Adjunct Members

The Institute has a number of adjuncts, who are not employed by Charles Sturt University, but who work for other organisations, are private consultants, or whose research is supported by the Institute. These researchers often work in collaboration with ILWS researchers and add to the breadth and diversity of research being undertaken in the various disciplines and strategic research areas by ILWS. They include:

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Associate Professor Bill Anscombe email	Dr Yapa Bandara Economist Research Interests Immigration, internal migration and benefits to regional economies Economic wellbeing of farmers and farming families Financial liberalisation and poverty alleviation in regional economies email / profile
Associate Professor Hem Baral Research Interests: Biology and population research of birds and mammals email	Mr Tim Barlow Botanist / Natural Resources Manager Tim has over 30 years’ experience working in biodiversity conservation, primarily as a botanist. He is currently the Ramsar Co-ordinator for the Barmah Forest Ramsar Site, with a special interest in environmental water, threatened species, and pest plant and animal management. Research Interests: Grassland ecology Moira Grass wetlands Vegetation responses to environmental water. email
Dr Chris Barlow email	Dr Gilad Bino Ecologist email
Associate Professor Rosemary Black Social Scientist Research Interests Social dimensions in natural resource management, protected areas and tourism Environmental education, heritage interpretation, tour guiding Ecotourism and sustainable tourism Sustainability and sustainable behaviours email	Professor John Blackwell email
Mr Ashley Bland Research Interests: Natural resource management and renewable energy email	Professor Kathleen Bowmer Professor of Water Policy Aquatic ecology Residue chemistry Agricultural science Natural resource management River restoration and management; Research policy and management email
Dr Craig Boys Senior fish ecologist Research Interests: Design and operation of water infrastructure Fish passage and healthier fish populations Design of fish screens at river offtakes. email	Dr Andrew Carter Terrestrial ecologist Research Interests: Wildlife conservation Endangered species Population ecology Conservation biology Biodiversity monitoring Invasive species management email
Ms Kate Charters email	Dr Chaka Chirozva email
Dr Liz Clarke Research Interests: Rural research for development and rural livelihoods Social innovation and innovation systems Sustainability adaptation and transformation (including climate change) Local and indigenous knowledge Knowledge management and co-production Disaster and risk management Capacity development and pedagogy Research-policy engagement and governance Participatory evaluation and learning Facilitation, participatory process and action research Trans- and interdisciplinary research design, facilitation and implementation Complex systems thinking and research email	Dr Patrick Cobbinah email
Mr Peter Collier email	Dr Penny Cooke email
Professor Lijuan Cui email

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Associate Professor Bill Anscombe
email

Dr Yapa Bandara
Economist

Research Interests

Immigration, internal migration and benefits to regional economies
Economic wellbeing of farmers and farming families
Financial liberalisation and poverty alleviation in regional economies

email / profile

Associate Professor Hem Baral
Research Interests:

Biology and population research of birds and mammals

Mr Tim Barlow

Botanist / Natural Resources Manager

Tim has over 30 years’ experience working in biodiversity conservation, primarily as a botanist. He is currently the Ramsar Co-ordinator for the Barmah Forest Ramsar Site, with a special interest in environmental water, threatened species, and pest plant and animal management.

Research Interests:

Grassland ecology
Moira Grass wetlands
Vegetation responses to environmental water.

Dr Chris Barlow
email

Dr Gilad Bino

Ecologist

Associate Professor Rosemary Black
Social Scientist

Research Interests

Social dimensions in natural resource management, protected areas and tourism
Environmental education, heritage interpretation, tour guiding
Ecotourism and sustainable tourism

Sustainability and sustainable behaviours

Professor John Blackwell

Mr Ashley Bland

Research Interests:

Natural resource management and renewable energy

Professor Kathleen Bowmer

Professor of Water Policy

Aquatic ecology
Residue chemistry
Agricultural science
Natural resource management
River restoration and management; Research policy and management

Dr Craig Boys

Senior fish ecologist

Research Interests:

Design and operation of water infrastructure
Fish passage and healthier fish populations
Design of fish screens at river offtakes.

