes her expertise to global anti-fraud initiatives.

• Fraud & Corruption
• Cybercrime & Cybersecurity 
• Forensic Accounting 
• Audit & Assurance 
• Governance 
• Sustainability & Business Ethics 
• Technology
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Pedagogy (i.e., Research in Teaching & Learning)

• Insider Fraud Consultant, Cifas, London 

• PhD, Audit & Fraud, Loughborough University, UK, 2016
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), ACFE, US, 2018
• Certified Management & Business Educator (CMBE), CABS, 2021
• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Advance HE, 2024

• Educator of the Year Award, ACFE, 2025
• Excellence in enterprise award, Coventry University, 2019
• Excellence in teaching award, University of Brighton, 2017
• Excellence in teaching award, The British University of Egypt, 2011

• Certified Member of the ACFE
• Member of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA)