Dr Breda McCarthy ~ Senior Lecturer

Dr Breda McCarthy is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at JCU and a researcher in the field of consumer behaviour. Her research interests cover renewable energy, food waste, regional and rural development, ethical consumption, organic food and wine marketing in Asian economies, cultural enterprises and the strategic marketing activities of small to medium sized enterprises in Australia. She has published conference papers, journal articles, book chapters and case studies.  She employs quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and has a particular interest in grounded theory and the longitudinal, case-based approach to research. She holds a PhD in strategic management from Dublin City University, a first class Master’s degree (research) and a Bachelor of Business Studies (honours) degree from University College Limerick, Ireland.  

 

Teaching

• BX2081: Consumer Behaviour (Level 2; TSV)
• BX2184: Marketing, Consumerism and Sustainability (Level 2; TSV)
• BX3082: International Marketing (Level 3; TSV)
• BX3083: Strategic Marketing (Level 3; TSV)
• BX3181: Social Surveys and Questionnaire Design (Level 3; TSV)
• LB5232: Marketing and Customer Engagement (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Teaching

• Richard Ivey Case Teaching Method (3 day workshop), 2010. JCU Graduate Certificate of Education (Tertiary Teaching) 2011. Completion of Social Media Marketing Essentials, by the Association for Data-Driven Marketing & Advertising (ADMA) 2018. Social Media Bootcamp for Start-Ups, 2018. Online course on Digital Marketing Foundations (2019) by Imparture. Subject Coordinator Essentials Course (Online) 2019.

Research Disciplines

• Marketing (1505)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)

Awards

• 2019 - CBLG JCUS Cross Collaboration Grant ($15,000) with Dr Shailey Chawla (PI) and Dr Jagdeep Kaur. Project title: cognitive barriers to the usage of health apps in geriatric populations.
• 2018 - JCUS/JCUA collaboration grant scheme ($6,000) with Assoc. Professor Pengji Wang, Singapore. Research project on food waste.
• 2018 - Best Paper in Track (Sustainability) Award for 'Food Waste within eco-friendly households: modelling the factors that have an impact on food waste levels.' Academy of Marketing Conference, University of Stirling, 2018.
• 2018 - Emerald Publishing awarded Dr. Breda McCarthy and Dr. Hong-Bo Liu the 2018 Outstanding Paper Award for 'Waste not, Want not', published by the British Food Journal.
• 2015 - Teaching and Learning Award, JCU ($2,000). Encouraging a move to more dynamic forms of content presentation through the use of eBooks and videos.
• 2013 to 2014 - JCU Mid-Career Researcher Re-Engagement Grant 2014 ($15,000).
• 2006 to 2007 - Fáilte Ireland Fellow (funding for sabbatical leave over 1 year)
• 2003 to 2005 - Research grant (€6,000) from the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS).
• 1994 to 1997 - PhD Studentship, Dublin City University.

Memberships

• 2018 - Editorial Board Member, Social Business, Westburn Publishers. Website: https://www.westburn-publishers.com

Other

• 2019 - Speaker at online event titled 'What a waste: the challenge of food loss and waste', Global Town Hall Meeting, University of New England(UNE), Armidale, NSW, Australia. February 6th, 2018. Topic: Changing attitudes towards Food Waste.
• 2018 - Panel member, Science Under the Stars, Food Security Panel Discussion, JCU, 29th October, 2018.
• 2018 - Speaker at the Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA) Conference, Mackay, October 24, 2018.
• 2018 - Special Studies Program, JCU (January to July 2018).
• 2009 - Winner (1st place) of the 2009 European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) Case Study Competition.
• 2007 - Editor of the Irish Journal of Management - Special Conference Edition, 2007, Vol. 28, Issue 1, 2007.
• 2006 to 2007 - Visiting Scholar, School of Business, JCU, Townsville, October 2006 to February 2007.
• 2006 - Chair of Irish Academy of Management (IAM) 2006 Conference.
• 1990 to 1992 - Master's degree stipend, University of Limerick.

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• McCarthy B, Kapetanaki A and Wang P (2019) Circular agri-food approaches: will consumers buy novel products made from vegetable waste? Rural Society, 28 (2). pp. 91-107
• McCarthy B, Eagle L and Osmond A (2018) Electricity consumers in regional Australia: social acceptance of coal-fired power and renewable energy. Social Business, 8 (3). pp. 253-275
• McCarthy B and Schurmann A (2018) Risky business: growers' perceptions of organic and biodynamic farming in the tropics. Rural Society, 27 (3).
• Eagle L, Osmond A, McCarthy B, Low D and Lesbirel H (2017) Social marketing strategies for renewable energy transitions. Australasian Marketing Journal, 25 (2). pp. 141-148
• McCarthy B and Liu H (2017) Waste not, want not: exploring green consumers' attitudes towards wasting edible food and actions to tackle food waste. British Food Journal, 119 (12). pp. 2519-2531
• McCarthy B, Eagle L and Lesbirel H (2017) Barriers to the diffusion of renewable energy in Queensland. Rural Society, 26 (3). pp. 210-224
• McCarthy B and Liu H (2017) Food waste and the 'green' consumer. Australasian Marketing Journal, 25 (2). pp. 126-132

Book Chapters

• Eagle L, McCarthy B, Hay R, Osmond A and Low D (2019) Stakeholder perceptions of the importance and effects of sustainability education. In: Clean Green and Responsible: soundings from down under. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 65-86
• McCarthy B and Eagle L (2019) Attitudes of incumbent regimes to a renewable energy transition: a case study of Queensland, Australia. In: Clean, Green and Responsible? Soundings from Down Under. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 227-252
• McCarthy B, Eagle L, Osmond A and Low D (2019) Social marketing and residential electricity consumption: every kilowatt matters. In: Clean, Green and Responsible? Soundings from Down Under. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 107-132
• Liu H and McCarthy B (2017) Wine purchasing behaviour in China. In: The Wine Value Chain in China: consumers, marketing, and the wider world. Elsevier Asian Studies Series. Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA, pp. 117-129

Conference Papers

• Eagle L, McCarthy B and Low D (2018) Winds of change: a study of the acceptability of renewable energy in regional Australia. Proceedings of the the International Social Marketing Conferences. In: International Social Marketing Conference: broadening cultural horizons in social marketing, 15-17 July 2018, Singapore

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 81+ research outputs authored by Dr Breda McCarthy from 1997 onwards.

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Current

• Sustainable meat consumption and consumer intention: Evidence from Pakistan (PhD , Primary Advisor)

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