Our Researchers

Professors

Professor Jamie Carlson Professor Jamie Carlson

Professor Jamie Carlson

Professor
Newcastle Business School

As our country’s economy becomes increasingly service-oriented, so too does the research agenda of Dr Jamie Carlson. The multiple award winner is aligning his studies with the Federal Government’s ‘Growth Through Innovation’ priorities, seeking – and succeeding – to help maximise value creation for Australian service firms and their customers in what has become an incredibly globally competitive environment.

Professor Abul Shamsuddin Professor Abul Shamsuddin

Professor Abul Shamsuddin

Professor
Newcastle Business School

Abul Shamsuddin is Professor of Finance at the University of Newcastle. He received his Masters and PhD from Simon Fraser University, Canada. Abul has served as Head of Newcastle Business School, Assistant Dean, Director of Postgraduate Studies, and Head of the Accounting and Finance Discipline. Abul has held visiting appointments at the Australian National University, Monash University and Simon Fraser University, among others. He is Co-leader of the Centre for Asset Pricing and Corporate Governance Studies.

Professor Francesco Paolucci

Professor Francesco Paolucci

Professor
Newcastle Business School

Dr Francesco Paolucci is Professor of Health Economics & Policy at the Faculty of Business & Law, University of Newcastle, Australia, and the School of Economics & Management, University of Bologna, Italy.

Professor Shah J Miah

Professor Shah J Miah

Professor
Newcastle Business School

Today's uncertain economic climate, global competition in the electronic marketplace, and dynamic environment in which businesses are operating have influenced industries to continuously explore alternative ways, for instance, to increase productivity, quality, process safety, in addition, to gain economic, societal, and environmental sustainability. This has led to the development of smart and intelligent systems for measuring, monitoring, evaluating, and disseminating real-time information to satisfy different decision-makers. Professor Shah Miah’s current research developments are concerned with data analytics solution design and integrating various emerging and disruptive technologies to meet these demands. Shah’s research is also related to the other contemporary aspects such as Industry 4.0, Data-driven management, and decentralized open environment for industrial growth and sustainability, by recreating realization of human value-sensitive and sophisticated solutions for our brighter digital futures.

Associate Professors

Associate Professor Sara Motta Associate Professor Sara Motta

Associate Professor Sara Motta

Associate Professor
Newcastle Business School

Dr Motta’s research focus is the politics of subaltern resistance, with particular reference to Latin America and the reinvention of new forms of popular politics, political subjectivities and ways of life that seek to transcend neoliberal. She has written about the Latin American Third Way Governments of the Concertacion in Chile and the Workers' Party in Brazil in relation to their role in stabilising and normalising neoliberal hegemony.

Associate Professor Brendan Boyle Associate Professor Brendan Boyle

Associate Professor Brendan Boyle

Associate Professor
Newcastle Business School

Brendan’s primary research interests include international HRM, knowledge management/sharing in organizations and top management teams. He has published research papers on knowledge creation and knowledge sharing in MNEs.

Associate Professor Alicia Kulczynski Associate Professor Alicia Kulczynski

Associate Professor Alicia Kulczynski

Associate Professor
Newcastle Business School

Utilising her research expertise in consumer behaviour, branding, and advertising, Alicia designs marketing experiments that show how consumers react and behave in response to advertising and branding stimuli.

Senior Lecturers

Dr Sonia Vilches-Montero

Dr Sonia Vilches-Montero

Senior Lecturer
Newcastle Business School

Sonia’s research interests focus on consumer behaviour and retailing. Her research assists marketers in enhancing the impact of their branding and retailing strategies.

Dr Bobae Choi Dr Bobae Choi

Dr Bobae Choi

Associate Professoor
Newcastle Business School

Bobae has been involved in a number of collaborative research projects and successfully received several research grants. She has been working with academics within and outside Australia from various leading research institutions in the US, Singapore and South Korea.