Rate My Professor Nicolette Larder

Dr. Nicolette Larder is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Course Coordinator for Urban and Regional Planning degrees at the University of New England, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education. She holds a PhD from the University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Urban Environmental Planning (Honours - University Medal) from Griffith University. Her research agenda revolves around the social dynamics of the global agri-food system and how people engage with food production amid challenges like land and water scarcity, food insecurity, and social inequality. Drawing from political economy, community economies, social movement studies, gender studies, and financialisation, Larder employs qualitative approaches including extended fieldwork and cross-cultural research conducted in Australia, Mali, Senegal, the UK, and Germany. Current projects examine the financialisation of Australian agriculture by investment banks, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity firms, focusing on motivations and changing labour relations. Future research encompasses financial literacy of food producers, comparative food sovereignty movements in Australia and North Africa, and urban food-banks in Australia.