Felicity Small

Senior Lecturers

Dr Felicity Small

PhD, B, Bus, Hons, Dip Ed (Secondary) BA

Senior Lecturer in Marketing
Bathurst
Building 1411 Room 434

Felicity has been working at Charles Sturt University since 2004. Prior to becoming an academic, Felicity worked for a Global Trading company, selling Australian Products (i.e. Meat/Pasta/Cotton) into Russia and Asia. She has also held a variety of teaching roles including positions in Japan and United Kingdom. Currently, Felicity teaches in the areas of Marketing Fundamentals, Digital and Social Media Marketing and Societal and Environmental Marketing.

Felicity's research areas are in consumer behaviour, marketing communications, brands and marketing research. Her PhD topic was Imagination, Social Interactions and Consumer Decision-making. Her most current research projects are all industry based and include:

  • An investigation into the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in regional NSW;
  • Energy efficiency adoption practices in Co-ops and NFPs;
  • The role of sport in regional communities;
  • Online death notification systems and the role of social networks;
  • Activating consumers’ responses to soil stewardship through communication; strategies; and
  • Global sustainable tourism schemes in Developing Nations.

Felicity is also a member of the Board of Directors for Glenray Industries (Not-for-Profit).

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate:

  • MKT110 Marketing and Society
  • MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing

Postgraduate:

  • MKT501 Marketing Management
  • MKT525 Digital and Social Media Marketing

Research Focus

Felicity's research areas are in consumer behaviour, marketing communication and social marketing issues; such as social equity, environmental concerns.

Grants and Awards

Received the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence in 2010.

Internal Grant

  • CSU Green: Gauging stakeholder expectations of the development and management of eco-tourism in a developing country - the case of Cambodia $9,265

External Grants

  • Soil CRC grant- “Activating consumer markets”. Initial scoping grant $47, 000+ 18months $400,000+
  • CenWest: Business development Grant $15,000
  • NDIS Project: Transformation Consumer Research Grant $8,000