Undergraduate teaching in conservation science

James Cook University: Annual guest lectures to third-year students in conservation science.

Macquarie University: Fifteen annual presentations to about 40 third-year students, including guest lectures and three-hour tutorials involving role playing in negotiation with interactive conservation planning software.

University of Newcastle: Two guest lectures to about 30 third-year students each lecture.

University of New England: Ten half-yearly guest lectures to about 30 mature-age external students each lecture.

University of New South Wales: Two guest lectures to about 30 third-year students each lecture.

University of Sydney: Ten annual guest lectures to about 25 third-year students each lecture and marking student projects.

University of Western Sydney: Four annual guest lectures to about 30 third-year students each lecture.

University of Wollongong: Four annual guest lectures to about 30 third-year students each lecture.

 

Research supervision

Jeremy Horowitz, James Cook University, PhD (co-advisor).
Predicting the ‘unknown unknowns’ in the global oceans: increasing certainty of species distributions to inform conservation in marine ecosystems.
Start: February 2018. End: July 2021.

Patrick Smallhorn-West, James Cook University, PhD (co-advisor)
Biodiversity and social impacts of local marine reserves in Tonga.
Start: June 2017. End: December 2020.

Jeremy Raynal, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
The roles of culture, governance, and ecology in management of marine natural resources.
Start: June 2017. End: December 2020.

Kaylan Carrlson, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Conservation targeting and prioritization in the Prairie Pothole region.
Start: January 2017. End: January 2025.

Danielle Asson-Batzel, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Multi-scale patterns of benthic species composition in the Great Barrier Reef region, and implications for spatial management.
Start: February 2016. End: August 2019.

Edmond Sacre, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Improving the effectiveness of marine protected areas for the persistence of biodiversity.
Start: February 2016. End: February 2019.

Jessica Cheok, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Spatial prioritisations for marine conservation – issues of resolution.
Start: February 2016. End: February 2019.

Jeremy Horowitz, James Cook University, MAppSc (principal advisor)
Improved strategies for marine conservation in the Danajon Bank, Philippines.
Start: December 2015. End: December 2016.

Jessica Cramp, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Evaluating the effectiveness of marine sanctuaries for wide-ranging animals: a case study of the Cook Islands Shark Sanctuary.
Start: March 2015. End: February 2019.

Méira Mizrahi, James Cook University, PhD (co-advisor)
Maximising potential impact of marine protected area placement: an integrated socio-economic perspective.
Start: February 2016. End: February 2020.

Kerrie Ann Fraser, University of Queensland, PhD (co-advisor)
Australia’s marine protected areas – evaluating the impacts and effectiveness of conservation policy and management intervention on marine species and habitats.
Start: June 2014. End: May 2017.

Jon Day, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Some key components of the representative areas program in the Great Barrier Reef and the implications for marine spatial planning elsewhere.
Start: July 2013. End: June 2016.

Jessica Cheok, James Cook University, MSc (co-advisor)
Spatial prioritisations for marine conservation – issues of resolution.
Start: April 2013. End: March 2015.

Heather Welch, James Cook University, MAppSc (principal advisor)
Implications for spatial management of dynamics of chlorophyll a in the Coral Sea.
Start: January 2013. End: December 2013.

Adriana Chacón, James Cook University, MSc (co-advisor)
Valuation of the economic and social impact of marine protected areas: a case study of Costa Rica.
Start: January 2013. End: December 2015.

Melissa Walsh, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Marine conservation finance.
Start: May 2012. End: December 2016.

Maha Khalil, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, PhD (co-advisor)
Designing marine protected area networks in the central Saudi Arabian Red Sea.
Start: February 2012. End: February 2015.

Adrian Arias Rodriguez, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Marine spatial planning in Costa Rica: overcoming obstacles.
Start: February 2012. End: January 2016.

Rafael Almeida Magris, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Advancing conservation planning for persistence: design of a long-term conservation strategy for Brazilian coral reefs.
Start: November 2011. End: October 2015.

Mélanie Hamel, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Costs, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of habitat-driven conservation planning for Papua New Guinea lagoons and reefs.
Start: August 2011. End: July 2015.

