Sarah Whitnall is a Lecturer in Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Western Australia. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Resource Economics (Honours Class 1 and the University Medal) from the University of Sydney, and her PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis.

Sarah’s research is at the intersection of agricultural economics, environmental economics and applied econometrics. She analyses the effects of extreme weather and climate change on agricultural industries, and how producers adapt to these challenges. Sarah uses applied econometrics and high-resolution observational data to generate new insights.