Register of Economists Category - Research Expertise

arolyn Currie is a member of the Association of Certified Practising Accountants, the Chartered Secretaries Association, and a Fellow of FINSIA, a merger of the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance and the Securities Institute. Her qualifications include: an Honours Degree in Economics from Sydney University, a Bachelor of Commerce (Pass with Merit), a Master of Commerce (Honours) from the University of NSW, a Master of Forensic Accounting from the University of Wollongong and a PhD in Economics from the University of Sydney; in financial markets regulation, financial systems crises and financial institutions management. Dr Currie’s experience represents almost four decades in the public and private sector, as a merchant banker, regulator, internal auditor and financial trainer.

I, Susantha Dissanayake, have over fifteen years of experience in lecturing, beginning my career as a visiting lecturer. After completing my first degree, I earned a postgraduate diploma in economic development, a master\\\'s degree in financial economics, and another master\\\'s in economics by research from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. I have taught university-level courses in subjects such as economics, research methods, mathematics, and statistics. Additionally, I conduct visiting lectures for several programs, including the Master of Financial Economics, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Information Technology.\\r\\n\\r\\nIn 2018, I joined Aquinas College of Higher Studies as a senior lecturer, where I also served as the head of the research centre. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in economics at the University of New England in Armidale, while also contributing to the academic program as a casual tutor and marker.\\r\\n

Dr Taj Khandoker currently working as a ‘Research scientist’ with the Energy Economics Team, Energy System Program, CSIRO. Taj is an economist by training, specialised in macroeconomic modelling and application-in policy and forecasting –now broadening her horizons to energy economics and techno-economic modelling. Before joining CSIRO, in 2022, Taj worked as an academic and researcher in economics at the University of Newcastle for decades.