Dr Fan obtained a Bachelor’s Degree from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics in 1984. From 1989 to 1990, she studied in the International Accounting and Taxation at the Xiamen University. She received a Master’s Degree in 2004 and a Ph.D. in 2008 from Curtin University. She became a full-time lecturer at Curtin University from January 2009. She has coordinated and taught across several undergraduate and postgraduate financial accounting, auditing, information systems units, has supervised Ph.D. and honours students, and has won over 16 awards for teaching excellence in the School of Accounting. She has published several refereed journal articles and has received significant research funding. She has won the Emerald Literati Award for outstanding reviewer for Asian Review of Accounting in 2017. She is also a member of the editorial advisory board of Asian Review of Accounting. Currently, she is an Executive of the Strategic Review Board of the Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) at Curtin University and a member of the International Committee of FBL representing the School of Accounting. Ying Han is the founding member of the Global Chinese Accounting Association (GCAA) and the Chair of the Association.