Our staff and students
Ordered by first name
Academic Staff
Associate Professor of Pastoral Systems and Sustainability
Research Institute for Northern Agriculture
beth.penrose@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7192
Casuarina
Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 17a
Dr Cameron Baker
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 1 Room 8
Mr Cameron Yates
Project Coordinator
Cameron.Yates@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 6666
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 5
Associate Professor
Christine.Schlesinger@cdu.edu.au
08 8959 5218
Alice Springs
Building 15 Level 2 Room 7
Ms Claire Johnston
Taxonomic List Governance Officer
Casuarina
Red 1 Level 2 Room 36
Research Fellow
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 32
Ms Cynthia Coyne
Communications, Extension & Adoption Project Leader
cynthia.coyne@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7192
Casuarina
Yellow 2.2.06
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Hydrology Lab
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 30
Research Fellow
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 5
Research Officer
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 15
Research Fellow
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 14
Research Fellow
Freshwater, estuarine and marine ecology
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 1 Room 18
Mr Matthew Northwood
Research Officer
Matthew.Northwood@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7630
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 50
Professor
Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA)
maxine.piggott@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 6763
Casuarina
Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 21
Md Nazmul Chowdhury
Casual Research - Environment
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 7
Dr Nicola Hanrahan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 3
Dr Patrice Weber
Software Developer
patrice.weber@cdu.edu.au
0401 487 805
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 207
Manager, North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information Service
Peter.Jacklyn@cdu.edu.au
0429 091 470
Red 1 Level 1
Dr Peter Kyne
Senior Research Fellow
Peter.Kyne@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7616
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 12
Dr Rafael Bohn Reckziegel
Research Fellow, Remote sensing riparian vegetation
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 1 Room 8
Dr Richard Crabbe
Lecturer - Remote Sensing
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 1 Room 10
Dr Sofia Oliveira
Casual Research
sofia.oliveira@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 6783
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 7
Professor
Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods
stephen.garnett@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7115
Casuarina
Red 1 Level 2 Room 22
Professor Tropical Broadacre Cropping Systems
Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA)
Casuarina
Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 17
Professor
Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA)
sunil.kadri@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7752
Casuarina
Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 22
Research Assistant
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 62
Dr Teigan Cremona
Research Fellow
Teigan.Cremona@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7728
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 57
Ms Zarah Tinning
Research Assistant
zarah.tinning@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7707
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 61
Adjuncts and Fellows
A/ Prof. Alison King
Associate Professor
Casuarina
Professional staff
Ms Hannah Maddison-Harris
Communication and Partnerships Officer
riel.outreach@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7131
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 14
Ms Isabella Mellios
Liaison Officer
North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems
isabella.mellios@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 6778
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 1 Room 8
Ms Jamie Payne
Senior Research Operations Officer
jamie.payne-dave@cdu.edu.au
0410 834 212
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 2
Students
Mr Alex Carey
Thesis title: Using landscape genetics and other tools to understand how spatial patterns of fire affect the dispersal and persistence of mammals on the Tiwi islands
Ms Aliesha Hvala
Thesis title: Optimising coastal marine debris management through RPAS remote sensing and AI-enabled solutions
aliesha.hvala@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 6823
Casuarina
Red 1 Level 3 Room 13
Thesis title: The biology and ecology of exploited sharks in the Northern Territory, Australia
amy.kirke@cdu.edu.au
0466 875 275
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 2.6
Mr Angga Rachmansah
Thesis title: The effects of disturbance (primarily fire and grazing) on lizards in Australian tropical savannas
Casuarina
Mr Anthony Albrecht
Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods
Thesis title: Attitudinal and behavioural changes in audiences caused by the experience of environmental art
Ms Billee McGinley
Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods
Thesis title: Spatial analysis identifying where in the Northern Territory is suitable for sustainable development of utility-scale solar farms
billee.mcginley@students.cdu.edu.au
0439 899 255
Mr Bryan Baker
Thesis title: Understanding the efficiency and efficacy of underwater video cameras for surveying and monitoring freshwater fishes in tropical wetlands
bryan.baker@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7482
Casuarina
Red 1 Level 2 Room 25
Thesis title: Simulating long term erosion equilibrium of a rehabilitated mine landform
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 1 Room 1
Ms Ellen Rochelmeyer
Thesis title: Hollows, termites and long-term fire regimes in tropical savannas
Thesis title: Does Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) invasion impact plant-animal interactions in an arid system?
ellen.ryan-colton@cdu.edu.au
0478 505 335
Thesis title: Future climate change impacts on North Australia water resources
Mr François Brassard
Thesis title: Responses of ant communities to environmental stress and disturbance in Australian tropical savannas: Are the hypogaeic and epigaeic strata decoupled?
