Foula Kopanidis

Associate Professor Foula Kopanidis

Associate Professor Marketing

Details

  • College: Economics Finance & Marketing
  • Department: Economics Finance & Marketing
  • Campus: City Campus Australia
  • foula.kopanidis@rmit.edu.au

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Dr Kopanidis has been invited to review papers for the Journal of Higher Education Studies (A*) and the Journal of Higher Education. Dr Kopanidis is a regular reviewer for The Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC).

Teaching and Research Awards:

- 2014 Australian Government’s Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. Citation title: "For student centred learning practice in the discipline of marketing that engages postgraduate students as active contributors to, and evaluators of their own learning”
- School of Economics, Finance and Marketing Learning and Teaching Award – Learning and Teaching Excellence 2014
- RMIT Business Research Excellence Best HDR Supervisor School of Economics, Finance and Marketing 2014
- RMIT Business Research Excellence Best Journal Publication by an Academic (by School) School of Economics, Finance and Marketing 2014 with Linda Robinson and Mike Reid
- School of Economics, Finance and Marketing – Recognition Award 2013/ 2014 – For achieving 90% or above for MKTG 1101 Consumer Behaviour
- RMIT Business Research Excellence Best Journal Publication by an Academic (by School) School of Economics, Finance and Marketing 2013 with Angela Dobele, Michael Gangemi and Stuart Thomas
- GTS Achievement Award 2012 MKTG 1050 Buyer Behaviour with Brian McCauley and Kaleel Rahman
- RMIT Teaching & Research Award 2011 – Teaching Excellence Higher Education Law, Economics, Business and Related Studies
- Certificate of Achievement 2011 College of Business Learning and Teaching
- Head of School Excellence in Teaching Award and GTS Achievement Award 2011 with Ingo Karpen and Brian McCauley
- School of Economics, Finance and Marketing Teaching Awards, GTS Achievement Award 2011 MKTG 1050 Buyer Behaviour Ingo Karpen and Brian McCauley
- School of Economics, Finance and Marketing Teaching Awards, GTS Achievement Award 2011 MKTG 1101 Consumer Behaviour with Simon Thornton
- School of Economics, Finance and Marketing Teaching Awards, GTS Achievement Award 2010 MKTG 1101 Consumer Behaviour with Simon Thornton
- School of Economics, Finance and Marketing Teaching Awards, GTS Achievement Award 2010 MKTG 1050
- School of Economics, Finance and Marketing Teaching Awards, GTS Achievement Award 2008 MKTG 1101

Research Higher Degree Supervision:
- Completion of Doctorate (2010) Associate Supervisor, with Professor Adela McMurray, School of Management, RMIT University. Research topic: The Relationship between Cultural Value and Behavioral Intention Towards Gold Coast Accommodation Service Quality by Middle Eastern Tourist
- Current Supervision – Primary supervisor with Professor Francis Farrelly, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University. Research topic: Why Play? Determinants of game playing On Smartphones
- Current Supervision - Associate Supervisor with Associate Professor Mike Reid, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing RMIT University. Research topic: The Role of Consumer Innovativeness, Product Characteristics and Product Disposal Characteristics on Upgrading Behaviour
- Current Supervision – Primary Supervisor with Dr Marion Steel, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University. Research topic: The Changing Retail Landscape: Investigating the impact of Shopping Rituals on Consumers Consumption Behaviour

Supervisor projects

  • Midlife Men, Consumption and Wellbeing
  • 25 Jan 2021
  • Becoming Superwomen: Exploring the Financial Wellbeing of Australian Millennial Women through Superannuation
  • 27 Jul 2020
  • An Investigation into Factors Influencing Participation in Water-conservation Programs Participation in Victoria's Showerhead Exchange Program
  • 16 Apr 2019
  • Evolution of the Extended Self: How Experience Consumption Goals Shape the Extended Self
  • 29 Feb 2016
  • Does a Cross-cultural Peer-to-peer Mentoring Experience Influence Students' Cross-cultural Adaptability?
  • 22 Jul 2013

Teaching interests

Supervisor interests
Consumer behaviour, selection behaviour, choice criteria, education and marketing

Research interests

Consumer behaviour, selection behaviour, choice criteria, education, marketing
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.