Biography
Dr Orla McCullagh's expertise is in finance and risk management. She specialises in modelling market risk, data analytics and critical examination of the role of accounting measures.Dr Orla McCullagh is a lecturer in risk management and insurance at the University of Limerick and has taught modules across the overlapping disciplines of risk, insurance, and finance at undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional education levels. Orla graduated with a PhD in quantitative finance in January 2020, with the first paper from this research accepted in the (ABS 4) Journal of Money Credit and Banking.Orla's research converges on the research theme: Critical reflections on calculative technology at the intersection between capital markets and society
Prior to joining UL, Orla worked as a quantitative analyst with Euro Capital Structures Limited, specialist arrangers in securitisation and structured finance transactions. In London, Orla was part of an innovative team modelling the credit risk of structured products within the fixed income division of BNP Paribas. In Bank of Ireland Treasury, Orla gained extensive experience in market risk modelling. Orla has a first class honours in Pure and Applied Mathematics and an MSc in Finance from Queen's University, Belfast.
Research Interests
I graduated with a PhD in quantitative finance in January 2020, with the first paper from this research published in the (ABS 4) Journal of Money Credit and Banking.My research converges on the research theme: Critical reflections on calculative technology at the intersection between capital markets and society, for which I can show clear evidence of a strong research output trajectory, collaboration, and international network building.Professional Activities
Association
- 2020 Council Member, IAFA
Employment
- 2003 Euro Capital Structures - Quantitative Analyst
- 2001 BNP Paribas - Credit Risk Analyst
- 1999 Bank of Ireland - Treasury and International Banking - Market Risk Analyst