Kathy Rudkin

BCom, MCom, PhD

Telephone: (02) 4221 3148
Location: 40.325
Email: kathleen_rudkin@uow.edu.au

Areas of Expertise: Critical Theory, Financial Accountability and Accounting Education

Research Profile: UOW RIS Profile

Kathy graduated in 1985 with her Bachelor degree and has worked in the private sector as a marketing coordinator, management accountant in the refractory industry and as a financial accountant for a large computer firm. She worked part time while her children were young, working as an accountant in a firm of investment advisers specialising in superannuation funds. She then returned to complete her Master of Commerce (Accountancy) graduating in 1995. Kathy is currently completing an Honours Masters thesis on accounting in schools. Her areas of research interest include accounting in education, technology used in education, social accounting and critical accounting theory. Kathy has taught financial accounting from first to third year. Kathy's contributions to the local community include accounting advice to a Wollongong Scout group, and an elected member of a local school council. She is currently engaged (with Janet Moore) on a major project developing multimedia instruction for our accountancy subjects.