Louisa Coglan

from QUT

Bio

Professor Louisa Coglan is an applied economist with a 35-year career spanning research and university teaching. She has applied her economic expertise across diverse areas, including the environmental and natural-resource management of fisheries and marine ecosystems; understanding how the behaviour of travellers and online shoppers affects Australian biosecurity; and examining the impact of buy now, pay later services on the financial literacy of young adults.

Louisa has an extensive record of innovative teaching and support of student learning from over three decades of teaching in HE. She has received learning and teaching awards and external commendations for her work in both the UK and Australia and is both a Senior Fellow and Indigenous Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) (an internationally benchmarked award in recognition of excellence in teaching leadership).

Louisa is widely recognised for her advocacy and leadership in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in economics. She is currently National President of the Women in Economics Network (Australia) and Vice President of the Economic Society of Australia (Queensland).