Dr Andrew Carter

Terrestrial ecologist

Research Interests:

Wildlife conservation
Endangered species
Population ecology
Conservation biology
Biodiversity monitoring
Invasive species management

Ms Kate Charters
email

Dr Chaka Chirozva

Dr Liz Clarke

Research Interests:

Rural research for development and rural livelihoods
Social innovation and innovation systems
Sustainability adaptation and transformation (including climate change)
Local and indigenous knowledge
Knowledge management and co-production
Disaster and risk management
Capacity development and pedagogy
Research-policy engagement and governance
Participatory evaluation and learning
Facilitation, participatory process and action research
Trans- and interdisciplinary research design, facilitation and implementation
Complex systems thinking and research

Dr Patrick Cobbinah

Mr Peter Collier
email

Dr Penny Cooke
email

Professor Lijuan Cui
email

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Dr Nick Davidson Research Interests: Ecology, assessment and conservation of coastal and inland wetlands Conservation and sustainable use, impact assessments and restoration Ecophysiology and flyway conservation of migratory waterbirds Integrated coastal zone management email / Profile	Dr Meaghan Duncan Freshwater Fish Ecologist Research Interests: Environmental DNA Conservation genetics Fish passage and migration email
Dr Lisa Farnsworth email	Professor Max Finlayson Wetland Ecologist Research Interests: Human well-being and wetland health Vulnerability and adaptation of wetlands/rivers to climate change Wetland restoration and management Wetland ecosystem services email / Profile
Mr Barney Foran Biophysical Scientist & Futures Specialist Research Interests: Rangeland ecology, agricultural systems, environmental science and long term analysis of Australia's physical economy Sustainability issues of energy, greenhouse, human population, lifestyle, water, biodiversity and land use Future designs for Australia's economy email / Profile	Dr Elise Furlan Molecular Ecologist Research Interests Environmental DNA (eDNA) Conservation/population genetics and ecology Applying molecular techniques to assist with wildlife conservation and management. email / profile

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Dr Nick Davidson

Research Interests:

Ecology, assessment and conservation of coastal and inland wetlands
Conservation and sustainable use, impact assessments and restoration
Ecophysiology and flyway conservation of migratory waterbirds
Integrated coastal zone management

email / Profile

Meaghan Duncan

Dr Meaghan Duncan

Freshwater Fish Ecologist

Research Interests:

Environmental DNA
Conservation genetics
Fish passage and migration

Dr Lisa Farnsworth

email

Professor Max Finlayson
Wetland Ecologist

Research Interests:

Human well-being and wetland health
Vulnerability and adaptation of wetlands/rivers to climate change
Wetland restoration and management
Wetland ecosystem services

email / Profile

Barney Foran

Mr Barney Foran

Biophysical Scientist & Futures Specialist

Research Interests:

Rangeland ecology, agricultural systems, environmental science and long term analysis of Australia's physical economy
Sustainability issues of energy, greenhouse, human population, lifestyle, water, biodiversity and land use
Future designs for Australia's economy

email / Profile

Elise Furlan

Dr Elise Furlan
Molecular Ecologist

Research Interests

Environmental DNA (eDNA)
Conservation/population genetics and ecology
Applying molecular techniques to assist with wildlife conservation and management.

email / profile

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Professor Roy Gardner Research Interests: Wetland law and policy (domestic and international) email	Dr Popular Gentle Environmental and social scientist Research Interests: Natural Resource Governance Livelihoods Climate Change Adaptation Institutions Gender Reproductive Rights email
Professor David Goldney Wildlife ecologist Research Interests: Platypus ecology Impacts of longwall mining on amphibian populations email	Associate Professor Mike Grace email
Associate Professor Ian Gray Social Scientist Research Interests: Rail transport and its relationship to regional development and social issues email / Profile	Ms Lorraine Hardwick email
Ms Sascha Healy Research Interests: Environmental water management Aquatic and floodplain vegetation response to flows Ecology, restoration and management of river and floodplain environments Ecology and conservation of floodplain frogs email	Dr Geoff Heard Applied spatial ecologist Research Interests: Spatial ecology of wildlife in fragmented landscapes Conservation decision making Wildlife monitoring Evaluating conservation programs email / Profile
Mr Andy Herb Ecologist Research Interests: Wetland and stream restoration Wetland assessment Wetland and riparian plant propagation email	Mr Kent Hortle Fisheries Specialist Research Interests: Inland Fisheries River Ecology Impacts of Hydropower email

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Professor Roy Gardner

Research Interests:

Wetland law and policy (domestic and international)

