Shahenda Shehata

Shahenda Shehata is an Assistant Professor in Accounting at Heriot-Watt University and a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA). Her research focuses on accountability, performance management, managerialism, and academic behaviour in higher education, particularly how performance measurement systems shape academic practices and institutional decision-making. Her work examines the unintended consequences of performance-driven university governance, including gaming behaviours associated with teaching and research performance metrics. She is also a member of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Executive Committee, serving as Conference, Events and External Relations Lead.