Fields of Research

Environmental communication
Other environmental sciences
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Environmental management
Media studies
Environment policy
Public policy
Human impacts of climate change and human adaptation

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Marine systems and management
Expanding knowledge in human society
Coastal and estuarine systems and management
Trade and environment
The media
Communication
Social impacts of climate change and variability
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Conceptualisation of multiple impacts interacting in the marine environment using marine infrastructure as an example
Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement; Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Contemporary challenges in environmental governance: technology, governance and the social licence; Environmental Policy and Governance
Let’s talk about climate change: Developing effective conversations between scientists and communities; One Earth
More than just information: what does the public want to know about climate change?; Ecology and Society
Perceiving environmental science, risk and industry regulation in the mediatised vicious cycles of the Tasmanian salmon aquaculture industry; Social Epistemology
Publicised scrutiny and mediatised environmental conflict: the case of Tasmanian salmon aquaculture; Marine Policy
The social licence to operate and its role in marine governance: insights from Australia; Marine Policy
Tracing environmental sustainability discourses: an Australia-Asia seafood case study; Frontiers in Marine Science

Research Projects

Socio-ecological research to support Marine Estate Management

Research Candidate Supervision