Researcher and Senior Manager, Strategic Information, Monash University
David Carroll is a Melbourne-based economist and researcher, currently working at Monash University as Senior Manager, Strategic Information in the Portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education). Before moving to Monash University in 2016, David was employed as Senior Research Associate at Graduate Careers Australia, and has held fixed-term research appointments at the University of Western Australia. A higher education specialist, David has authored numerous reports, papers and articles on issues relating to higher education, including the graduate labour market, student experience, institutional research methodologies and student retention, some being published in top journals. David has presented papers at meetings and conferences across the globe, and has collaborated with leading research and policy institutes, including the Grattan Institute and the National Institute of Labour Studies. David was awarded his PhD in economics from UNSW Canberra in 2015.
Experience
2016–present
Manager, Strategic Analysis, Monash University
2016–2018
Research fellow, The University of Western Australia
2008–2016
Senior research associate, Graduate Careers Australia
Education
2015
UNSW Canberra, Doctor of Philosophy
2008
University of Southern Queensland, Master of Business Research
2004
University of Southern Queensland, Bachelor of Business
Publications
2014
Job search as a determinant of graduate over-education: evidence from Australia, Education Economics
2013
Over-education of recent higher education graduates: new Australian panel evidence, Economics of Education Review
Grants and Contracts
2017
NCSEHE Research Grants Program
Role:
Co-investigator
Funding Source:
National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education
2016
NCSEHE Research Grants Program
Role:
Co-investigator
Funding Source:
National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education