Rate My Professor Janet Dzator

Associate Professor Janet Dzator is an applied economist in the Discipline of Economics, Newcastle Business School at the University of Newcastle. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and a Master of Philosophy from the University of Ghana, and a PhD in Economics from the University of Queensland. Her academic career at the University of Newcastle began in 2003 as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Law, advancing to Senior Lecturer in 2017 and Associate Professor thereafter. Previously, she served as a Research Fellow in the Social and Public Health Economics Research unit at Curtin University of Technology. She has held key leadership positions including Head of Discipline for Economics, Politics and International Relations (2019-2021), Deputy Head of Discipline for Business Analytics, Economics and Politics (2021-2022), Program Convenor for the Bachelor of Commerce and combined programs (2017), Student Academic Conduct Officer (2016), Member of Academic Senate (2014-2015), and Co-Chair of Academic Women in Business and Law (2013-2014). Currently, she is Director of the Centre for African Research, Engagement and Partnerships (CARE-P) since 2020 and Deputy Co-Chair of the Australia Africa Universities Network.

Dzator's research specializes in macroeconomic policy issues relating to regions and development, development economics, energy, sustainability and health, health economics, economic evaluation, operations research, and applied econometrics, with fields encompassing public economics, environment and resource economics, and urban and regional economics. She authored the book Socioeconomic Aspects of Malaria Control: Economics of Malaria Treatment Seeking Behaviour and Control (2008) and contributed numerous chapters and over 44 journal articles on urbanisation, transport infrastructure, energy poverty, climate change, natural disasters, and economic growth in developing regions. As chief investigator, she has secured 23 grants totaling $1,057,241 from the National Health and Medical Research Council, NSW Cancer Council, Western Australia Health Department, UNDP/WHO, and Australia Africa Universities Network. Awards include University of Newcastle Excellence Award for External Engagement (2024), College Excellence Award for External Engagement (2024), Best Student Thesis Supervisor (2024), Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (2016), and Best Paper Award, Australasian Academy of Business and Social Sciences (2015). She is a member of the International Health Economics Association and Australian Health Economics Society.