After growing up in the country, the thought of even going to university seemed far-fetched to Elizabeth Dunlop. But after years of hard work and dedication, the CSU graduate was awarded something she never imagined possible – her PhD.
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As the first person in her family to go to university, Ms Dunlop could hardly believe she was standing in a graduation gown on Tuesday after being awarded her PhD in ethical consumerism. "Growing up in the country I didn't really believe I would get an opportunity to even go to university, so to finish up with a PhD is incredible."
Ms Dunlop’s research investigated how consumers attribute responsibility to firms that have been unethical, including in cases such as animal testing and child labour.
During her studies, Ms Dunlop lectured in China for CSU and helped run a business school in Uganda, which helped give her the confidence she needed to fulfill her goal.
"I often had doubts about whether I could finish, just because of where I'd come from, but I had a lot of determination to prove to people what I could do,” she said.