Members

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Associate Professor Catherine Allan Environmental Sociologist Research Interests Adaptive environmental management Environmental sociology Social ecological systems Participatory processes and social learning	Dr Michael Antolovich Computer Scientist Research Interests Drones and 3D printing AI and robotic systems Data analysis and visualisation Sensor networks
Dr Larissa Bamberry Sociologist Research Interests Gender relations in households, labour markets and workplaces Work-life balance and gender equality Employment relations and bargaining Regional growth and development in Australia	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
Professor Lee Baumgartner Ecologist - Fisheries and River Management Research Interests Freshwater fisheries Fish passage and migration Mitigating human disturbances Hydropower Riverine ecology	Associate Professor Maree Bernoth Researcher of Ageing Research Interests Ageing Rural ageing Working with older people Co-creation (with older people) of learning and knowing about ageing
Dr Rui Bi Social Researcher Research Interests Regional entrepreneurships Strategic management Innovation Sustainability	Dr Phillip Birch Criminologist Research Interests Criminology and community justice policy and practice Sex and deviancy Studies
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	Dr Jennifer Bond Social Scientist Research Interests Natural resource conflict and political ecology Pest management in agriculture Gender
Dr Donna Bridges Sociologist Research Interests Military sociology – women’s integration into defence forces and gender relations in the ADF Gender – peace and security Gender and work – non-traditional work occupations	Professor Oliver Burmeister Computer Scientist Research Interests Improving quality of life through social technologies (mostly in areas related to mental health) Improving professional practice
Dr Belinda Cash Social Researcher Research Interests Ageing and informal caregiving Mental health and wellbeing Health and welfare service provision in rural and regional areas	Dr Arnela Ceric Human Resource Management Researcher Research Interests Use and impact of online technology in HRM Managing people, work and well-being in the Digital Economy
Dr Emma Colvin Criminologist Research Interests Social justice, postcode justice State care and criminalisation Bail, court processes and procedures, access to justice, prisons and remand imprisonment Therapeutic jurisprudence and ‘problem’ solving initiatives Family and domestic violence	Dr John Conallin Freshwater fisheries researcher Research Interests Fisheries ecology and research Social-ecological systems and approaches Adaptive Management and Monitoring and Evaluation Environmental flows Novel ecosystems - Agro-ecosystems
Dr Andrea Crampton Molecular Parasitologist Research Interests Water quality Microbiology and parasitology Science communication Health and environmental literacy	Dr Richard Crabbe Spatial Scientist Research Interests Vegetation (pasture and forest) biomass modelling Land surface phenology Precision Agriculture Carbon flux measurement Machine learning in spatial science
Dr Richard Culas Agricultural Economist Research Interests Agricultural, environmental and development economics Developmental economics

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Associate Professor Catherine Allan
Environmental Sociologist

Research Interests

Adaptive environmental management
Environmental sociology
Social ecological systems
Participatory processes and social learning

Dr Michael Antolovich
Computer Scientist

Research Interests

Drones and 3D printing
AI and robotic systems
Data analysis and visualisation
Sensor networks

Dr Larissa Bamberry
Sociologist

Research Interests

Gender relations in households, labour markets and workplaces
Work-life balance and gender equality
Employment relations and bargaining
Regional growth and development in Australia

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

Professor Lee Baumgartner
Ecologist - Fisheries and River Management

Research Interests

Freshwater fisheries
Fish passage and migration
Mitigating human disturbances
Hydropower
Riverine ecology

Associate Professor Maree Bernoth
Researcher of Ageing

Research Interests

Ageing
Rural ageing
Working with older people
Co-creation (with older people) of learning and knowing about ageing

Dr Rui Bi
Social Researcher

Research Interests

Regional entrepreneurships
Strategic management
Innovation
Sustainability

Dr Phillip Birch
Criminologist

Research Interests

Criminology and community justice policy and practice
Sex and deviancy Studies

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

Dr Jennifer Bond
Social Scientist

Research Interests

Natural resource conflict and political ecology
Pest management in agriculture
Gender

