Anita Medhekar is a senior lecturer in economics and holds a PhD from Deakin University, Australia. She has completed her double Masters in pure Economics as well as in Education. She has taught at undergraduate and post graduate levels in India, Indonesia, and Australia and has nearly 30 years of teaching experience. Currently, she is teaching at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia. Her research interests are in applied Micro and Macroeconomics, International Trade, Development Economics, Asia-Pacific Economies, Health Economics, Public Finance, Asia-Pacific Economies, South-Asia, Australian Economy, Tourism Economics, Bilateral Trade and Development for Peace, Public Policy, and Public-Private Partnerships. She has presented papers at numerous international conferences and received best research paper wards. She has numerous refereed publications in journals, conference proceedings, edited books, and book chapters to her credit.
Sreeparna Saha has a PhD from Deakin University Australia, in Applied Microeconomics, Development Economics and Policy. She has a decade of teaching experience in economics and statistics. She has research publications in Scopus listed journals, and conference presentations. Her research interest is in development economics, public policy, economics of education, sustainability, and political economy.
Farooq Haq holds a PhD in Marketing from Charles Darwin University, Australia and an MBA in Marketing from Central Queensland University, Australia. Dr Haq is among the primary researchers in the area of Marketing Spiritual Tourism and he is considered as an expert in Islamic Marketing. Since 2016, he has been a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Islamic Marketing that is published under Emerald (UK) and Scopus listed. The Journal of Islamic Marketing awarded him the Outstanding Reviewer for 2018. The research interests of Dr. Haq include special interest tourism marketing, Islamic marketing, Halal branding, medical and heritage tourism marketing.