Biography
Helen Scarborough is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics in Deakin Business School. Helen has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Adelaide, a Master of Economics from Deakin University and a PhD from the Australian National University (ANU).
Her research interests include environmental economics and economics education. She has published in journals such as Ecological Economics and The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and is also the co-author of a book on the incorporation of distributional preference in environmental policy.
Helen was a member of the working party that developed the National Economics Learning Standards and was also a member of a team which received an Office for Learning and Teaching grant to develop shared assessment items for embedding the national economic learning standards in curriculum. She is based at the Warrnambool campus.
Read more on Helen's profileResearch interests
- Environmental Economic
- Non-Market Valuation
- Economics Education
Affiliations
- Member, Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES).
- Member, Business and Professional Women Australia, South West Branch.
- Member, Economic Society of Australia.
- Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Board Member, Wannon Water.
Units taught
- MAE101 - Economic Principles
- MAE203 - The Global Economy
- MAE201 - Competition and Industry
Professional activities
Publications
No publications found
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Addressing institutional and social barriers to science impact in Coastal Zone Management (CSIRO Flagship Cluster)
A/Prof Kevin O'Toole, A/Prof Geoffrey Wescott, Dr Anne Wallis, A/Prof Kelly Miller, Prof Monica Keneley, Dr Helen Scarborough, Prof Gerry Quinn, Dr Anna Macgarvey
CSIRONRF Grant - Wealth from Oceans - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 2013: $22,984
- 2012: $136,605
- 2011: $68,647
- 2010: $101,948
Desalination within supply networks and life cycles in Australia: exploring and communicating the bigger picture
Prof Michael Porter, Prof Paul Carter, Dr Helen Scarborough, Prof Andrew Parratt
DEWHA - National Centre of Excellence in Desalination - Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- 2014: $102,587
- 2013: $115,133
- 2012: $50,000
Other Public Sector Funding
Warrnambool-Corangamite Land Suitability Decision Framework
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Anne Wallis, A/Prof Kevin O'Toole, Dr Helen Scarborough, Prof Frank Stagnitti, Prof Vincent Versace
WCC Grant - Research - Warrnambool City Council
- 2013: $14,698
- 2012: $43,636
- 2011: $86,363
- 2009: $70,000
Realising Regional Potential Through Understanding the Value Created by a Regional Water Corporation
Prof Monica Keneley, Dr Helen Scarborough, Dr Scott Salzman
WW Grant - Research - Wannon Region Water Corporation (Wannon Water)
- 2020: $140
- 2019: $109
- 2018: $13,710
- 2017: $5,000
Giant Spider Crab ecological and socio-economic assessment in the marine water of Port Phillip Bay.
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Justin Rizzari, Prof John Arnould, Dr Helen Scarborough, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Mary Young, Dr Sasha Whitmarsh
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2023: $61,000
- 2022: $447,467
Supervisions
Terence Clarke
Thesis entitled: The efficacy of offering monetary bonuses to thoroughbred horse breeders
Doctor of Business Administration, Department of Management
Taylor Leigh Hunt
Thesis entitled: Fish Stocking in Australia - Social and Economic Considerations
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Athula Senaratne
Thesis entitled: Shared beliefs, expectations and surprises: Adaptation decisions of village tank farmers in Sri Lanka
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
Mayula Chaikumbung
Thesis entitled: Estimating wetland values: A comparison of benefit transfer and choice experiment values
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
Rajesh Rai
Thesis entitled: Estimating the Benefits of Managing Invasive Plants in Subsistence Communities
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance