Newcastle University

Background

All tertiary education received from Curtin Univeristy of Technology, Western Australia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Agribusiness Marketing (First Class Hons)
• Masters of Business Administration
• PhD 
• FHEA (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK)

Previous Positions

Canola Breeders' WA - Business Development Manager
CBH Group - Operations Researcher, Grain Quality Manager, District Operations Manager.

Memberships

Research Interests

Adoption of innovations for improved farm business management
Marketing of agricultural products and commodities
Agri-supply chain management

Current Work

Understandig supply chain relationships in the milk procurement sector of the CES milk industry.
Documenting the costs nd efficiencies of shipping bulk agricultural commodities.

Postgraduate Supervision

"Supply chain traceability in the West African cocoa market"
"Developing an index of maritime costs and connectivity"

Esteem Indicators

Organised CILT/LRN Agri-food logistics and supply chain workshop (April 2011)

Organiser and facilitator of annual LRN doctoral workshop

Associate editor of "Rural Sociology".

Industrial Relevance

I have six years of experience working in the Australian grain industry. Most of experience is related to the management of quality systems throughout the supply chain although I have also worked in the biotechnology sector as a Business Development Manager.

BSc Agribusiness Management (Hons) Degree Programme Director 

See: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/course/N280/agri-business-management 

Undergraduate Teaching

• Agribusiness Management Dissertation (ACE3099) - Module leader
• Food Supply Chain Systems (ACE3075) - Module leader
• Managing Engineering Operations (MEC3017) - Contributor
• Agricultural Markets (ACE2010) - Module leader
• Introduction to Agribusiness Management (ACE1033) - Module leader
• Introduction to Agribusiness & Rural Management (ACE1032) - Module leader

 Postgraduate Teaching

• Global Supply Chain Systems (ACE8083) - Module leader
• Innovation and New Food Product Development (ACE8055) - Contributor
• International Food Markets and Marketing (ACE8058) - Contributor

• Jackson EL, Gorton M, Zhang D. Consumer consciousness and the Chinese food chain - Urban understandings of a rural process. In: Rural Sociological Society 75th Annual Meeting. 2012, Chicago, Illinois, USA: Rural Sociological Society.
• Sehib K, Jackson EL, Gorton M. Gender, social acceptability and the adoption of supermarkets: evidence from Libya. International Journal of Consumer Studies 2012, (epub ahead of print).
• Jackson EL, Karamperidis S, Mangan J. Perceptions of risk in the UK maritime container sector. In: 17th Annual Logistics Reseach Network Conference. 2012, Cranfield University.
• Jackson EL, Robson S, Huddart T. Staff and student perceptions of internationalisation. Occasional Papers in Education and Lifelong Learning 2012, 6(1-2). In Press.
• Jackson EL. Contamination in the bulk agri-logistics supply chain. In: Mangan, J., Lalwani, C., Butcher, T., Javadpour, R, ed. Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2011, pp.386-392.
• Jackson EL, Huddart T. Creating new learning experiences from home students’ interpretations of internationalization. International Journal of Arts and Sciences 2011, 4(21), 261-280.
• Jackson EL, Huddart T. Creating new learning experiences from home students’ interpretations of internationalization. In: International Journal of Arts and Sciences Rome Conference. 2011, Rome, Italy.
• Mangan J, O'Reilly S, Jackson EL. Identifying logistics channels to market for Irish food exporters. In: 16th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference. 2011, Southampton, UK.
• Jackson EL, Huddart T, Robson S. Staff perceptions of internationalisation. In: Australian International Education Conference. 2011, Adelaide, Australia.
• Jackson EL, Huddart T. Curriculum Design Based on Home Students' Interpretations of Internationalisation. Annual Review of Education, Communication and Language Sciences 2010, 7, 80-112.
• Karamperidis S, Mangan J, Jackson EL. Developing an index of maritime costs and connectivity for the UK. In: 15th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference. 2010, Harrogate, UK.
• Jackson EL, Gorton M, White J. A structural analysis of contractual innovations within the CIS milk industry. In: 3rd International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks. 2009, Igls, Austria.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J. Sociological factors affecting agricultural price risk management in Australia. Rural Sociology 2009, 74(4), 546-572.
• Jackson EL. Busting myths about forward contracts. Australian Farm Journal 2008, 18(3), 46-47.
• Jackson EL. Find wool’s profit balance marketing versus production. Australian Farm Journal 2008, 18(4), 35-36.
• Jackson EL. Woolgrowers struggle to venture beyond auction. Australian Farm Journal 2008, 18(2), 50-52.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J, Hoque Z. A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Determining Adoption of Agricultural Price Risk Management Strategies. In: Agricultural Economics Society 81st Annual Conference. 2007, University of Reading, UK: The Agricultural Economics Society.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J. Behavioural factors affecting the adoption of forward contracts by Australian wool producers. In: International Farm Management Association. 2007, Cork, Ireland.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J. Evaluating producers’ perspectives on selling raw wool : A field study of behavioural factors and variables. Farm Management 2007, 12(11), 679-707.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J. Why is adoption of forward contracts by Western Australia wool producers so limited?. In: Agribusiness Livestock Updates. 2007, Perth, Western Australia: Department of Agriculture and Food, Government of Western Australia.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J. Wool industry stakeholder opinions on the pros and cons of forward contract. International Journal of Sheep and Wool Science 2007, 55(1), 34-47.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J. Adoption and diffusion of selling wool by forward contract: Field studies of factors and variables. In: Agricultural Economics Society 80th Annual Conference. 2006, Paris, France.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J. Farmer-to-farmer advice: What’s the best way to sell raw wool in Australia?. In: International Association of Agricultural Economists. 2006, Queensland, Australia.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J. Hybrid vigour of behavioural theories in the agribusiness research domain. Is it possible?. Journal of International Farm Management 2006, 3(3), 1-15.
• Jackson EL, Quaddus M, Islam N, Stanton J. Selling raw wool by forward contract: A qualitative analysis of pros and cons. In: Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. 2006, Sydney, Australia.