Dr Popular Gentle

Environmental and social scientist

Research Interests:

Natural Resource Governance
Livelihoods
Climate Change Adaptation
Institutions
Gender
Reproductive Rights

Professor David Goldney
Wildlife ecologist
Research Interests:

Platypus ecology
Impacts of longwall mining on amphibian populations

Associate Professor Mike Grace

Associate Professor Ian Gray

Social Scientist

Research Interests:

Rail transport and its relationship to regional development and social issues

email / Profile

Ms Lorraine Hardwick
email

Ms Sascha Healy

Research Interests:

Environmental water management
Aquatic and floodplain vegetation response to flows
Ecology, restoration and management of river and floodplain environments
Ecology and conservation of floodplain frogs

Dr Geoff Heard
Applied spatial ecologist
Research Interests:

Spatial ecology of wildlife in fragmented landscapes
Conservation decision making
Wildlife monitoring
Evaluating conservation programs

email / Profile

Mr Andy Herb

Ecologist

Research Interests:

Wetland and stream restoration
Wetland assessment
Wetland and riparian plant propagation

Mr Kent Hortle

Fisheries Specialist

Research Interests:

Inland Fisheries
River Ecology
Impacts of Hydropower

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Professor David James Environmental economics Research Interests: Applications of economic principles Techniques and policy initiatives in managing the environment and natural resource systems email	Dr Kim Jenkins Freshwater ecologist Research Interests: Flow ecology relationships Microinvertebrate ecology and management within regulated wetland systems Environmental watering and ecological monitoring Food web ecology email
Dr Jess Jennings email	Dr Adam Kerezsy Freshwater ecologist Research Interests Fish in rivers and springs of the Murray-Darling and Lake Eyre Basins email
Dr Yoshi Kobayashi email	Dr John Koehn Fish ecologist Research Interests: Native freshwater fish Murray-Darling Basin Restoration of rivers and populations Application of knowledge to provide management solutions email / Profile
Dr Josef Knott Freshwater Fisheries Scientist Research Interests: Hydropower Fish Passage Aquatic Biodiversity Freshwater Ecology email	Dr R. Keller Kopf Fish Ecologist Research Interests: Aquatic ecology Environmental management Conservation biology Email / Profile
Dr Ritesh Kumar Wetlands International South Asia Research Interests: Institutions and governance Integrated management of wetlands Ecosystem services valuation email	Dr Yinru Lei (Ruby ) Wetland ecologist Dr Lei is an Associated Research Fellow at Institute of Wetland Research, Chinese Academy of Forestry, and an Adjunct Research Associate at Institute for land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Australia. Research Interests: Wetland restoration and conservation Environmental policy analysis Social impact analysis and environmental education email
Mr Richard Loyn Ecologist Research Interests: Ecology of forests Fire Wetlands Rural landscapes Conservation Disturbance Birds and mammals Environmental flows Bird survey methods Meeting the needs of people and nature email	Dr Anna Lukasiewicz Social researcher in water management Research Interests: Water governance Social justice theories in every-day water management decisions email / Home Page

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Professor David James

Environmental economics

Research Interests:

Applications of economic principles
Techniques and policy initiatives in managing the environment and natural resource systems

Dr Kim Jenkins

Freshwater ecologist

Research Interests:

Flow ecology relationships
Microinvertebrate ecology and management within regulated wetland
systems
Environmental watering and ecological monitoring
Food web ecology

Dr Jess Jennings

Dr Adam Kerezsy

Freshwater ecologist

Research Interests

Fish in rivers and springs of the Murray-Darling and Lake Eyre Basins

Dr Yoshi Kobayashi

Dr John Koehn

Fish ecologist

Research Interests:

Native freshwater fish
Murray-Darling Basin
Restoration of rivers and populations
Application of knowledge to provide management solutions

email / Profile

Josef Knott

Dr Josef Knott

Freshwater Fisheries Scientist

Research Interests:

Hydropower
Fish Passage
Aquatic Biodiversity
Freshwater Ecology

Dr R. Keller Kopf
Fish Ecologist
Research Interests:

Aquatic ecology
Environmental management
Conservation biology

Email / Profile

Dr Ritesh Kumar

Wetlands International South Asia

Research Interests:

Institutions and governance
Integrated management of wetlands
Ecosystem services valuation

Dr Yinru Lei (Ruby )

