Carolin Plewa

Professor Carolin Plewa

Pro V-C / Dean of Grad Studies

Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research)

Division of Research and Innovation

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Carolin Plewa is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Researcher Education and Development) and Dean of Graduate Studies, as well as Professor of Marketing and Stakeholder Engagement. Carolin specialises in engagement and value co-creation across organisations and individuals, with a particular emphasis on university-business collaboration, service, and social contexts, as well as market shaping. She also co-edited the Future of Universities Thoughtbook series. As a higher education leader with a clear vision, passion, and track record of building partnerships for positive change, she uses her research to develop and deliver research training and engagement strategies and solutions for the benefit of higher education and society at large.

Her research in the context of university-business engagement, in particular, has led to her appointments to the South Australian Science Council and the ARC Engagement & Impact Assessment Panel, and as an inaugural co-chair of the University-Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) Australia Chapter and a council member of the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU). Her University of Adelaide leadership roles have comprised Academic Lead for Engagement and Impact Assessment, Deputy Dean (Research) for the Faculty of the Professions, and Deputy and Interim Director of the Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation, and Innovation Centre (ECIC), to name a few.

Carolin's achievements have been recognised by her being shortlisted for the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards - Emerging Leader Category in 2019 and by her being listed on the Educator Higher Education Hot List 2020. She has been awarded multiple ARC grants and has published her research in highly regarded international marketing, management, and education journals. Complementing her research and teaching interests, Carolin holds valuable industry experience, for example as Manager for Marketing and Strategy at Flinders Partners Pty Ltd and Education Manager at Definitive Events Pty Ltd.

My research focuses on interaction and value co-creation across a myriad of organisations and individuals, with particular interest in:

  • university-business collaboration
  • services marketing
  • customer engagement
  • corporate social responsibility

Link for State of University Business Cooperation Australia Business Perspective (2017): https://business.adelaide.edu.au/system/files/media/documents/2020-10/State%20of%20Australian%20UBC_FINAL%20Report_BUS%20perspective_FA.pdf

Link for State of University Business Cooperation Australia University Perspective (2017): https://business.adelaide.edu.au/system/files/media/documents/2020-10/State%20of%20Australian%20UBC_FINAL%20Report_HEI%20perspective_FA.pdf

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2018 - ongoing Deputy Director and Professor of Marketing and Stakeholder Engagement The University of Adelaide
    2017 - ongoing Adjunct Scientific Fellow Muenster University of Applied Sciences
    2016 - 2017 Deputy Director and Professor of Marketing and Stakeholder Engagement The University of Adelaide
    2016 - 2016 Associate Professor of Marketing The University of Adelaide
    2009 - 2015 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2008 - 2008 Manager for Marketing and Strategy Flinders Partners Pty Ltd
    2007 - 2008 Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2005 - 2006 Associate Lecturer University of Adelaide
  • Language Competencies

    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    German Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2003 - 2006 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
    1999 - 2002 Münster University of Applied Sciences Germany Diploma in Business Administration (Betriebswirtin [FH])
  • Certifications

    Date Title Institution name Country
    2011 Group of Eight Future Research Leaders Program The University of Adelaide -
    2004 Teaching at Universities; Certificate for Tertiary Education University of Adelaide Australia
Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC)
Chief Investigator, led by Dr Jodie Conduit 
“Wine Industry RD&E: Developing Partner Co-Creation Capabilities”
2014-2015
 
Australian Research Council Linkage Project
Principal Investigator, with Prof Ralf Zurbruegg, Prof Jill Sweeney and Prof Dave Michayluk
“Funding our Future: Perceptions of the Value of Financial Planning Advice”
Industry partner: Financial Services Council
2012-2014
 
Australian Research Council Linkage Project
Chief Investigator, led by Prof. Pascale Quester
“Can sponsorship deliver Corporate Social Responsibility? Examining internal and external perceptions of sponsors’ CSR”
Industry partners: Norwood Football Club & Meals on Wheels (SA) Inc. 
2010-2012
 
DAAD Group of Eight Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme
Principal Investigator, with German Principal Investigator Prof. Thomas Baaken
“Commercialisation success – do drivers change over time?”
2010-2011
  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 Co-Supervisor Market Shaping for Future Crop Technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Ava Nicole Wilkinson
    2021 Co-Supervisor Shaping Markets through Digital Technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Judith Helmer
    2021 Principal Supervisor The Dynamics of Actor Engagement for Social Innovation from an Ecosystem Perspective Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Katrin Uude
    2020 Co-Supervisor Evolutionary Psychology triggers to engagement Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Liam Craig Moss
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM WELL-BEING Unpacking the multilevel, multidimensional, and configurational nature of entrepreneurial ecosystem health Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Iulia Stroila
    2019 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Value Co-creation in E-government: A Citizen-centric Approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Maryanne Scutella
    2019 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Industry Perspective towards Collaboration with Academic Institutions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Peter Egorov
    2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor EVOLUTION OF MARKETS: MARKET SHAPING AND THE ROLE OF THE CONSUMER Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Gediminas Lipnickas
    2016 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Actor Engagement with Service Providers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Max Sim
    2016 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Engagement with Novel Products Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Diana Ayi Wong
    2015 - 2016 Co-Supervisor The Value of Online Advertising: Exploring the Effects of Advertisements on Consumer Perceptions of Media Vehicle Value Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ervin Sim
    2014 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Value Co-creation in Online Collaborative Innovation Communities: Exploring the Drivers and Outcomes of Value Co-creation Activities from the Individual Community Member Point of View Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Hande Muberra Akman
    2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor PRO-RIS and Customer Engagement in Complex Services Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Sylvia Chee Yeng Ng
    2011 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Multiple Strategic Orientations and Business Performance: A Comprehensive Investigation of High-Tech Firms Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Joanne Ho
    2007 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Emotions et persuasion : proposition d'un modele affectif de persuasion par le parrainage sportif Doctor of Philosophy under a Cotutelle Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Mr Charles Bal
  • Board Memberships

    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2015 - 2016 Advisory Board Member Science Council State Government of South Australia Australia
    2014 - ongoing Member Academic Board University Industry Innovation Network Germany
  • Editorial Boards

    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2016 - ongoing Member Journal of Service Theory and Practice - -
    2008 - ongoing Member Industrial Marketing Management - -
  • Offices Held

    Date Office Name Institution Country
    2017 - ongoing Inaugural Co-Chair UIIN Australia Chapter Australia
  • Position: Pro V-C / Dean of Grad Studies
  • Phone: 83134514
  • Email: carolin.plewa@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Schulz, floor Tenth Floor
  • Org Unit: Adelaide Graduate Research School

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