Dr Donna Bridges
Sociologist

Research Interests

Military sociology – women’s integration into defence forces and gender relations in the ADF
Gender – peace and security
Gender and work – non-traditional work occupations

Professor Oliver Burmeister
Computer Scientist

Research Interests

Improving quality of life through social technologies (mostly in areas related to mental health)
Improving professional practice

Dr Belinda Cash
Social Researcher

Research Interests

Ageing and informal caregiving
Mental health and wellbeing
Health and welfare service provision in rural and regional areas

Dr Arnela Ceric
Human Resource Management Researcher

Research Interests

Use and impact of online technology in HRM
Managing people, work and well-being in the Digital Economy

Dr Emma Colvin
Criminologist

Research Interests

Social justice, postcode justice
State care and criminalisation
Bail, court processes and procedures, access to justice, prisons and remand imprisonment
Therapeutic jurisprudence and ‘problem’ solving initiatives
Family and domestic violence

Dr John Conallin
Freshwater fisheries researcher

Research Interests

Fisheries ecology and research
Social-ecological systems and approaches
Adaptive Management and Monitoring and Evaluation
Environmental flows
Novel ecosystems - Agro-ecosystems

Dr Andrea Crampton
Molecular Parasitologist

Research Interests

Water quality
Microbiology and parasitology
Science communication
Health and environmental literacy

Dr Richard Crabbe
Spatial Scientist

Research Interests

Vegetation (pasture and forest) biomass modelling
Land surface phenology
Precision Agriculture
Carbon flux measurement
Machine learning in spatial science

Dr Richard Culas
Agricultural Economist

Research Interests

Agricultural, environmental and development economics
Developmental economics

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Professor Rylee Dionigi Social Scientist Research Interests Socio-cultural and socio-psychological dimensions of ageing, sport and physical activity in Western societies Healthy ageing and leisure in later life Critiquing health promotion trajectories	Dr Katie Doyle Freshwater fish Scientist Research Interests Freshwater fisheries Fish biology and Fisheries science Riverine ecology
Dr James Farley Photographer Research Interests Photographic integration of creative practice and ecological thinking into life, work, art and community Aesthetic traditions of Colonialism, Patriarchy and Capitalism Western dualistic thinking and the aesthetics of the Anthropocene	Associate Professor Raf Freire Ethologist Research Interests Impact of anthropogenic factors on animal behaviour and welfare Complex decision making in animals Animal cognition

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Professor Rylee Dionigi
Social Scientist

Research Interests

Socio-cultural and socio-psychological dimensions of ageing, sport and physical activity in Western societies
Healthy ageing and leisure in later life
Critiquing health promotion trajectories

Dr Katie Doyle
Freshwater fish Scientist

Research Interests

Freshwater fisheries
Fish biology and Fisheries science
Riverine ecology

Dr James Farley
Photographer

Research Interests

Photographic integration of creative practice and ecological thinking into life, work, art and community
Aesthetic traditions of Colonialism, Patriarchy and Capitalism
Western dualistic thinking and the aesthetics of the Anthropocene

Associate Professor Raf Freire
Ethologist

Research Interests

Impact of anthropogenic factors on animal behaviour and welfare
Complex decision making in animals
Animal cognition