Wetland ecologist

Dr Lei is an Associated Research Fellow at Institute of Wetland Research, Chinese Academy of Forestry, and an Adjunct Research Associate at Institute for land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Research Interests:

Wetland restoration and conservation
Environmental policy analysis
Social impact analysis and environmental education

Mr Richard Loyn

Ecologist

Research Interests:

Ecology of forests
Fire
Wetlands
Rural landscapes
Conservation
Disturbance
Birds and mammals
Environmental flows
Bird survey methods
Meeting the needs of people and nature

Dr Anna Lukasiewicz

Social researcher in water management

Research Interests:

Water governance
Social justice theories in every-day water management decisions

email / Home Page

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Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper email	Mr Tim Marsden Fisheries biologist Research Interests: Provision of fish passage at man-made barriers to fish migration Management and rehabilitation of freshwater fisheries with a particular focus on habitat access, maintenance and rehabilitation email
Dr Nicki Mazur ENVision Environmental Consulting email	Dr Tony McDonald Research Interests: Climate change and food security email
Dr Paul McInerney email	Dr Rob McInnes email
Mr Randy Milton Ecologist Research Interests: Ecology Assessment and conservation of coastal, wetland, and forest landscapes Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife Species-at-risk recovery email	Dr Wendy Minato Research Interests: NRM and social norms, social psychology, qualitative research email
Dr Devaki Monani email	Dr Rebecca Montague-Drake email
Dr Melanie Muller email	Dr Kuenga Namgay email
Dr Anna Navarro Cuenca Marine Biologist/Aquatic ecotoxicologist Research Interests: Anthropogenic impact on aquatic systems Ecotoxicogenomics Environmental Risk Assessment; Environmental DNA email	Dr Daryl Nielsen email / Profile

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Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper

Mr Tim Marsden

Fisheries biologist

Research Interests:

Provision of fish passage at man-made barriers to fish migration
Management and rehabilitation of freshwater fisheries with a particular focus on habitat access, maintenance and rehabilitation

Dr Nicki Mazur

ENVision Environmental Consulting

Dr Tony McDonald

Research Interests:

Climate change and food security

Dr Paul McInerney
email

Dr Rob McInnes

Mr Randy Milton

Ecologist

Research Interests:

Ecology
Assessment and conservation of coastal, wetland, and forest landscapes
Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife
Species-at-risk recovery

Dr Wendy Minato

Research Interests:

NRM and social norms, social psychology, qualitative research

Dr Devaki Monani
email

Dr Rebecca Montague-Drake
email

Dr Melanie Muller
email

Dr Kuenga Namgay

Dr Anna Navarro Cuenca

Marine Biologist/Aquatic ecotoxicologist

Research Interests:

Anthropogenic impact on aquatic systems
Ecotoxicogenomics
Environmental Risk Assessment; Environmental DNA

Dr Daryl Nielsen
email / Profile

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Dr Swapan Paul Aquatic ecologist Research Interests: Urban wetlands email	Mr Luke Pearce NSW DPI Fisheries Management Aquatic Ecosystems email
Mr John Pengelly Environmental Analytical Chemist Research Interests: Water/Analytical Chemistry Development of methodologies and protocols to address ecosystem function processes email	Associate Professor Bruce Pennay Historian Research Interests: Cultural heritage of the NSW/Victorian border region; post-war immigration history and heritage email / Profile
Dr Dave Pritchard Ecologist Research Interests: Wetlands Protected areas Migratory species Science-policy interface Global environmental governance Relationship between cultural and natural heritage Environmental aesthetics Ecological arts practices; value systems email	Dr Venkat Pulla Research Interests: Human coping an resilience Green social work Theories, experiences, and challenges in community work Advancing social work in mental health through strengths-based practice Aspects of community empowerment and resilience email
Professor Jay Punthakey Research Interests: Developing new techniques for sustainable management of stressed and high risk aquifers Seawater intrusion modelling Assessing the impact of climate change on coastal communities and coastal freshwater ecosystems Improving water management outcomes for water stressed communities email	Mr Jorge Ramos Research Interests: Climate mitigation activities conducted by small rural landholders Forest carbon accounting and monitoring Land use change and spatial analysis Identification of co-benefits associated to carbon mitigation Landscape restoration email
Dr Tom Rayner email	Dr Gavin Rees email / Profile
Dr Bruce Robertson Professor in conservation genetics and wildlife management Research Interests: Conservation of endangered New Zealand species; wildlife management issues; genetic management of kākāpō. email	Dr Mary Rosengren email

