Node Director of the ARC LCC Centre of Excellence
Director of the Experimental Economics Lab
School of Economics, University of Sydney
Editorial Board of Experimental Economics
Co-director of the Neuroeconomics Summer School
Professor Tymula’ s research integrates theory and methods from economics, psychology, and neuroscience to better understand how people decide, why they sometimes make seemingly irrational decisions, and how to help them become better decision-makers.
Professor Tymula has been awarded over 34 million in competitive research funding. She has held numerous leadership roles, including President and Board Member of the Society for Neuroeconomics, member of the Executive Committee of the Economic Science Association.
Awards
2025 Young Economist Award from the Economic Society of Australia
2017 Society for Neuroeconomics Early Career Award for Contributions towards the Understanding of Decision-Making
2015 Australia Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Upcoming talks in 2026
9-12 April – AP ESA meeting in Melbourne (keynote address)