Sally Weller is an economic geographer and economic sociologist with research interests focused on labour markets, regional development and Australia’s evolving political economy. She is accomplishing in both qualitative and quantitative social research. Sally has conducted three major longitudinal studies of labour market restructuring, has published more than 60 papers in quality peer-reviewed journals and earned more than $3 million in research grants and consultancies.
She currently serves on the Editorial Board of the ZFW Economic Geography and Journal of Economic Geography, and previously on Work Employment and Society. Sally’s work links questions of urban and regional development to issues of... Read more
About me
Sally Weller is an economic geographer and economic sociologist with research interests focused on labour markets, regional development and Australia’s evolving political economy. She is accomplishing in both qualitative and quantitative social research. Sally has conducted three major longitudinal studies of labour market restructuring, has published more than 60 papers in quality peer-reviewed journals and earned more than $3 million in research grants and consultancies.
She currently serves on the Editorial Board of the ZFW Economic Geography and Journal of Economic Geography, and previously on Work Employment and Society. Sally’s work links questions of urban and regional development to issues of social and spatial justice in an increasingly unequal world.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 22/10/2020 |
Study to examine Geelong’s industrial past, https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bellarinetimes/news/study-to-examine-geelongs-industrial-past/ |
About me
Doctorate of Applied Economics/Economic Geography Victoria University
Master of Arts (Honours) The University of Melbourne
Graduate Diploma in Criminology The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts Monash University
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Future Work, Future Communities: The Impacts of Industry Restructuring, ARC - Linkage Project, 21/01/2019 - 30/06/2024
APR intern project - Climate Action Plan: investigating Community Batteries, AMSI-APR Intern, 18/09/2023 - 18/12/2023
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Open access
|
| 2021 |
Open access
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
|
| 2016 |
7
|
| 2015 |
|
| 2015 |
2
|
| 2015 |
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
Open access
6
2
8
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2022 |
Open access
5
4
9
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
7
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
5
4
|
| 2020 |
Open access
10
5
11
|
| 2019 |
Open access
12
14
25
|
| 2019 |
Open access
41
32
3
|
| 2018 |
4
2
22
|
| 2018 |
Open access
7
5
1
|
| 2018 |
5
4
6
|
| 2018 |
|
| 2017 |
Open access
11
9
|
| 2017 |
10
9
|
| 2017 |
4
|
| 2014 |
3
|
| 2014 |
77
4
|
| 2014 |
17
15
2
|
| 2014 |
11
10
|
| 2013 |
|
| 2013 |
22
15
|
| 2013 |
15
14
1
|
| 2012 |
30
21
|
| 2012 |
Open access
24
19
|
| 2012 |
|
| 2012 |
22
17
|
| 2009 |
Open access
5
2
|
| 2009 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2009 |
Open access
13
12
|
| 2008 |
Open access
67
48
|
| 2008 |
Open access
19
17
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
|
| 2011 |
Open access
|
| 2010 |
Open access
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Tampere University | FINLAND |
| University of Birmingham | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Tampere | FINLAND |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
| Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
ACU NomineeARC College of Experts |
2018 |
Best RefereeOxford University Press Journal, Journal of Economic Geography |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberSage Journal Work and Employment and Society |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberOxford University Press Journal, Journal of Economic Geography |
2014 |
Best Paper AwardAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2013 |
Future FellowshipAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2012 |
Chief Investigator, Linkage GrantAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2011 |
Chief Investigator, Linkage GrantAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2009 |
Dean Staff Research AwardVictoria University |
2009 |
Staff Award, Research (Individual)Victoria University |
2009 |
Vice Chancellor Citation Research Excellence AwardVictoria University |
2009 |
Vice Chancellor Research Excellence AwardVictoria University |
2009 |
Best Presentation AwardVictoria University |
2008 |
Post Doctoral Research Award and Discovery GrantAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2007 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Assembling Proximity: repurposed industrial sites as innovation precincts | Current |
| Inter-firm Composition Dynamics in Troubled Regions | Current |
| Will diversification save regional economies after the exit of automotive production? | Completed |