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Dr Jenni Greig Social scientist Research Interests Social science research methodology Social impact assessment Regional communities Public and private decision-making	Associate Professor Andrew Hall Spatial Scientist Acting Director ILWS Research Interests Landscape phenology, habitat occupancy and remote sensing image analysis Novel GIS techniques Climatology Climate change and variability
Professor John Hicks Economist Research Interests Labour economics Regional economics Emergency Management	Dr Travis Holland Communication researcher Research Interests Local government Media as it relates to place and space Fan communities
Dr Ana Horta Spatial Scientist Research Interests Geospatial data analysis for environmental and health applications including data mining & data integration Geostatistical modelling algorithms and uncertainty assessment	Vale Dr Julia Howitt Environmental Chemist Sadly, Julia passed from recurring cancer in April 2020 Research Interests Cycling of carbon, nutrients and trace metals in aquatic environments Environmental water use Biogeochemistry, pollution, analytical chemistry including trace analysis, workplace chemical contamination
Associate Professor Xiaodi Huang Computer Scientist Research Interests Data Analysis Visualization Computer Applications in Environments	Associate Professor Paul Humphries River and Fish Ecologist Leader Fish Ecology Collaborative Research Unit Research Interests Relationships between riverine biota and flow Historical ecology, especially in the Murray-Darling Basin Spawning and early life history Dispersal of the young stages of fish and shrimps in rivers
Associate Professor Valerie Ingham Social Scientist Research Interests Fire services, emergency management and community recovery Time-pressured decision making Shared responsibility and community resilience Perceptions of risk and resilience in Bangladeshi and Australian communities	Dr Mir Rabiul Islam Environmental social scientist Research Interests Community resilience and recovery from disasters Social networks, social capital and community development Climate justice and human rights Racism and inter-ethnic relations in multicultural societies Age discrimination, positive ageing and social engagements Social and community aspects of disability Public perceptions of police behaviour towards the vulnerable groups

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Dr Jenni Greig
Social scientist

Research Interests
Social science research methodology
Social impact assessment
Regional communities
Public and private decision-making

Associate Professor Andrew Hall
Spatial Scientist
Acting Director ILWS

Research Interests

Landscape phenology, habitat occupancy and remote sensing image analysis
Novel GIS techniques
Climatology
Climate change and variability

Professor John Hicks
Economist

Research Interests

Labour economics
Regional economics
Emergency Management

Dr Travis Holland
Communication researcher

Research Interests

Local government
Media as it relates to place and space
Fan communities

Dr Ana Horta
Spatial Scientist

Research Interests

Geospatial data analysis for environmental and health applications including data mining & data integration
Geostatistical modelling algorithms and uncertainty assessment

Vale Dr Julia Howitt
Environmental Chemist

Sadly, Julia passed from recurring cancer in April 2020

Research Interests

Cycling of carbon, nutrients and trace metals in aquatic environments
Environmental water use
Biogeochemistry, pollution, analytical chemistry including trace analysis, workplace chemical contamination

Associate Professor Xiaodi Huang
Computer Scientist

Research Interests

Data Analysis
Visualization
Computer Applications in Environments

Associate Professor Paul Humphries
River and Fish Ecologist
Leader Fish Ecology Collaborative Research Unit

Research Interests

Relationships between riverine biota and flow
Historical ecology, especially in the Murray-Darling Basin
Spawning and early life history
Dispersal of the young stages of fish and shrimps in rivers

Associate Professor Valerie Ingham
Social Scientist

Research Interests

Fire services, emergency management and community recovery
Time-pressured decision making
Shared responsibility and community resilience
Perceptions of risk and resilience in Bangladeshi and Australian communities

Dr Mir Rabiul Islam
Environmental social scientist

Research Interests

Community resilience and recovery from disasters
Social networks, social capital and community development
Climate justice and human rights
Racism and inter-ethnic relations in multicultural societies
Age discrimination, positive ageing and social engagements
Social and community aspects of disability
Public perceptions of police behaviour towards the vulnerable groups

