Research Interests：Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Financial Management, Information Disclosure
Education experience：
2009-9 to 2013-9 Xi’an Jiaotong University Accounting PhD Degree
2004-4 to 2008-7 University of Peradeniya Business Administration MBA Degree
1999-3 to 2004-2 Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Agri-Business Management B.Sc. Degree
2000-1 to 2003-12 Institute of Certified Management Accountant Management Accounting Professional Diploma
Working experience：
2003-9 to 2009.8 Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation Financial & Credit Analysts
2013.9 to 2015.11 Xi’an International Studies University Lecturer
2015-11 to 2018-10 Xi’an Jiaotong University Assistant Professor
2018.11 to date Xian Jiaotong University Associate Professor
Teaching courses
Business and Corporate Law
Financial Management
Advanced Financial Management
Academic Publications：
Mohan FONSEKA and Tian Gao-liang (2019) The Effects of Environmental Information Disclosure and Energy Types on the Cost of Equity: Evidence from the Energy Industry in China. ABACUS, Vol. 55, No. 2, 362- 410 (SSCI)
Mohan FONSEKA and Richardson, G. (2019) The Effect of Environmental Information
Disclosure and Energy Product Type on the Cost of Debt: Evidence from Energy Firms in
China. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol, 54, 159-182
Fonseka, M.M., Yang, X., Tian, G-L, Colabage, SRN. (2015) Political Connections, ownership structure and private-equity placement decision: evidence from Chinese listed firms, Applied Economics, https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2015.1054073
Fonseka, M., Colabage, S.R.N. Tian, G-L, Effects of regulator’s announcements, information asymmetry and ownership changes on private equity placements: Evidence from China, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institution and Money, 2014, 29:126 – 149
M.M. FONSEKA*, O. Al Farooque, G-L. Tian (2018) Political and interlocking connections inthe boardroom on private equity placements. VOL. 59, NO. 9, 2053-2077
Juanyan Li, Tian Gaoliang, Mohan Fonseka and SiYi (2019) The reverse corporate governance effect of online media management. Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics https://doi.org/10.1080/16081625.2019.1618719
M.M. FONSEKA*, G-L. Tian (2018) Competitor Firms’ Stock-Price Reaction to Private Equity Placement Announcements: Evidence from China. ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 2018 VOL. 31, NO. 1, 550–575
Mohan FONSEKA*, G-L. Tian and O. Al Farooque (2019) Impact of environmental information disclosure and real estate segments on cost of debt: Evidence from Chinese real estate industry. Economics of Transition https://doi.org/10.1111/ecot.12238
Seng Ratny, Mohan FONSEKA and Tian Gao-liang (2019) ACCESS TO EXTERNAL FINANCING AND FIRM INVESTMENT EFFICIENCY: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA. Journal of developing Areas. Vol. 53 (2), 160-172
Zhang, R., Wong, R.M.K., Tian G-L., Fonseka Mohan (2019) Positive spillover effect and audit quality: a study of cancelling China’s dual audit system. Accounting & Finance, https://doi.org/10.1111/acfi.12563
Academic Projects
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Competitive Research Grants (Level 11) for the project of “Corporate Governance and Political Connections for firms’ refinancing: Evidence from China” (2016.07 -2018.06): Project leader
National Natural Science Foundation of China (71372163) The Mechanism through which Media Coverage Play the Corporate Governance Role: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis，，2014.1-2017.12，attending
Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fund Planning Project of the Ministry of Education (13YJA630081) "Research on the Certification System of Enterprise Internal Control Based on XBRL," attending
The list of topics funded by the special scientific research fund for doctoral disciplines in higher education (doctoral category) "Research on the certification system of enterprise internal control evaluation in the context of informationization" (Project No.:20130201110019), attending
National Natural Foundation of China Youth Project (Project Approval No. 71302195) "Management of "Self-Media" Information and Investor Relations in a Dynamic Endogenous Framework: A Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Test," attending
Shaanxi Province Soft Science Project (2015KRM013) "Research on Accounting Service of Silk Road Economic Belt", 2015.6.1-2016.5.31, attending
