Ms Thi Xuan Dieu Phan
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Economics
College of Business and Law
I am a final-year PhD candidate at Adelaide University, investigating sustainable food consumption and household food waste in rapidly urbanising contexts. My research examines how everyday food practices shape environmental, social, and well-being outcomes, and how behaviourally informed interventions can support low-waste, resilient food systems.
I am a recipient of the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship and the Possingham Supplementary Scholarship at Adelaide University.
Beyond my doctoral research, I am the Founder of LifeNest Research, a practice-based research platform that translates everyday life experiences into policy-relevant sustainability insights. Through this work, I seek to bridge academic research with community practices and real-world applications.
My research interests include:
- Sustainable consumption and behaviour change
- Household food waste reduction
- Consumer–farmer relationships and local food systems
- Food, environment, and wellbeing linkages
- Practice-informed policy, service design, and social innovation
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Casual Academic Research | Flinders University |
| 2024 - ongoing | Food Service Assistant (night shifts) | Pinnacle People Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Support Worker Catering (weekend shifts) | Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community |
| 2022 - 2024 | Hospitality Worker (weekend and night shifts) | AnglicareSA |
| 2022 - ongoing | Research Student | University of Adelaide |
| 2019 - 2022 | Researcher | Southern Center of Agricultural Policy and Strategy |
| 2014 - 2019 | Policy Researcher | Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2018 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Bachelor (part-time) |
| 2012 - 2013 | The University of Queensland | Australia | Master |
| 2007 - 2011 | The University of Economics and Law | Vietnam | Bachelor (Honor Program) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Phan, T. X. D., & Zuo, A. (2025). Towards Sustainable Food Consumption: A Household-Level Analysis of Home Cooking Behaviours in Urban Vietnam. Sustainable Development, 19 pages. |
| 2025 | Phan, T. X. D. (2025). Care through catering: Finding the huggerholics. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 44(3), e70069-1-e70069-2. |
| 2024 | Phan, T. X. D. (2024). Understanding the acquisition, usage, and disposal behaviours in sustainable food consumption: A framework for future studies. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 12, 100162-1-100162-12. Scopus18 WoS17 |
| - | Phan, T. X. D., Zeng, D., & Zuo, A. (2026). Towards sustainable food consumption: understanding household food waste drivers for improved waste management in urban Vietnam. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Roberts, R., Zuo, A., & Phan, T. X. D. (2021). Vietnamese consumer preferences for fresh mangoes: results from an online experiment. In AARES 2021. Sydney. |
| 2021 | Roberts, R., Zuo, A., & Phan, T. X. D. (2021). Vietnamese consumer preferences for fresh mangoes: results from an online experiment. In AARES 2021. Sydney. |
| 2020 | Phan, T. X. D., & Tran, M. H. (2020). Two-way effects of climate change and farmers’ farming practices: evidence from smallholder farmers at Dong Thap province, Vietnam. In Branch of Vietnam Women’s Academy. Ho Chi Minh City. |
| 2020 | Phan, T. X. D., & Nguyen, D. L. (2020). Applying the DEA method to evaluate the scale efficiency of dairy activities at Ho Chi Minh City. In Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House. Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Phan, T. X. D. (2025). Visualise Your Thesis - Sustainable Food Consumption Research. DOI |
| 2025 | Phan, T. X. D. (2025). Care through catering: what I learned about choking risk in aged care. Hello Care. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Phan, T. X. D. (2026). Data for "Towards sustainable food consumption: understanding household food waste drivers for improved waste management in urban Vietnam". DOI |
| 2025 | Phan, T. X. D. (2025). Dataset for “Towards sustainable food consumption: a household-level analysis of home cooking behaviours in urban Vietnam". DOI |