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Dr Stacey Jenkins Social Researcher Research Interests Work-life balance and employee wellness Employability, diversity, inclusion and equality Measuring and evaluating the impact of human capital initiatives Regional growth and development in Australia	Dr Jodie Kleinschafer Consumer Behaviour Researcher Research Interests Consumer behaviour Social and not-for-profit marketing National Disability Insurance Scheme: Transition in Western NSW region Household energy efficiency Regional Australia
Dr Alexandra Knight Interdisciplinary researcher and frog ecologist Research Interests Evaluating environmental knowledge exchange Community biodiversity survey and capacity building Frog ecology Linking environmental research with action	Dr Mobushir Khan (Moby) Applied Remote Sensing & GIS Specialist Research Interests Food security Agriculture mapping and monitoring Groundwater and surface water hydrology Mobile and web-based decision tools Cattle disease (hotspot)
Associate Professor Branka Krivokapic-Skoko Economist and Economic Sociologist Research Interests Entrepreneurship Rural development Rural social science Rural demographic changes Research methods	Dr Clifford Lewis Tourism Development Researcher Research Interests Regional tourism strategy Destination management Millennial decision making
Dr Zhenquan Li (Jan) Modelling and Simulation, Computational Scientist Research Interests Modelling and simulation Computational methods for fluid flow Applications of computational methods in practice	Dr Miao Li Engineer Research Interests Wastewater treatment Computational fluid dynamics Non-linear structural dynamics Computational mechanics and numerical modelling
Dr Xiaoying Liu (Sha sha) Environmental Scientist Research Interests Environmental biogeochemistry of freshwater ecosystems Transdisciplinary research on inland aquatic ecosystems Conservation and management of inland aquatic environments	Dr Jessie Lymn Information Studies Researcher Research Interests Regional collections (in galleries, libraries, archives and museums) LGBTIQ studies (with a regional focus) Archives Community activism

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Dr Stacey Jenkins
Social Researcher

Research Interests

Work-life balance and employee wellness
Employability, diversity, inclusion and equality
Measuring and evaluating the impact of human capital initiatives
Regional growth and development in Australia

Dr Jodie Kleinschafer
Consumer Behaviour Researcher

Research Interests

Consumer behaviour
Social and not-for-profit marketing
National Disability Insurance Scheme: Transition in Western NSW region
Household energy efficiency
Regional Australia

Dr Alexandra Knight
Interdisciplinary researcher and frog ecologist

Research Interests

Evaluating environmental knowledge exchange
Community biodiversity survey and capacity building
Frog ecology
Linking environmental research with action

Dr Mobushir Khan (Moby)
Applied Remote Sensing & GIS Specialist

Research Interests

Food security
Agriculture mapping and monitoring
Groundwater and surface water hydrology
Mobile and web-based decision tools
Cattle disease (hotspot)

Associate Professor Branka Krivokapic-Skoko
Economist and Economic Sociologist

Research Interests

Entrepreneurship
Rural development
Rural social science
Rural demographic changes
Research methods

Dr Clifford Lewis
Tourism Development Researcher

Research Interests

Regional tourism strategy
Destination management
Millennial decision making

Dr Zhenquan Li (Jan)
Modelling and Simulation, Computational Scientist
Research Interests

Modelling and simulation
Computational methods for fluid flow
Applications of computational methods in practice

Dr Miao Li
Engineer

Research Interests

Wastewater treatment
Computational fluid dynamics
Non-linear structural dynamics
Computational mechanics and numerical modelling

Dr Xiaoying Liu (Sha sha)
Environmental Scientist

Research Interests

Environmental biogeochemistry of freshwater ecosystems
Transdisciplinary research on inland aquatic ecosystems
Conservation and management of inland aquatic environments

Dr Jessie Lymn
Information Studies Researcher

Research Interests

Regional collections (in galleries, libraries, archives and museums)
LGBTIQ studies (with a regional focus)
Archives
Community activism

