TEACHING AND ENGAGEMENT


Received a Dean’s recognition of achievement award for exceptional teaching practice based on a good teaching score (GTS) of 90% or greater.


COURSES TAUGHT and COURSE DESIGN

2019-20       Business Statistics (1,800 students), Basic Econometrics (430 students) 

2021 Big Data, Machine Learning and Society (course design). Basic Econometrics

2022 Macroeconomics, Basic Econometrics

2023 Big Data, Machine Learning and Society - new course goes live!

Basic Econometrics, Prices and Markets (Microeconomics)

 

ENGAGEMENT and SERVICE

  1. Editor of Special Issue on Children and youth in the age of COVID-19 in the Australian Journal of Social Issues. Editorial with Co-editors Edwards, B. and Moschion, J. (2023)

  2. Associate Editor - Australian Journal of Social Issues (2021-)

  3. Conversation article: ‘Girls’ mental health has been affected more than boys’ during the pandemic – new research’ (2022)

  4. Scientific Committee member - Women in Economics conference (2019)

  5. RMIT Brown Bag co-ordinator (2020)

  6. Invited to give evidence at the House of Representatives Inquiry into ‘Intergenerational Welfare Dependence’. This has been recorded in public Hansard records and quoted in the Final Report from the inquiry - ‘Living on the Edge'.

  7. Paper titled ‘Intergenerational Disadvantage: Learning about Equal Opportunity from Social Assistance Receipt’ cited in Productivity Commission’s recent Research Paper titled: ‘Rising Inequality? – A stocktake of the evidence’ (2018).

  8. Tax and Transfer Policy Institute blog contribution: ‘Welfare Entry and Exit After Marital Separation Among Australian Mothers’ (2019).

  9. Pursuit article: ‘Who is Left Behind Under the New Child Care Subsidy’ (2018).

  10. Conversation article: ‘Childhood Homelessness Makes for Adult Unemployment: Study’ (2015).

  11. Co-convenor of the University of Melbourne interdisciplinary research initiative (Economic and Social Participation Hallmark). 2017- 2019.

  12. Guest co-editor of Australian Economic Review: Policy Forum: Public Investment in Disadvantaged Children - Salamanca, N., and Zhu, A. (2017).


GOVERNMENT REPORTS

  1. Zhu, A, Watson, I, Brennan, D, Adamson, E, Whiteford, P. (2011). Paid Parental Leave.  Report for the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

  2. Bradbury, B. and Zhu, A. (2010). The Impact of Separation on Labour Supply, Income Support Receipt and Income. Report for the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

  3. Redmond, G. and Zhu, A. (2008). Maternity Leave and Child Outcomes. Report for Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.