Georgina Gurney, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Improving the success of marine protected areas: integrating socio-economic factors into conservation planning.
Start: March 2011. End: March 2015.

Vera Horigue, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Scaling up to form marine protected area networks: the role of coordination and institutional collaborations in the Philippines.
Start: April 2010. End: October 2014.

Casper van de Geer, James Cook University, MAppSc (principal advisor)
Impacts of the Moreton Bay Marine Park rezoning on commercial fishermen.
Start: January 2010. End: November 2011.

Anderson de Sevilha, James Cook University, PhD (co-advisor)
Systematic conservation planning for the Paranã River Basin, Brazil, under climate change.
Start: October 2009. End: February 2016.

Stephen Ban, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Resilience and spatial responses of coral reef ecosystems to climate change and associated stressors.
Start: July 2009. End: July 2014.

Christina Hicks, James Cook University, PhD (co-advisor)
Understanding the flow of coral reef ecosystem goods and services in a changing climate.
Start: January 2009. End: September 2013.

Tom Brewer, James Cook University, PhD (co-advisor)
Understanding the interactions between social and ecological systems to improve human welfare.
Start: September 2008. End: September 2013.

Madeleine Bottrill, University of Queensland, PhD (co-advisor)
Evaluating the effectiveness of conservation planning: when do plans work?
Start: July 2008. End: March 2012.

Lissa Barr, University of Queensland, PhD (co-advisor)
Applying novel tools to emphasise quality over quantity in protected areas.
Start: July 2008. End: June 2011.

Piero Visconti, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Conservation planning for persistence: unifying biodiversity pattern and processes in area selection strategies.
Start: May 2008. End: November 2011.

Vanessa Adams, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Incorporating macroeconomic costs into conservation planning.
Start: March 2008. End: December 2011.

Morena Mills, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Marine conservation planning in developing countries.
Start: March 2008. End: December 2011.

Stephanie Januchowski, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Data and conservation planning for streams in the Australian Wet Tropics.
Start: January 2008. End: September 2011.

Jorge Álvarez Romero, James Cook University, PhD (principal advisor)
Systematic conservation planning for the Gulf of California: an integrated coastal management approach.
Start: January 2008. End: October 2012.

Rocio Ponce-Reyes, University of Queensland, PhD (co-advisor)
Assessing conservation priorities of Mexican tropical montane cloud forest fragments using microendemic species.
Start: January 2007. End: December 2011.

Hedley Grantham, University of Queensland, PhD (co-advisor)
Testing environmental surrogates for conservation planning.
Start: January 2006. End: December 2008.

Reinaldo Lourival, University of Queensland, PhD (co-advisor)
Conservation planning for the Pantanal wetland, Brazil.
Start: November 2004. End: March 2008.

Hedley Grantham, Macquarie University, MSc (co-advisor)
Effectiveness of biodiversity surrogates for regional conservation planning.
Start: June 2003. End: February 2005.

Simon Linke, University of Canberra, PhD (co-advisor)
New approaches to freshwater biodiversity conservation.
Start: March 2003. End: August 2006.

Emily Nicholson, University of Queensland, PhD (co-advisor)
Planning for persistence: using risk of extinction in multispecies approaches to conservation planning.
Start: January 2003. End: October 2005.

Kerrie Wilson, University of Melbourne, PhD (co-advisor)
Uncertainty and vulnerability in conservation planning.
Start: January 2000. End: October 2003.

 

Collaboration with postdoctoral researchers and analysts

Amelia Wenger, James Cook University (GIS analyst)
Conservation of the Great Barrier Reef islands and coastal zone.
Start: August 2013. End: December 2014.

April Reside, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Conservation planning for climate change adaptation in the wet tropics.
Start: August 2013. End: July 2016.

Jana Brotánková, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Prioritization of management actions on Western Australian islands.
Start: August 2013. End: July 2016.

Stephen Hall, James Cook University (GIS analyst)
Prioritization of management actions on Western Australian islands.
Start: December 2012. End: December 2015.

