Jacqui, who holds a Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for Doctoral Study at the ANU, will take up the Alfred D. Chandler Jnr Travel Fellowship at Harvard Business School later this year.

Her research explores the active associations between Australian and American food manufacturers in the early 20th century, especially those seeking alternatives to sugar.

Jacqui’s PhD thesis, The Confectionery Kings: Robertson, Allen and Hoadley, 1890-1930, is being supervised by Professors Melanie Nolan and Desley Deacon, with Adjunct Professor Raymond Evans from Griffith University as an adviser.

The thesis is due for completion next year.

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