Fields of Research

Social geography
Land use and environmental planning
Environmental management
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
Physical geography and environmental geoscience
Rural sociology
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental knowledges
Sustainable agricultural development
Agricultural land management
Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, histories, culture, country, perspectives and ethics in education
Computing education
Work integrated learning (incl. internships)
Environmental education and extension
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Health services and systems
Environment policy
Landscape ecology

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Terrestrial biodiversity
Pedagogy
Other culture and society
Expanding knowledge in human society
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Environmental policy, legislation and standards
Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture
Other environmental management
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
Information systems
Higher education
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Management of water consumption by plant production
Surface water quantification, allocation and impact of depletion
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems
Government and politics

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Historical Cartography & GIS: Tasmanian Aborigines; Australian Historical Association Regional Conference
Indigenising the curriculum: Transcending Australian geography’s dark past; Geographical Research
Managing Urban Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation and Human Health
Mapping Matters Part 3
The tidal characteristics and shallow-marine seagrass sedimentology of Robbins Passage and Boullanger bay, far northwest Tasmania

Research Projects

Agricultural Innovation Hubs Program; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
Drought Resilience Tasmania - Actionable Knowledge and Solutions for Sustainable Prosperity; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
National Environmental Research Program 2: Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub - NESP 2; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
NESP 2 Sustainable Communities and Waste hub : IP1; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Placescape Atlas (Northeast Pilot); Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Research Candidate Supervision