Ms Trang Nguyen
Grant-Funded Research Fellow
School of Economics
College of Business and Law
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Trang Nguyen is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Global Food and Resources, School of Economics and Public Policy, The University of Adelaide.Trang holds a PhD in applied economics from the University of Adelaide’s Centre for Global Food and Resources specialising in behavioural economics, where she focused on household behaviour related to food waste. Trang have dedicated the last four years to exploring and engaging with the public in a sustainable lifestyle through preventing and minimising waste. Trang's PhD and previous research experiences are strongly linked to social issues and the economics of households, farmers’ livelihoods, and landholders.Prior to Trang's PhD study, she completed a Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics from National Taiwan University (Taiwan). Her academic background in economics, combined with a profound interest in sustainable production and consumption, led her to join a two-year project focused on reducing food loss and waste in Taiwan. During this period, Trang developed a deep interest in understanding the behaviours of households toward food waste. Her PhD, therefore, explored a range of behaviours related to food waste at the household level.Trang's research has been featured in several broad media platforms, such as the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) War on Waste Series. She has also been proactive in communicating her research, which can be found in the following videos:ABC War on Waste: https://iview.abc.net.au/video/DO2224H002S00 Winner of the 2021 University of Adelaide Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition: https://bit.ly/winner-of-three-minute-thesis-competition-2021People's Choice Award in the Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwtkfY02VC8Trang was also a PhD student with the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (FFW CRC) and part of the FFW CRC project: https://fightfoodwastecrc.com.au/project/www-what-where-and-why-of-household-food-waste-behaviour/.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Centre for Global Food and Resources, School of Economics and Public Policy, The University of Adelaide |
| 2019 - 2023 | PhD Student | University of Adelaide |
| 2017 - 2019 | Research Assistant | Academia Sinica |
| 2017 - 2018 | Teaching Assistant | National Taiwan University |
| 2015 - 2017 | Graduate Student | National Taiwan University |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Award | AgInstitute of Australia - South Australia Division's Student Award | AgInstitute of Australia - South Australia Division | Australia | $250 |
| 2024 | Award | Green Industries SA 2023-24 Circular Economy Student Award | Green Industries SA | Australia | $500 |
| 2023 | Award | Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence | The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2023 | Award | AARES Quality of Research Communication | Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics | Australia | $500 |
| 2021 | Award | Winner of the University of Adelaide's Three Minute Thesis Competition 2021 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | $2000 |
| 2021 | Award | Visualise Your Thesis People's Choice Award 2021 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | $250 |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read and speak |
| English | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| Vietnamese | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2014 | Can Tho University | Vietnam | Bachelor's Degree |
| 2015 - 2017 | National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Master's Degree |
| 2009 - 2013 | Can Tho University | Vietnam | Bachelor's Degree |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Professional Data Analytics | Swinburne University of Technology | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Nguyen, T. T. T. (2018). APEC Survey Report on Feasible Solutions for Food Loss and Waste Reduction. |
Enhancing Agricultural Traceability for Market Sustainability: A Southeast Asian Perspective (SEA24-024) (Co-Investigator | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry| $498,283). July 2024 - July 2026.
Consumer perceptions and handling practices during purchase, preparation, storage and consumption of chicken meat (Co-Investigator | AgiFutures | $255,285). August 2024 - May 2026.
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Ag Institute Australia - SA division (AIA-SA) | Ag Institute Australia (AIA) | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) | Australia |