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Dr Reza Mahinroosta Engineer (Geotechnical) Research Interests Numerical and experimental modelling of soil and water interaction Soil remediation and modelling soil contamination Analysis and monitoring of dams, soil and rock mass stability Seismic analysis of geo-structures	Dr Andrew Manning Social Scientist Research Interests Public policy and government Policy making processes Regional development and regional studies
Professor Frank Marino Exercise Physiology and Human Health Researcher Research Interests Thermoregulation during exercise in both health and disease The relationship between hydration and human performance in health and disease states The evolutionary biology of human endurance and thirst	Dr Melanie Massaro Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecologist and Ornithologist Research Interests Management of endangered bird species Reintroduction biology Conservation genetics Conservation physiology Quantifying threats of invasive species and diseases to native fauna
Dr Helen Masterman-Smith Sociologist Research Interests Environmental justice Sustainable community development Human-animal relations Sustainable livelihoods Community-embedded research	Dr Nicole McCasker Riverine Ecologist Postdoctoral Research Fellow Research Interests River and floodplain ecology Functional role of freshwater mussels Early life history of freshwater fish
Associate Professor Dianne McGrath Social Accountant Research Interests Social and environmental accounting Professional accounting education in regions	Associate Professor Faye McMillan Indigenous Health Researcher Research Interests Indigenous Health Mental Health Rural and Remote Health Pharmacy
Dr Damian Michael Ecologist Research Interests Wildlife conservation in agricultural landscapes Applied herpetology Rocky outcrop (inselberg) ecology Restoration ecology and adaptive management	Dr Joanne Millar Social Scientist Research Interests Livelihood and environmental impacts of international development projects Action research for rural development Property rights and conservation Cultural management of natural resources
Dr Michael Mitchell Social Researcher Research Interests Participatory/ transdisciplinary research and social learning Resilience and social ecological systems analysis Social dimensions of environmental management Governance and NRM Sustainability	Associate Professor Susan Mlcek Social Researcher Research Interests Auto-ethnography Community eco-development Indigenous philosophy, knowledges, theories and research methods Critical whiteness studies
Professor Mark Morrison Environmental Economist Research Interests Non-market valuation Technology adoption Market-based instruments Indigenous entrepreneurship Climate change communications Human Resource Management	Dr Tahmid Nayeem Communication and Consumer Psychology Researcher Research Interests Cross-cultural consumer behaviour studies Social marketing Marketing strategy Knowledge management Community engagement
Associate Professor Dale Nimmo Conservation Biologist and Ecologist Research Interests Managing landscapes to minimise the effects on biodiversity of large-scale disturbances, such as fire, climatic extremes, and habitat fragmentation	Dr Nathan Ning Aquatic Ecologist Research Interests River and wetland ecology Relationships between riverine biota and flow Zooplankton dynamics
Associate Professor Dominic O'Sullivan Political Scientist Research Interests Comparative indigenous politics Public policy

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Dr Reza Mahinroosta
Engineer (Geotechnical)

Research Interests

Numerical and experimental modelling of soil and water interaction
Soil remediation and modelling soil contamination
Analysis and monitoring of dams, soil and rock mass stability
Seismic analysis of geo-structures

Dr Andrew Manning
Social Scientist

Research Interests

Public policy and government
Policy making processes
Regional development and regional studies

Professor Frank Marino
Exercise Physiology and Human Health Researcher

Research Interests

Thermoregulation during exercise in both health and disease
The relationship between hydration and human performance in health and disease states
The evolutionary biology of human endurance and thirst

Dr Melanie Massaro
Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecologist and Ornithologist

Research Interests

Management of endangered bird species
Reintroduction biology
Conservation genetics
Conservation physiology
Quantifying threats of invasive species and diseases to native fauna

Dr Helen Masterman-Smith
Sociologist

Research Interests

Environmental justice
Sustainable community development
Human-animal relations
Sustainable livelihoods
Community-embedded research

Dr Nicole McCasker
Riverine Ecologist
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Research Interests

River and floodplain ecology
Functional role of freshwater mussels
Early life history of freshwater fish

Associate Professor Dianne McGrath
Social Accountant

Research Interests

Social and environmental accounting
Professional accounting education in regions

Associate Professor Faye McMillan
Indigenous Health Researcher

Research Interests

Indigenous Health
Mental Health
Rural and Remote Health
Pharmacy

Dr Damian Michael
Ecologist

Research Interests

Wildlife conservation in agricultural landscapes
Applied herpetology
Rocky outcrop (inselberg) ecology
Restoration ecology and adaptive management

Dr Joanne Millar
Social Scientist

Research Interests

Livelihood and environmental impacts of international development projects
Action research for rural development
Property rights and conservation
Cultural management of natural resources