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Dr Swapan Paul

Aquatic ecologist

Research Interests:

Urban wetlands

Mr Luke Pearce
NSW DPI Fisheries Management
Aquatic Ecosystems
email

John Pengelley

Mr John Pengelly

Environmental Analytical Chemist

Research Interests:

Water/Analytical Chemistry
Development of methodologies and protocols to address ecosystem function processes

Associate Professor Bruce Pennay

Associate Professor Bruce Pennay

Historian

Research Interests:

Cultural heritage of the NSW/Victorian border region; post-war immigration history and heritage

email / Profile

Dave Pritchard

Dr Dave Pritchard

Ecologist

Research Interests:

Wetlands
Protected areas
Migratory species
Science-policy interface
Global environmental governance
Relationship between cultural and natural heritage
Environmental aesthetics
Ecological arts practices; value systems

Venkat Pulla

Dr Venkat Pulla

Research Interests:

Human coping an resilience
Green social work
Theories, experiences, and challenges in community work
Advancing social work in mental health through strengths-based practice
Aspects of community empowerment and resilience

Professor Jay Punthakey

Research Interests:

Developing new techniques for sustainable management of stressed and high risk aquifers
Seawater intrusion modelling
Assessing the impact of climate change on coastal communities and coastal freshwater ecosystems
Improving water management outcomes for water stressed communities

Jorge Ramos

Mr Jorge Ramos

Research Interests:

Climate mitigation activities conducted by small rural landholders
Forest carbon accounting and monitoring
Land use change and spatial analysis
Identification of co-benefits associated to carbon mitigation
Landscape restoration

Dr Tom Rayner
email

Dr Gavin Rees
email / Profile

Dr Bruce Robertson

Professor in conservation genetics and wildlife management

Research Interests:

Conservation of endangered New Zealand species; wildlife management issues; genetic management of kākāpō.

Dr Mary Rosengren
email

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Mr Tashi Samdup email	Dr Clayton Sharpe email
Dr Luiz Silva Freshwater Fisheries Scientist Research Interests: Impact of water infrastructure on fish Fish passages and fish migration Non-invasive methods for fish surveys email/ Profile	Associate Professor Peter Simmons Communication Researcher Research Interests Analysis of social media to interpret community sentiment Local government communication Communication of fairness and legitimacy Human relations with non-human animals Organisational communication
Dr Matthew Simpson email	Dr Guy Sion email
Dr Jennifer Spencer Ecologist Research Interests: Waterbird ecology and conservation Migratory shorebird ecology email	Dr Fleur Stelling Social scientist Research Interests: Social dimensions of biodiversity, fire risk and climate change email
Dr Sam Strong email	Ms Aye Myint Swe Design and construction engineer Fish Passage Construction email
Dr Jason Thiem email	Dr Buyani Thomy Environmental Economist Research Interests: Environmental and resources economics Agricultural economics Non-market evaluation Economic evaluation of water sensitive urban designs email
Mr Garry Thorncraft email	Dr Rik Thwaites Social scientist Research Interests Human aspects of environmental management and conservation Australian indigenous culture and resource management email/ Profile
Mr Nyi Nyi Tun Fish Biologist Research Interests Fish passage design Fish Biology email

V W X Y Z
Dr Anne van Dam email	Mr Michael Vanderzee email
Dr Geoff Vietz Senior research fellow in waterway science and management Research Interests: Geomorphology and Ecohydraulics email	Dr Wes Ward Social Researcher Research Interests: Problems in agricultural and natural resource management Complex group and organisational communication Adapting technologically-mediated communication for intercultural relations Improving communication by scientists email / Profile
Mr Peter Waterman Research Interests: email	Mr Garth Watson email
Dr Justin Watson email / Profile	Dr Helen Waudby Research Interests: email / Profile
Dr John Williams Professor in landscape hydrology Research Interests: Agricultural Science Productive and sustainable land-use practices The nature of agriculture as part of the natural ecosystem email	Dr Simon Wright Researcher of Sustainability and Strategy Research Interests Sustainability transitions Renewable energy Environmental innovation Corporate sustainability Circular economy Role of government email / profile