Mirjam Maughan, James Cook University (GIS analyst)
Conservation of the Great Barrier Reef islands and coastal zone.
Start: July 2012. End: June 2015.

Amélie Augé, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Spatially explicit conservation scenarios for the Great Barrier Reef coastal zone.
Start: June 2012. End: May 2015.

Jorge Álvarez Romero, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Multi-objective catchment planning in northern Australia.
Start: June 2012. End: May 2015.

Rebecca Weeks, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Marine spatial planning in the Coral Triangle.
Start: March 2012. End: February 2015.

Vanessa Adams, Charles Darwin University (postdoctoral fellow)
Multi-objective catchment planning in northern Australia.
Start: October 2011. End: September 2014.

Ian Craigie, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Modelling management costs of conservation reserves in Queensland.
Start: March 2011. End: February 2014.

Mariana Fuentes, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Systematic priorities for multiple management actions in the northern Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait to increase the resilience of marine mega-fauna to climate change.
Start: August 2010. End: July 2013.

Alana Grech, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Innovative systematic conservation planning for Indigenous Land and Sea Country: Torres Strait as a case study.
Start: April 2010. End: March 2013.

Johnathan Kool, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
New approaches to analysing marine data sets for conservation planning; connectivity models for marine conservation planning.
Start: December 2008. End: November 2011.

Natalie Ban, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Marine conservation planning for dynamic processes.
Start: November 2008. End: December 2012.

Debora de Freitas, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
GIS applications in terrestrial and marine conservation planning.
Start: August 2008. End: July 2011.

Tatjana Good, James Cook University (postdoctoral fellow)
Scale-dependence of conservation priorities at global, regional and local scales.
Start: August 2008. End: September 2010.

Douglas Ward, University of Queensland (postdoctoral fellow)
Integrating multiple conservation values for native vegetation.
Start: January 2007. End: December 2009.

Simon Linke, University of Queensland (postdoctoral fellow)
Systematic conservation planning for streams.
Start: August 2006. End: December 2009.

Kerrie Wilson, University of Queensland (postdoctoral fellow)
Conservation planning in a dynamic and uncertain world.
Start: January 2004. End: December 2006.

 

Training courses and workshops

Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil, May 2016. Four-day short course on conservation planning for research students.

Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil, August 2015. Four-day short course on conservation planning for research students.

University of California Davis, March 2008. Student seminar and one-day workshop on conservation planning for the Graduate Group in Ecology seminar series on applied conservation.

Imperial College London, Silwood Park, March 2008. Half-day presentation and student discussion on conservation planning for the MSc in Conservation Science.

Society for Conservation Biology annual meeting, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, July 2007: four-day short course for 50 participants (professionals and students) on concepts, software and case studies in conservation planning in terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments.

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, January 2007: ten-day short course for 15 participants in theory and application of systematic conservation planning (professionals and students).

European Congress of Conservation Biology, Eger, Hungary, August 2006: one-day short course in the theory and application of conservation planning software for 60+ participants (professionals and students).

Society for Conservation Biology annual meeting, San Jose, USA, June 2006: one-day short course in the theory and application of conservation planning software for 40 participants (professionals and students).

University of Virginia, Virginia, USA, September 2005: two-day short course for 20+ participants in the theory and application of systematic conservation planning (professionals and students).

Society for Conservation Biology annual meeting, Brasilia, Brazil, July 2005: two-day short course in the theory and application of conservation planning software for 50+ participants (professionals and students).

Vth World Parks Congress, Durban, South Africa, September 2003: two-day short course in the theory and application of conservation planning software for 50+ participants (professionals and students).

Four training courses in the use of the C-Plan conservation planning software to non-government organisations and officers in the Australian and New South Wales public services, 1996 – 1999.

 

Supervision of staff

During almost 19 years with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (later part of the Office of Environment and Heritage), my staff included project officers, technical officers, programmers, and personal assistants. Maximum number of staff during this period was six. Typical staff number during this period was four. Supervision involved scientific coordination and training, organisation of logistics for projects, co-authorship of publications and conference presentations, administration of contracts and salaries, management of progression, and financial oversight of internal and external funds.

 

 

Leave a Reply