I have received my Ph.D. in finance from the school of business, University of Western Sydney, Australia in 2012. Since 2013, I am an assistant professor of finance at the department of Finance and Economic, Qatar University. My research interests include stock market integration, international finance, financial economics, asset pricing, and financial stability and crises. I have several publications in refereed journals: Applied Financial Economics, Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, Research in International Business and Finance, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Finance Research Letters.