Dr Michael Mitchell
Social Researcher

Research Interests

Participatory/ transdisciplinary research and social learning
Resilience and social ecological systems analysis
Social dimensions of environmental management
Governance and NRM
Sustainability

Associate Professor Susan Mlcek
Social Researcher

Research Interests

Auto-ethnography
Community eco-development
Indigenous philosophy, knowledges, theories and research methods
Critical whiteness studies

Professor Mark Morrison
Environmental Economist

Research Interests

Non-market valuation
Technology adoption
Market-based instruments
Indigenous entrepreneurship
Climate change communications
Human Resource Management

Dr Tahmid Nayeem
Communication and Consumer Psychology Researcher

Research Interests

Cross-cultural consumer behaviour studies
Social marketing
Marketing strategy
Knowledge management
Community engagement

Associate Professor Dale Nimmo
Conservation Biologist and Ecologist

Research Interests

Managing landscapes to minimise the effects on biodiversity of large-scale disturbances, such as fire, climatic extremes, and habitat fragmentation

Dr Nathan Ning
Aquatic Ecologist

Research Interests

River and wetland ecology
Relationships between riverine biota and flow
Zooplankton dynamics

Associate Professor Dominic O'Sullivan
Political Scientist

Research Interests

Comparative indigenous politics
Public policy

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Professor Kevin Parton Agricultural Economist Research Interests Climate change policy Valuing seasonal climate forecasts Development economics	Professor Manohar Pawar Social Scientist Research Interests International social work and social development Sustainable Development Goals, social policy and social aspects of climate change and water NGOs and community development Informal care and ageing Virtues and social work practice
Dr Nicholas Pawsey Accountant Research Interests Water pricing Efficiency of water service delivery Water business performance measurement Consumer engagement by water businesses	Associate Professor Andrew Peters Wildlife health scientist Research Interests Clinical pathologies Wildlife population health Conservation biology and ecology Anthropogenic changes to ecosystems Natural ecology of infectious protists Avian biology and ecology
Dr Eileen Petrie Nursing Researcher Research Interests Community wellness/health Mental health Fishing Farming	Dr Karthika Krishna Pillai Water/Coastal Engineer Research Interests Coastal Engineering and Management Water resources engineering Construction Engineering Wave structure interaction Climate change
Dr Jodi Price Plant Community Ecologist Research Interests Disturbance and management of vegetation communities	Dr John Rafferty Environmentalist Research Interests Environmental justice Sustainable community development Education for sustainability
Dr Angela T Ragusa Sociologist and interdisciplinary studies Research Interests Environmental sociology Health, well-being, culture and lifestyle Media, communication & science/technology studies Social inequality	Associate Professor Azizur Rahman Statistician and Data scientist Research Interests Bayesian inference, multilevel modelling and big-data analysis Model validation with uncertainty or reliability estimates Socioeconomic, demographic and health research Spatial analysis and small area estimation Statistics, data mining and deep learning
Dr Sarah Redshaw Social researcher Research Interests Community resilience and community organisations Social capital and support networks – bonding, bridging and linking capital Mobilities and cultural practices Qualitative research Relational sociology	Professor Russell Roberts Sociologist Research Interests Rural models of health service delivery Primary mental health care
Dr Wayne Robinson Wildlife Ecologist Research Interests Fish passage Invasive ants Alpine mammals’ diets Monitoring design River health	Dr Emma Rush Ethicist Research Interests Environmental ethics Professional and applied ethics Public ethics

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Professor Kevin Parton
Agricultural Economist

Research Interests

Climate change policy
Valuing seasonal climate forecasts
Development economics

Professor Manohar Pawar
Social Scientist

Research Interests

International social work and social development
Sustainable Development Goals, social policy and
social aspects of climate change and water
NGOs and community development
Informal care and ageing
Virtues and social work practice

Dr Nicholas Pawsey
Accountant

Research Interests

Water pricing
Efficiency of water service delivery
Water business performance measurement
Consumer engagement by water businesses