Casuarina
Thesis title: Management for the conservation of the Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) at Weipa
Casuarina
Ms Georgina Neave
Thesis title: Investigating the interactions of threatening processes that drive mammal population trends on the Tiwi Islands
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 1 Room 1
Ms Hayley Geyle
Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods
Thesis title: The conservation ecology of the Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis)
hayley.geyle@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7032
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 1 Room 1
Ms Isabel Ely
Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods
Thesis title: Ecological processes compromising the consumption of Long-necked turtles (Chelodina oblonga) in the Finniss River floodplain, Northern Territory, Australia
isabel.ely@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7019
Casuarina
Red 1 Level 2 Room 29
Thesis title: Community-based fisheries management through a gender lens: examining gendered participation in fisheries management and monitoring in Timor-Leste
jenny.house@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7019
Casuarina
Red 1 Level 2 Room 29
Ms Julia Constance
Thesis title: Movement ecology and natural mortality of threatened river sharks: informing conservation planning.
Thesis title: Ecophysiological Specialisation of Short-Range & Widespread Gehyra Species
Casuarina
Thesis title: Environmental and disturbance regime constraints on savanna carbon storage in northern Australia
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 17
Ms Lulu Middleton
The role and contribution of mangroves to gendered food and nutrition security and livelihoods in the Indo-Pacific region
Ms Madeline Goddard
Ecosystem Processes
Thesis title: Buffering the rising tide: Mangrove sediment response to accelerating sea level rise in Australia
Casuarina
Ms Natalie Robson
Thesis title: The habitat use and genetics of green turtles in the Northern Territory
Ms Nilanjana Biswas
Thesis title: Changing times, changing tides: Women's engagement in the Northern Territory seafood sector
Casuarina
Red 1 Level 2 Room 29
Ms Nur Isiyana Wianti
Thesis title: Nilanjana Biswas (PhD) Changing times, changing tides: Women's engagement in the Northern Territory seafood sector
Casuarina
Red 1 Level 2 Room 29
Ms Penelope Godwin
Thesis title: The influence of landcover and other environmental controls on groundwater yields in Sumba, Indonesia.
Mr Razib Ahmed
Thesis title: The calibration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using uncooled thermal cameras and how the accuracy varies with atmospheric conditions and flight elevation
razib.ahmed@cdu.edu.au
0458 651 147
Casuarina
Purple 12 Level 2 Room 28
Ms Sarah Sutcliffe
Thesis title: Understanding the impacts of large feral animals on culturally important plant resources in the seasonal wetlands of Arafura Swamp and Bulgul
Casuarina
Red 1 Level 2 Room 34
Thesis title: The ecology and behaviour of terrestrial avifauna associated with long-lasting waterholes of central Australia.
Casuarina
Thesis title: Exploring continental-scale groundwater-related processes using Australia-wide hydrogeochemical data
Ms Sydney Collett
Thesis title: The movement ecology of granivorous finches in the East Kimberley and the influence of fire upon food resources
sydneyjane.collett@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7683
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 17
Ms Tayhlia Casey
Honours student
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 22
Ms Tegan Dedman
Thesis title: Understanding the impact of climate change on freshwater floodplain wetlands, with special focus on aquatic invertebrates and larval fish
Casuarina
Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 62
Thesis title: The importance of carbon fluxes from seasonal wetlands to streams at a catchment scale in the wet-dry tropics
vanessa.solano@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7685
Casuarina
Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 01
Ms Vanya Bosiocic
Thesis title: Understanding the opportunities, limitations and cultural considerations of integrating unmanned aerial vehicles into the remote healthcare delivery model of the Northern Territory
vanya.bosiocic@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7680
Casuarina
Orange 2 Level 1 Room 17