Rate My Professor Shiao-Lan Chou

Shiao-Lan Chou serves as a Lecturer in Finance in the School of Accounting and Finance, part of the College of Business and Law at Adelaide University. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Commerce from Curtin University of Technology and is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Melbourne. Previously, she was a Lecturer in Finance in the School of Commerce at the UniSA Business School, where she coordinated large core business school courses for many years and taught both onshore and offshore. Shiao-Lan completed a term as Academic Integrity Officer in the school and successfully secured funding under the Digital Learning Strategy for two separate applications. This led to the establishment of a Creative Media Suite equipped for staff to film videos and for students to record presentations for assessed coursework. She regularly attends learning and teaching events to stay updated with current developments and practices. At Adelaide University, she teaches courses such as Business Finance (BAFI 1001 / BANK 2007) and Financial Markets and Institutions (BAFI 1009).

Shiao-Lan Chou's publications reflect contributions to health economics and finance in emerging markets. Early works include 'The Cost of Care for People With Impaired Vision in Australia' (2009, Archives of Ophthalmology, with Jill E. Keeffe and Ecosse L. Lamoureux), 'Costs of vision impairment in childhood and youth: diary case studies' (2008, Optometry and Vision Science, with P.M. O'Connor, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, and Jill E. Keeffe), 'Personal costs of visual impairment by different eye diseases and severity of visual loss' (2008, Ophthalmic Epidemiology, with E.Y.H. Wong, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, and Jill E. Keeffe), 'Methods for Measuring Personal Costs Associated With Vision Impairment' (2006, Ophthalmic Epidemiology, with Ecosse L. Lamoureux and Jill E. Keeffe), and 'The reliability of data collection periods of personal costs associated with vision impairment' (2006, Ophthalmic Epidemiology, with Ecosse L. Lamoureux, M. Larizza, and Jill E. Keeffe). Recent finance-focused publications are 'Booms, bubbles, blow-outs: exploring patterns in China's credit expansion' (2022, Handbook of Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets, Edward Elgar, with R. McIver and L. Xu) and 'Political connections, ownership structure and performance in China's mining sector' (2018, Sustainable Financial Innovations, CRC Press, with L. Xu, R.P. McIver, and H. Bassan).