Associate Professor Andrew Peters
Wildlife health scientist

Research Interests

Clinical pathologies
Wildlife population health
Conservation biology and ecology
Anthropogenic changes to ecosystems
Natural ecology of infectious protists
Avian biology and ecology

Dr Eileen Petrie
Nursing Researcher

Research Interests

Community wellness/health
Mental health
Fishing
Farming

Dr Karthika Krishna Pillai
Water/Coastal Engineer

Research Interests

Coastal Engineering and Management
Water resources engineering
Construction Engineering
Wave structure interaction
Climate change

Dr Jodi Price
Plant Community Ecologist

Research Interests

Disturbance and management of vegetation communities

Dr John Rafferty
Environmentalist

Research Interests

Environmental justice
Sustainable community development
Education for sustainability

Dr Angela T Ragusa

Sociologist and interdisciplinary studies

Research Interests

Environmental sociology
Health, well-being, culture and lifestyle
Media, communication & science/technology studies
Social inequality

Associate Professor Azizur Rahman
Statistician and Data scientist

Research Interests

Bayesian inference, multilevel modelling and big-data analysis
Model validation with uncertainty or reliability estimates
Socioeconomic, demographic and health research
Spatial analysis and small area estimation
Statistics, data mining and deep learning

Dr Sarah Redshaw
Social researcher

Research Interests

Community resilience and community organisations
Social capital and support networks – bonding, bridging and linking capital
Mobilities and cultural practices
Qualitative research
Relational sociology

Professor Russell Roberts
Sociologist

Research Interests

Rural models of health service delivery
Primary mental health care

Dr Wayne Robinson
Wildlife Ecologist

Research Interests

Fish passage
Invasive ants
Alpine mammals’ diets
Monitoring design
River health

Dr Emma Rush
Ethicist

Research Interests

Environmental ethics
Professional and applied ethics
Public ethics

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Dr Saeed Shaeri Water/Coastal Engineer Research Interests Coastal engineering and management Hydro-sedimentological simulation Wave dynamics and transport Tidal inlets	Dr Lalantha Senevirathna Engineer Research Interests Tracer level water pollutants Water quality monitoring Adsorption Disinfection Environmental health and public health School of Engineering, Bathurst
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	Associate Professor Dirk HR Spennemann Heritage Futurist Research Interests Heritage futures Relevance/contribution of heritage to communities Historic perspective to environmental issues Rural vernacular architecture
Associate Professor Peter Spooner Ecologist Research Interests Biodiversity conservation in rural landscapes Disturbance and landscape ecology of woodland ecosystems - grazing management, historical ecology, and fragmentation effects on plants Plant invasion processes in road corridors Road ecology - roadside vegetation management and Travelling Stock Routes (TSRs)	Dr Jessica Tout-Lyon Marine Microbial Ecologist & Socio-Economic Researcher Research Interests Marine science: microbial ecology & molecular biology Environmental science and ecology Socio-economic research: modelling of industry sectors regions and communities Community consultation & engagement Working alongside Indigenous communities to develop community-led engagement strategies, including program design, development and delivery
Dr James Turner Ecological physiologist Research Interests Wildlife functional ecology, comparative physiology and conservation Torpor, thermal biology and energetic ecology Spatial ecology, behaviour and habitat use Urbanisation, climate change and environmental influence on small mammal biology

S T U

Dr Saeed Shaeri
Water/Coastal Engineer

Research Interests

Coastal engineering and management
Hydro-sedimentological simulation
Wave dynamics and transport
Tidal inlets

Dr Lalantha Senevirathna
Engineer

Research Interests

Tracer level water pollutants
Water quality monitoring
Adsorption
Disinfection
Environmental health and public health
School of Engineering, Bathurst

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

Associate Professor Dirk HR Spennemann
Heritage Futurist

Research Interests

Heritage futures
Relevance/contribution of heritage to communities
Historic perspective to environmental issues
Rural vernacular architecture

