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Email

rachel.carey@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor (Food Systems)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
Masters (Coursework & Research)
City University
PhD
The University of Manchester
Masters (Coursework & Research)
The University of Manchester
ORCID

0000-0003-2104-6510

A/Prof Rachel Carey

Associate Professor (Food Systems)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

49 Scholarly works
8 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2023

    Research grants (international)

    Food Learning and Growing (FLOW) Partnership: Seeding Sustainability Transformations
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Victorian Food Resilience Planning Project
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Building the Climate Resilience of Melbourne's Food System
  • 2019

    Book Chapter

    The Consumer Labelling Turn in Farmed Animal Welfare Politics: From the Margins of Animal Advocacy to Mainstream Supermarket Shelves
    DOI: 10.4324/9780203733080-11
  • 2018

    Journal article

    A Public Appetite for Poultry Welfare Regulation Reform: Why Higher Welfare Labelling is not Enough
    DOI: 10.1177/1037969X18800398
  • 2018

    Journal article

    The Meat in the Sandwich: Welfare Labelling and the Governance of Meat-chicken Production in Australia
    DOI: 10.1111/jols.12119
  • 2017

    Journal article

    Capturing the meaning of “free range”: The contest between producers, supermarkets and consumers for the higher welfare egg label in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.06.014
Rachel Carey

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2019
Excellence in Engagement in Research Award 2019 University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Building capacities in regional food systems: mapping change towards transformation
    DOI: 10.1007/s10460-025-10840-y
  • 2025

    Other

    Victorian food resilience planning toolkit
    DOI: 10.26188/29565620
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Grazing for dollars: responsible investing for healthy and sustainable animal agriculture in Australia
    DOI: 10.1007/s10460-024-10642-8
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Unpacking “the surprise chain”: the governance of food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia
    DOI: 10.1007/s10460-024-10629-5
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Putting your money where your mouth is: Accelerating investment action for healthy and sustainable food systems in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102620
  • 2024

    Report

    Planning a resilient food system for Victoria
    DOI: 10.46580/124375
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Building the resilience of agri-food systems to compounding shocks and stresses: A case study from Melbourne, Australia
    DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1130978
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Integrating nutrition and obesity prevention considerations into institutional investment decisions regarding food companies: Australian investment sector perspectives
    DOI: 10.1186/s12992-022-00885-7

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