Doctor Michelle Cull

DAP Accounting,
Accounting (SoBus)

Senior Lecturer,
Accounting (SoBus)

Biography
Contact
Publications
Projects
Supervision
Teaching
Media

Biography

Michelle joined the university with over ten years' experience in various financial and management accounting positions in ASX100 companies where she worked in budgeting, costing, corporate reporting, tender preparation, change management, systems redesign, and acquisition. Michelle has also worked as a consultant and has volunteered on not-for-profit boards in a number of roles.

Michelle first joined the university in 1999, as a sessional staff member before joining the university as a lecturer in 2005. Michelle is currently the Director, Academic Program - Accounting.

Michelle teaches in face-to-face, blended and fully online modes across undergraduate and postgraduate programs in accounting, business and financial planning. Michelle is a leading academic in the area of financial planning, with her research cited in the media. Michelle completed her PhD on the role of trust in financial planning and has published a range of academic papers in financial literacy, financial planning and financial planning education, in addition to text book chapters for financial planning. Michelle supervises a number of PhD students and is currently working on new and exciting research projects in accounting and financial planning.

This information has been contributed by Doctor Cull.

Qualifications

PhD University of Western Sydney
BCom (Acctg) University of Western Sydney

Professional Memberships

Financial Planning Association (2017)
CPA Australia (1997)
AFAANZ (2017)

Awards

Research Impact Competition Finalist 2015-10-27
Recognition of Contribution Award 2014-12-11
Academic Leadership Certificate 2010-09-21

Interests

Corporate Social Responsibility
Ethics
Financial Literacy
Financial Planning
Higher Education
Management Accounting
Soft Skills
Trust Models

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

Accounting (SoBus)
Accounting (SoBus)

Committees

School Academic Committee

Contact

Email:	M.Cull@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone:	(02) 4620 3519
Mobile:
Location:	22.2.22 Campbelltown
Website:

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Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

200101 Accounting Information for Managers, 2012
CO801A Principles of Financial Planning, 2012
CO806A Current Issues in Financial Planning, 2013
CO309A Insurance and Risk Management, 2014
CO801A Principles of Financial Planning, 2014
200866 Principles of Financial Planning, 2015
200866 Principles of Financial Planning, 2016
200101 Accounting Information for Managers, 2016
200870 Insurance and Risk Management, 2016
200871 Planning for Retirement, 2017
200866 Principles of Financial Planning, 2017
200899 Retirement and Succession Planning, 2017
200399 Information Systems for Accountants, 2018

Publications

Chapters in Books

Cull, M. (2017), 'Cash flow, budgeting and managing credit', Financial Planning in Australia, LexiNexis Butterworths 9780409342536.
Cull, M. (2017), 'Direct investing', Financial Planning in Australia, LexisNexis Butterworths 9780409342536.
Cull, M. (2017), 'Securing and managing credit', Financial Planning in Australia: Advice and Wealth Management, Reed International Books Australia 9780409347609.
Cull, M. (2017), 'Investing in property and collectables', Financial Planning in Australia: Advice and Wealth Management, Reed International Books Australia 9780409347609.
Cull, M. (2016), 'Investing in property and collectables', Financial Planning in Australia: Advice and Wealth Management, LexisNexis Butterworths 9780409341775.
Cull, M. (2016), 'Securing and managing credit', Financial Planning in Australia: Advice and Wealth Management, LexisNexis Butterworths 9780409341775.
Cull, M. (2015), 'Securing and managing credit', Financial Planning in Australia: Advice and Wealth Management, LexisNexis 9780409339376.
Cull, M. (2015), 'Investing in property and collectables', Financial Planning in Australia: Advice and Wealth Management, Lexis Nexis 9780409339376.
Cull, M. (2011), 'Investing in Property and Collectables ', Financial Planning in Australia, Lexis Nexis Butterworths 9780409327250.
Cull, M. (2011), 'Personal Credit, Debt and Lending', Financial Planning in Australia, Lexis Nexis Butterworths 9780409327250.

Journal Articles

Cull, M. and Melville, B. (2018), 'A review of ethics education in financial planning courses in Australia', Financial Planning Research Journal, vol 4, no 1 , pp 11 - 32.
Cull, M. and Melville, B. (2018), 'Ethics education in financial planning courses', Money & Life Magazine, , pp 38 - 38.
Vitale, C. and Cull, M. (2018), 'Modelling the influence of CEO values and leadership styles on financial decision making', Journal of New Business Ideas and Trends, vol 16, no 1 , pp 16 - 30.
Cull, M. (2018), 'Ethics : what ought one do?', Money & Life: The Magazine for Financial Planning Professionals, vol 30, no 6 , pp 34 - 37.
Cull, M. and Sloan, T. (2017), 'Characteristics of trust', Financial Planning, vol 29, no 7 , pp 23 - .
Cull, M. and Bowyer, D. (2017), 'Ethics in financial planning : myth, fact or rhetoric paradox?', e-Journal of Social & Behavioural Research in Business, vol 8, no 2 , pp 56 - 69.
Cull, M. and Sloan, T. (2016), 'Characteristics of trust in personal financial planning', Financial Planning Research Journal, vol 2, no 1 , pp 12 - 35.
Cull, M. and Davis, G. (2013), 'Students' perceptions of a scaffolded approach to learning financial planning : an empirical study', Accounting Education: An International Journal, vol 22, no 2 , pp 125 - 146.
Cull, M. and Whitton, D. (2011), 'University students' financial literacy levels : obstacles and aids', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol 22, no 1 , pp 99 - 114.
Cull, M. (2009), 'The rise of the financial planning industry', The Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, vol 3, no 1 , pp 26 - 37.

Conference Papers

Cull, M. and Parry, K. (2017), 'The cost of organised sport : increasing sport participation in NSW', Sport Management Association of australia and New Zealand. Conference, Gold Coast, Qld..
Cull, M., Davis, G. and Walker, L. (2006), 'Educational Tools for Effectively Teaching and Assessing a Core Financial Planning Unit in an Undergraduate Degree', Proceedings of the 2006 annual Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) conference, Wellington, New Zealand..

Dr Michelle Cull is currently leading the following research projects:

Ethics education in financial planning;
Antecedents of trust in personal financial planning;
Motivating Factors for Choosing a Career in the Financial Planning Profession;
Financial abuse in domestic relationships, and
The cost of sport participation in NSW, Australia and a cross country comparison.

Michelle is also working on the following research projects:

Empowering University Students Through Financial Literacy
Quality of Advice Rating System

Journal Reviewer

Australasian Accounting, Finance and Business Journal
Financial Planning Research Journal
Financial Services Review