Associate Professor Peter Spooner
Ecologist

Research Interests

Biodiversity conservation in rural landscapes
Disturbance and landscape ecology of woodland ecosystems - grazing management, historical ecology, and fragmentation effects on plants
Plant invasion processes in road corridors
Road ecology - roadside vegetation management and Travelling Stock Routes (TSRs)

Dr Jessica Tout-Lyon
Marine Microbial Ecologist & Socio-Economic Researcher

Research Interests

Marine science: microbial ecology & molecular biology
Environmental science and ecology
Socio-economic research: modelling of industry sectors regions and communities
Community consultation & engagement
Working alongside Indigenous communities to develop community-led engagement strategies, including program design, development and delivery

Dr James Turner
Ecological physiologist

Research Interests

Wildlife functional ecology, comparative physiology and conservation
Torpor, thermal biology and energetic ecology
Spatial ecology, behaviour and habitat use
Urbanisation, climate change and environmental influence on small mammal biology

V W X Y Z
Dr Oliver Villar Political Scientist Research Interests Political economy Critical security studies Latin America American foreign policy	Associate Professor Skye Wassens Ecologist Research Interests Aquatic ecology Ecology and conservation of wetland dependent amphibians
Professor David M. Watson Ecologist Research Interests Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes Measuring and predicting the biological effects of habitat fragmentation Ecology of parasitic plants	Dr Maggie Watson Ecologist Research Interests Parasitology Ethology Ecology - birds, reptiles, crayfish, urban wildlife Eco-immunology
Professor Robyn Watts Aquatic Ecologist Research Interests Ecology, restoration and management of river and floodplain environments Socio-ecological systems Ecohydrology Adaptive environmental management	Associate Professor Rachel Whitsed Spatial scientist Research Interests Spatial environmental modelling Spatial health modelling Spatial social modelling Spatial modelling algorithms Uncertainty in spatial modelling
Dr Simon Wright Researcher of Sustainability and Strategy Research Interests Sustainability transitions Renewable energy Environmental innovation Corporate sustainability Circular economy Role of government	Associate Profesor Lihong Zheng Computer Scientist Research Interests Machine learning Pattern recognition & artificial intelligence Computer vision & data mining Wireless sensor networks & motion and sensing systems
Dr Elizabeth Znidersic Ecologist/ Orthinologist Research Interests: Survey and detection methodologies Management of wetland bird species The application of eco-acoustics as a monitoring tool for species and ecosystems Island biodiversity and species reintroductions

V W X Y Z

Dr Oliver Villar
Political Scientist

Research Interests

Political economy
Critical security studies
Latin America
American foreign policy

Associate Professor Skye Wassens
Ecologist

Research Interests

Aquatic ecology
Ecology and conservation of wetland dependent amphibians

Professor David M. Watson
Ecologist

Research Interests

Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Measuring and predicting the biological effects of habitat fragmentation
Ecology of parasitic plants

Dr Maggie Watson
Ecologist

Research Interests

Parasitology
Ethology
Ecology - birds, reptiles, crayfish, urban wildlife
Eco-immunology

Professor Robyn Watts
Aquatic Ecologist

Research Interests

Ecology, restoration and management of river and floodplain environments
Socio-ecological systems
Ecohydrology
Adaptive environmental management

Associate Professor Rachel Whitsed
Spatial scientist

Research Interests

Spatial environmental modelling
Spatial health modelling
Spatial social modelling
Spatial modelling algorithms
Uncertainty in spatial modelling

Dr Simon Wright
Researcher of Sustainability and Strategy

Research Interests

Sustainability transitions
Renewable energy
Environmental innovation
Corporate sustainability
Circular economy
Role of government

Associate Profesor Lihong Zheng
Computer Scientist

Research Interests

Machine learning
Pattern recognition & artificial intelligence
Computer vision & data mining
Wireless sensor networks & motion and sensing systems

Dr Elizabeth Znidersic

Ecologist/ Orthinologist

Research Interests:

Survey and detection methodologies
Management of wetland bird species
The application of eco-acoustics as a monitoring tool for species and ecosystems
Island biodiversity and species reintroductions