Thi Xuan Dieu Phan
Griffith University, LifeNest Research, Adelaide University, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Flinders University
0000-0001-7636-0115
About
I am founder of LifeNest Research, a practice-based research platform connecting everyday life experiences with sustainability and real-world research insight. My work focuses on sustainable food consumption, household food practices, food waste reduction, and practice-based inquiry across community and institutional settings.
I was doing my PhD at the University of Adelaide, where my research examined sustainable home cooking behaviours and household food waste in urban Vietnam. My work combines behavioural research and sustainability transitions to better understand how everyday home cooking practices shape broader social and environmental outcomes.
Alongside academic research, I am developing the concept of Everyday Practice-Based Research (EPBR), an approach that explores how meaningful research questions can emerge from daily life experiences, reflective practice, and community knowledge.
Through LifeNest Research, I aim to bridge academic knowledge with practical, community-oriented sustainability initiatives, particularly in areas related to food, wellbeing, and everyday sustainable living.
Website: https://lifenestresearch.org
Employment
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Griffith University Casual Research Assistant2026 - Present
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LifeNest Research Founder & Independent Researcher2026 - Present
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Flinders University Research Associate (Casual, Project-based)2024 - Present
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The University of Adelaide Research Candidate2022 - 2026
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Southern Center of Agricultural Policy and Strategy Agricultural Researcher2019 - 2022
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HCMC Institute for Development Studies Policy Researcher2014 - 2019
Education
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Adelaide University Doctor of Philosophy2022 - 2026
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University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Bachelor of Business Law2016 - 2018
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (13)
- Everyday practice-based research as a qualitative inquiry approach: structuring research entry from lived experience Save
- From frontline experience to research insight: a methodological illustration of the Everyday Entry Pathway of Everyday Practice-based Research using food waste in residential aged care Save
- LifeNest Research Design & Architecture Manual (Version 2.0) Save
- Towards sustainable food consumption: understanding household food waste drivers for improved waste management in urban Vietnam Save
- Everyday practice-based research as a qualitative inquiry approach: structuring research entry from lived experience Save
- Towards Sustainable Food Consumption: A Household‐Level Analysis of Home Cooking Behaviours in Urban Vietnam Save
- Practice-based strategies to reduce food waste in aged care: promoting sustainability and person-centred care in institutional settings Save
- Practice-based strategies to reduce food waste in aged care: promoting sustainability and person-centred care in institutional settings Save
- Care through catering: Finding the huggerholics Save
- Care Through Catering: What I Learned About Choking Risk in Aged Care Save