About me
I am a wetland ecologist with over 30 years’ experience in wetland research, management and restoration both in Western Australia and internationally working with industry and management agencies. My systems-based research focuses on aquatic and riparian plants, nutrient dynamics, salinity and climate change in rivers, wetlands and estuaries.
In 2019, I initiated NatureLink Perth, a community of practice to advocate, align and inform the efforts of individuals to transition Perth to a be a nature-linked city. See our website. As part of this I have championed the plight of urban wetlands and turtles. Our Saving Our Snake Neck Turtles program engages local councils and community members to protect nesting females and nests from predators. The research behind it provides scientifically-based conservation actions to prevent Chelodina oblonga from local and perhaps range wide extinction.
My early work with the Swan River Trust and the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) created valuable experience coordinating transdisciplinary teams, conducted by investigators from different disciplines working jointly to create new innovations that move beyond discipline-specific approaches to address a common problem. I am a passionate educator, keen to engage students in real world issues, and focus on translational research accessible to the community and management agencies.