
Doctor of Philosophy by Publication (University of Portsmouth)
Professor Louisa Coglan is an applied economist with over 30 years of experience. Her main research focus is on the measurement and assessment of economic and social values to inform decision-makers in the management of natural resources. She has also applied her expertise to other areas including health technology assessments. Louisa is the Program Lead for Behaviours and Decisions in Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology (BEST) a national and international research centre in applied behavioural insights and behavioural economics research.
Louisa has an extensive record of innovative teaching and support of student learning from over three decades of teaching in HE. She has received learning and teaching awards and external commendations for her work in both the UK and Australia and is both a Senior Fellow and Indigenous Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) (an internationally benchmarked award in recognition of excellence in teaching leadership).
Louisa is President of the Queensland branch of the Women in Economics Network, a national network that was formed to promote and support the career of female economists in Australia. She is an advocate for women in economics and has an extensive experience in mentoring women economists in academia, the public sector and industry, providing practical support and guidance to develop the resilience to navigate the economic sector.
Projects (Chief investigator)
Projects
Additional information
- Title
- Non-Market Values to Inform Decision-Making and Reporting in Fisheries and Aquaculture - An Audit and Gap Analysis
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2018-068
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- Title
- Building Economic Capacity to Improve the Management of Australian Marine Resources
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2008/306-J0016763
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Computing optimal and viable harvesting strategies for Queensland's East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Sean Pascoe
- An Economic Study of Sea Bass Production in Peninsular Malaysia (2020)
- The Value of Fisheries for Tourism and the Local Coastal Community (2020)
- Impacts of Fisheries Management Objective on Technical Efficiency: Case Studies in Fisheries (2019)
- Economic Analyses of Microalgae Biofuels and Policy Implications in Australia (2017)
- Economic Analyses of Australia's Sydney Rock Oyster Industry (2015)
- Asymmetric information between buyers and sellers in the residential property market: a hedonic property valuation approach (2014)
- Quantifying Economic Values of Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services and Assessing Their Use in Decision-Making: Applications in New Caledonia and Australia (2014)