Staff

Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide
Member of several state threatened species recovery teams

Areas of expertise and interest:

• Endangered species breeding, reintroduction, recovery and genetics
• Reproductive biology, especially of marsupials
• Conservation program management
• Prioritisation of conservation research and on-ground work
• Community engagement in conservation

Psychology Lecturer - University of South Australia

Areas of expertise and interest:

• Animal cognition and behaviour
• Animal welfare
• Creating pro-conservation attitudes and behaviours
• Great ape conservation

Member of several state and national boards, policy committees and recovery teams.

Areas of expertise and interest:

• South Australian biodiversity law, policy and planning
• Threatened species and ecological community conservation
• Conservation policy and program development
• Conservation strategic planning and NRM
• Community and conservation NGO engagement in conservation
• Management of key landscape threats to biodiversity
• Protected areas management

Areas of expertise and interest:

• Small mammal population ecology
• Plant and animal interactions
• Pollination biology
• Conservation of species and habitat restoration
• Education and training programs for students and conservation professionals

Areas of expertise and interest:  

• Reproduction and ecology of wombats and other native wildlife
• Reintroduction biology
• Captive breeding
• Involvement of public in research and conservation work

Areas of expertise and interest:

• GIS mapping of habitat types
• Biodiversity surveys
• Coordination and management of conservation projects
• Fauna of the Kimberley (WA) region

Areas of expertise and interest:

• community engagement in conservation activities
• conservation research and reporting
• environmental policy, planning and monitoring
• environmental capacity building for students, volunteers and the wider community

Areas of expertise and interest:

• Energy, water use and waste production within the Zoo
• Resource monitoring and reporting
• Maintenance of equipment and assets
• Reducing environmental footprints

Areas of expertise and interest:

• Building community and organisational capacity in conservation and natural resource management
• Organisational planning and processes
• Project management
• Aboriginal land and sea management
• Environmental communication and education

Areas of expertise and interest:

• zoo and wildlife medicine
• conservation program veterinary support
• conservation medicine

Senior veterinarian at Adelaide Zoo

Areas of expertise and interest:

• zoo and wildlife medicine, particularly avian health
• conservation program veterinary support
• accelerated breeding of marsupials
• and wine appreciation

Areas of expertise and interest:

• zoo and wildlife medicine
• conservation medicine