Ms Thi Xuan Dieu Phan

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Economics

College of Business and Law


I am an early-career researcher committed to transforming how people grow, consume, and value food — across households, farming communities, and food systems. My work explores sustainable consumption behaviours, food waste prevention, and wellbeing, with a focus on the everyday practices that shape low-waste, nourishing, and resilient food systems. My PhD investigates household food practices in urban Vietnam. Building on this, my research engages with broader challenges: how consumers and farmers can co-create more transparent, sustainable, and environmentally responsible food systems. I am particularly interested in: 🌱 Sustainable consumption & behaviour change;👩‍🌾 Consumer–farmer relationships and local food systems; 🥦 Food waste reduction strategies across households and communities; 🌍 Food, environment, and wellbeing linkages; 📊 Policy, service design, and social innovation for sustainable food systems. For me, research is not only about publications — it is about everyday people, everyday practices, and practice-based insights that build bridges between consumers, farmers, and sustainable futures.

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
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.
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2025 Phan, T. X. D. (2025). Care through catering: what I learned about choking risk in aged care. Hello Care.

Year Citation
2025 Phan, T. X. D., & Zuo, A. (2025). Dataset for “Towards sustainable food consumption: a household-level analysis of home cooking behaviours in urban Vietnam".
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Year Citation
2025 Phan, T. X. D. (2025). How Everyday Conversations brought Strengthened Standard 6 to Life.
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2025 Phan, T. X. D. (2025). Practice-based strategies to reduce food waste in aged care: promoting sustainability and person-centred care in institutional settings.
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