Dr Susie Chant is Program Coordinator and Lecturer at UniSA Business. As a lecturer Susie’s main commitment is to excellence in quality teaching for the programs she teaches into, both at post graduate and undergraduate level, in the areas of business ethics, management, entrepreneurship and tourism. Susie is a member of the Centre for Enterprise Dynamics in Global Economies (C-EDGE), which engages in research and innovation that fosters enterprising solutions for the problems that challenge local, regional, and global prosperity, and she is also a member of the UniSA Sustainability Working Group, which is committed to reducing the university's carbon footprint through the promotion of practical changes to the way we all work.... Read more
About me
Dr Susie Chant is Program Coordinator and Lecturer at UniSA Business. As a lecturer Susie’s main commitment is to excellence in quality teaching for the programs she teaches into, both at post graduate and undergraduate level, in the areas of business ethics, management, entrepreneurship and tourism. Susie is a member of the Centre for Enterprise Dynamics in Global Economies (C-EDGE), which engages in research and innovation that fosters enterprising solutions for the problems that challenge local, regional, and global prosperity, and she is also a member of the UniSA Sustainability Working Group, which is committed to reducing the university's carbon footprint through the promotion of practical changes to the way we all work. She has a PhD in Food Localism, which won the Dean's award for excellence, a Masters in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and a Masters in Gastronomy. In addition, Susie is the recipient of the 2021 Executive Dean Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Program Design Online MBA. Prior to working at UniSA, Susie owned many award-winning hospitality businesses in South Australia, and has also worked as a successful chef in several locations around the world, including Blenheim Palace in England and Grand Cayman Island in the West Indies. She is also a food judge and panel chair for the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, where she judges commercial food products.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 02/06/2022 |
Teaching the Essence of Responsible Leadership, https://www.aacsb.edu/insights/articles/2022/06/teaching-the-essence-of-responsible-leadership |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Adelaide
Le Cordon Bleu Master of Arts (Gastronomy) The University of Adelaide
Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship The University of Adelaide
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
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
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Journal Articles
Chant S, & Haden R. (2024). ‘Marketing the Local for Nation and Commonwealth: 150 years of ‘Local Food’ in Australia’. Working paper.
Chant, S. (2022). ‘Teaching the Essence of Responsible Leadership’. Insights. AACSB June 2022 online newsletter https://www.aacsb.edu/insights/articles/2022/06/teaching-the-essence-of-responsible-leadership.
Book Chapters
Flowers, R. and Swan, E. (eds) (2016). Food pedagogies, Routledge, London, England (Chant, S. contributor pp. 197-198).
Book Reviews
Chant, S. (2022). Reviews: Paul van Reyk: True to the Land: a History of Food in Australia, in Bush, M. (2022) Historical Records of Australian Science, 33(2), 191–197. doi:10.1071/HR22012. Invited Book Review.
Conferences
Chant, S. (2023). ‘Assessing Responsible Management Through Reflection in Business & Society’. BIS Teaching and Learning Showcase Event. UniSA.
Chant, S. (2022). ‘Teaching students responsible leadership by addressing the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals’. BIS Teaching and Learning Showcase Event. UniSA.
Chant, S. (2016). ‘The Effect of Marketing on Historical Perceptions of Local Food in Australia’. Symposium of Australian Gastronomy. University of Melbourne. Session: Gastronomic Ideals in Tourism and Marketing.
Chant, S. (2016). ‘Local Food Marketing in Australian History’. International Food Studies Conference. University of Berkeley, California.
Chant, S. (2016). A History of Local Food in Australia. PhD thesis. Published online at University of Adelaide.
Chant, S. (2015). ‘Definitions and understandings of ‘local food’ in Australia’. University of Adelaide Post Graduate Conference.
Chant, S. (2014). ‘The Empire Marketing Board and Food Localism’. Fourth Annual Regional Food Cultures and Networks Conference, Byron Bay, NSW.
Chant, S. (2014). ‘A History of Food Localism in Australia 1788-2014’. Perugia Food Studies Conference Perugia, Italy.
Chant, S. (2014). ‘Commodity Histories of Four Australian Local Foods: Sugar, Lamb, Rice and Dairy Products’. University of Adelaide International Food Studies Conference.
Chant, S. (2013). ‘Food Localism in Australia: Problems with Definitions of Local’. Third Annual Regional Food Cultures and Networks Conference, Daylesford, Victoria.
Chant, S. (2013). ‘Food Localism in Australia: Defining Local’. University of Adelaide Post Graduate Conference.
Chant, S. (2012). ‘A History of Food Localism in Australia – From Chef to Academic’. Second Australasian Food Cultures and Networks Conference, Barossa Valley, South Australia.
Other Outputs
Chant, S. (2016). A History of Local Food in Australia. PhD thesis. Published online at University of Adelaide.
Chant, S. (2008). ‘The Ethical Consumer-Toward a New Definition’. Masters’ thesis. Published online at University of Adelaide.
Member, Food Values Research Group, The University of Adelaide 2016 - present
External engagement & recognition
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
EditorAquinas University College Magazine |
2021 |
Executive Committee MemberPenola Business Association |
2021 |
Founding Committee MemberSouth Australian Culinary Federation |
2021 |
Founding MemberLimestone Coast Food Group |
2021 |
Judge and Panel Chair 2012 - present
Sydney Royal Fine Food Show
Executive Dean Award 2021
For Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Program Design Online MBA Team, The University of Adelaide
Dean's Award for Excellence 2016
PhD thesis, The University of Adelaide
Member 2016 - present
Food Values Research Group, The University of Adelaide
Member 2016
‘Golden Key International Honour Society’ for outstanding academic achievement | University of Adelaide | Invited position | member no: 5904855.
Mentor and Judge 2009-2020
Invited position | eChallenge: ECIC | University of Adelaide
Teaching & student supervision