Mohammad Maruf Hasan FCA

PhD Candidate, Business Administration
Area of Study: Accounting
Anticipated Graduating Year: 2028

Educational Background

Present	PhD Candidate, Business Administration Schulich School of Business – York University Toronto, Canada Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gregory D. Saxton
2021	Master of Science in Management (Accounting) Goodman School of Business, Brock University St Catharines, Canada
2018	Master of Business Administration (Finance) Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka Bangladesh
2014	Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) Northern University Bangladesh

Awards and Honours

2023	Schulich Entrance Scholarship of Merit PhD, York University
2021	Match of Minds Research Award, Brock University
2020	Faculty Supervisor-MSc Student Research Award, Brock University
2019	Dean of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship, Brock University
2019	Faculty of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship, Brock University
2019	International Fellowship, Brock University
2019-21	Graduate Fellowship, Brock University
2010-14	Full Tuition Scholarship (Merit-Based) – BBA Program, Northern University Bangladesh

Publications

Ahmed, T., Hasan, M. M., Huan, X., & Saxton, G. D. (2025). Climate Risk and Donations to Nonprofit Organizations. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-06158-8

Ahmed, T., Hasan, M. M., Niyirora, J., & Saxton, G. D. (2025). The Cost of Noise: Noise Pollution and Nonprofit expenses. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 37(1), 86–108. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-07-2024-0135

Saxton, G. D., Benson, M., Guo, C., Neely, D., Ahmed, T., Hasan, M. M. & Zhang, S. (2025). Linking Environmental Health and Civic Health: An Analysis of Air Pollution and Charitable Giving. Nonprofit Management & Leadership. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.70029

Grants

Saxton, G. D., Babazadeh, E., Hasan, M. M. & Lui, M. “Digital Social Accountability and the Financial Information Environment: Social Media-Based Demands and Corporate Responses.” Proposal funded by The CPA Ontario and Schulich School of Business Joint Centre in Digital Accounting Information, 2025 ($15,000)

Working Papers

Ahmed, T., Hasan, M. M., Niyirora, J., Saxton, G.D., Wong, P. & Zhang, S. The Structure of Twitter $Cashtag Networks and Market Reaction to Earnings News. (Accepted with revision). Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance.

Hasan, M. M., & Trabelsi, S. Earnings Announcement Premium: Evidence from the XBRL Mandate. Presented by coauthor at the 2023 CAAA Annual Conference roundtable session, Québec City, QC, Canada, Jun 08-10, 2023