Bird flu! Algal bloom! Feral cats! The ecological world is filled with catastrophe, but we CAN save it. I’m a wildlife ecologist and a RELENTLESS OPTIMIST – and you should be too! I would love to talk to you about conservation: how do we protect wildlife from invasive threats like cats? How do we catch elusive species like bilbies, crocodiles, and numbats? What the hell is a biocrust? I am also a founding member of IncludeHer, working to improve representation in STEM education.
Research keyword/s: Wildlife ecology
About the BEAKER STREET ROVING SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Each August, hundreds of Roving Scientists descend upon Hobart, filling up pubs and chatting to strangers as part of Beaker Street Festival. Discover a new world down the lens of microscope, and joining the least-boring bar conversations you’ve ever heard and these free (the chats – not the drinks) events.
For Scientists, Beaker Street’s Roving Scientist Program offers an excellent outreach, professional development, and networking opportunity. It’s the nerdiest and funnest way to share your research with the public, expand your network, and be inspired by leaders in all sectors of science and science communication.
