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Damien Mather 2022 imageBE (Electrical and Electronic) (Canterbury), PhD (Otago)

Senior Lecturer

Room 4.38 Otago Business School
Tel +64 3 479 7694
Email damien.mather@otago.ac.nz

My research aim is to study decision-making processes that affect national, regional and global markets, international business and trade policy decisions so as to improve the success rate of businesses, regional organisations and governments when making decisions.

To achieve this I apply corpus linguistics text analytics, data mining, advanced quantitative methods, empirical generalisations and understanding of consumer behaviour, heuristic decisions, decision framing and uncertainty to add to marketing knowledge in branding, pricing and corporate communications.

I have an H-index of 23 and have been successful in publishing articles in highly ranked journals in business and science disciplines on these topics such as Nature Biotechnology, Appetite and the Journal of Travel Research.

I am a co-investigator for a NZD10M MBIE-funded research: Rapidly evolving climate-smart dairy cattle. I have led as PI, a NZD254K research subcontract of the former on the market acceptance of climate smart dairy milk with direct consumer benefits, and have been co-investigator on a NZD20K research project investigating the measurement of moral foundations and ethical reasoning of university students and a NZD33K research project to research food safety risks and opportunities.

The publications flowing from my research theme have resulted in invited presentation of my research to several research institutions in NZ and to universities in the US, Norway, Germany and China. My top 10 publications have been cited 1,335 times. I am a member of Food Waste Innovation, a University of Otago Research Theme which measures food waste, develops reduction strategies, applies innovative technology, and works to modify producer and consumer behaviour, a researcher member of the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre, and a member of the University-wide Ag@Otago, a University of Otago Research Theme which aims to connect agriculture stakeholders, including local and regional governments, iwi, freshwater management groups, landowners, farmers, etc. to promote agricultural research collaboration and expert advice with a diverse range of University of Otago specialists.

I am the delegated Human Ethics Committee approver, outbound student exchange adviser and a member of the Teaching and Learning Team for my department.

Teaching responsibilities

Damien's teaching responsibilities include:

Office hours

Damien's Office Hours are:

Monday: 4:00pm - 4:50pm
Wednesdays: 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Publications

Mather, D., Ma, K. X., & Laible, G. (2026). Gene-edited Climate Smart dairy milk: Are consumers ready? Future Foods, 13, 101033. doi: 10.1016/j.fufo.2026.101033 Journal - Research Article

Karami, M., Parackal, M., Mather, D., Ali, S., & Fatima, F. (2026). Entrepreneurs’ reaction to a crisis. Applied Economics Letters. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13504851.2026.2646420 Journal - Research Article

Alinasab, J., Mather, D., Parackal, M., & Briamonte, F. (2026). Effectuation in action: How pre-commitments drive international performance. International Entrepreneurship & Management Journal, 22, 8. doi: 10.1007/s11365-025-01127-z Journal - Research Article

Kamali, M., Parackal, M., & Mather, D. (2025). Early crisis detection through internal communication. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC): Riding the Waves: Navigating Marketing’s Dynamic Landscape. (pp. 467). Retrieved from https://anzmac.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Nind, J., Marra, C. A., Scahill, S., Mather, D., & Smith, A. (2025). The development of a discrete choice experiment: Investigating pharmacy selection in New Zealand. Health Policy, 153, 105245. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105245 Journal - Research Article

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