Economics & Marketing

Carrie Wilson

Senior Research Officer
carrie.wilson1@jcu.edu.au

Diana Castorina

Lecturer, Economics
diana.castorina@jcu.edu.au

Rachel Hay

Head, Economics and Marketing
rachel.hay@jcu.edu.au

Diane Jarvis

Associate Professor, Economics
diane.jarvis1@jcu.edu.au

Sizhong Sun

Professor
sizhong.sun@jcu.edu.au

Taha Chaiechi

Adjunct Professor
taha.chaiechi@jcu.edu.au

Breda McCarthy

Senior Lecturer
breda.mccarthy@jcu.edu.au

Riccardo Welters

Associate Professor
riccardo.welters@jcu.edu.au

Tracey Mahony

Adjunct Senior Lecturer
tracey.mahony@jcu.edu.au

The Connectivity Code: Unlocking Digital Access Through Community Innovation

Rachel Hay

20 Jan 2026 - 20 Dec 2026

The project is a community-led education initiative designed to address digital exclusion in rural, ...

The Connectivity Code: Unlocking Digital Access Through Community Innovation

Rachel Hay

20 Jan 2026 - 20 Dec 2026

The project is a community-led education initiative designed to address digital exclusion in rural, ...

Landholder Stewardship Research to understand the human dimensions influencing land management practice change in Great Barrier Reef catchments

Rachel Hay

01 Feb 2020 - 01 Jun 2021

grant

Influencing agriculture practice behaviour change and trust frameworks.

Rachel Hay

01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2020

grant

Digital Extension Toolbox

Rachel Hay

01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2020

contract

Better Connected Workshop

Rachel Hay

01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2019

contract

Wild Slaughter Feasibility Study

Rachel Hay

01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2019

contract

AgriNET

Rachel Hay

01 Jul 2017 - 01 Dec 2017

contract

e-beef Evaluation Project

Rachel Hay

01 Aug 2022 - 01 Oct 2022

contract

Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

Rachel Hay

01 Apr 2021 - 01 Nov 2024

grant

Green food consumption in China: segmentation based on attitudes towards food safety

2015
Institute of Food Products Marketing
Researchers:Breda McCarthyTingzhen Chen

Chinese certified organic food consumers and the market for green food

2015
Institute of Food Products Marketing
Researchers:Breda McCarthyTingzhen Chen

Vivas health: developing a strong brand in a regulated health insurance environment [case study]

2007
Gill & Macmillan
Researchers:Breda McCarthy

The impact of economic, social and environmental factors on trip satisfaction and the likelihood of visitors returning

2016
Elsevier
Researchers:Diane Jarvis

Creating a climate for local and organic foods: the importance of learning, social networks and government support

2016
Institute of Food Products Marketing
Researchers:Breda McCarthy

Consumer Behaviour and PR

2016
Bookboon
Researchers:Breda McCarthy

Sustainable horticulture in North Queensland: resistance to the adoption of innovations?

2015
UBP Consulting and Publishing
Researchers:Breda McCarthy

Carbery Milk products: the use of focus group research in the development of new products [case study]

2003
Gill & Macmillan
Researchers:Breda McCarthy

Recreation in the Irish uplands [case study]

2003
Gill & Macmillan
Researchers:Breda McCarthy

Carroll meats [case study]

2003
Gill & Macmillan
Researchers:Breda McCarthy

Title: Best Paper in Track (Sustainability) Award for 'Food Waste within eco-friendly households: modelling the factors that have an impact on food waste levels.' Academy of Marketing Conference, University of Stirling, 2018.

Reseracher: Breda McCarthy (Senior Lecturer)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2018

Title: ECR Open Access Champion for contribution to Open Access through research publications within the period 2019-2021

Reseracher: Rachel Hay (Head, Economics and Marketing)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2021

Title: JCU Award for Excellence Community Engagement: Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

Reseracher: Rachel Hay (Head, Economics and Marketing)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2021

Title: JCU Award for Excellence Community Engagement: The BIRRR project aimed to provide information and support on telecommunications services to people living and working in RRR Areas. Previously there had not been any other group supplying this service.

Reseracher: Rachel Hay (Head, Economics and Marketing)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2020

Title: JCUS/JCUA Cross Collaboration Grant ($6,000) with Assoc. Professor Pengji Wang, Singapore. Research project on food waste.

Reseracher: Breda McCarthy (Senior Lecturer)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2018

Title: Sessional Teaching Award, James Cook University

Reseracher: Rachel Hay (Head, Economics and Marketing)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2019

Title: Teaching and Learning Award, JCU ($2,000). Encouraging a move to more dynamic forms of content presentation through the use of eBooks and videos.

Reseracher: Breda McCarthy (Senior Lecturer)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2015

Title: Research member of Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture (CSTFA)

Reseracher: Taha Chaiechi (Adjunct Professor)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2011

End Date: 01 Jan 2014

Title: Emerald Publishing awarded Dr. Breda McCarthy and Dr. Hong-Bo Liu the 2018 Outstanding Paper Award for 'Waste not, Want not', published by the British Food Journal.

Reseracher: Breda McCarthy (Senior Lecturer)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2018

Title: Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia

Reseracher: Diana Castorina (Lecturer, Economics)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2018