Scholar
Karen Elliott
Google Scholar ID: NZdXsO8AAAAJ
Chair/Professor of Practice in Finance and Fintech, University of Birmingham
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,149
H-index
13
i10-index
14
Publications
20
Co-authors
9
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Named as ‘Standout #35 Women in FinTech Powerlist by Innovate Finance’ for Policy and Governance 2019, 2020, and listed for the new Hubs (governance) category in 2021. Part of the Kalifa Review commissioned by HMT to drive the future of Financial Services and FinTech. Published in international journals including IEEE (4*), ACM (4*), IJOPM (4*), CHI (3*), ERM (3*), Springer Nature: Society (3*), JOCM (2*), Big Data and Society (2*), Technology in Society (2*). On the Editorial Board for the Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies (JEEE) and reviewing for several journals and UKRI grants.
Research Experience
- Chair of Practice in Finance and FinTech at Birmingham University Business School and Co-Director of the FinTech MSc Degree Programme. Co-leads FinTrust, Agency, and the UKFin Network+ projects (£1.2m/£3.5m/£2.5m EPSRC/UKRI) with Prof van Moorsel. Also co-led Finclusion (Gates Foundation/Turing Institute £100k), exploring verifiable credentials for vulnerable groups, focusing on dementia in the digital economy.
Education
- Machine Learning Course, London School of Economics, May-July 2021, Distinction; R and Python course, Jumping Rivers, April-June 2019; Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Expert Course, University of St Gallen, Switzerland, Grade ‘A’ achieved, 6-24 June 2016; Durham University, PhD: Sociology, 2006 to 2013 (funded by DEFRA); Durham University, MA: Social Research Methods, (Sociology), 2004-2006; University of Sunderland, PGC: Human Resource Management, 2000-2001; University of Teesside, BSc (Hons): Sport Science, Upper Second Class, 1996-1999.
Background
- Socio-technologist and entrepreneur committed to ongoing research towards establishing an equitable digital society through Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR). She is a HEA Fellow with a proven track record of leading large scale UKRI funded multidisciplinary research projects and supports the reduction of the digital divide in the UK.
Miscellany
- Supports the reduction of the digital divide in the UK as an Ambassador for the Digital Poverty Alliance and as a member of the Prime Ministers Champions Group for Dementia.
