Projects
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Cairns Institute
Tori is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Cairns Institute. Currently, she is involved in several projects working on the Great Barrier Reef, including the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program and the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program. Evaluating the effectiveness of protected areas for conserving nature PhD, Macquarie University (2018-2021) Understanding why protected areas are (or are not) conserving habitats, species and ecosystems is a research priority of immediate global significance. The goal of this PhD was to improve our understanding of how effectively protected areas are conserving biodiversity and maintaining stable forest cover, and provide insight into what can be done to improve their effectiveness. The geographic scope of this thesis was the Asia-Pacific region. Executive Officer of the Biodiversity Node, Macquarie University (2016-2020) The Biodiversity Node of the NSW Adaptation Research Hub was a government funded partnership to provide research to underpin climate adaptation policies in NSW, Australia. Tori's role was to foster communication between government, academic and practitioner organizations, and co-ordinate the delivery, and uptake of research products. The partnership was awarded a prestigious national Business and Higher Education Round Table Award in 2017 for Outstanding Collaboration for National (Non-Economic) Benefit. Research Coordinator, Plant Sure, Macquarie University Plant Sure is a collaboration between the Nursery and Garden Industry of NSW & ACT, growers, government, community and researchers that aims to to bring best-practice global science to identity high risk plants in NSW before they become a problem in our natural landscape. This project is funded by the NSW Environment Trust. Research Assistant, Evaluating the status of the NSW terrestrial reserve system under a changing climate, Macquarie University This project was funded by the NSW Adaptation Research Hub - Biodiversity Node hosted by Macquarie University. Cost-effective opportunities to minimise forest carbon emissions and mitigate climate change in Southeast Asia MPhil, James Cook University The use of riparian corridors by endangered amphibians in tropical rainforests of Australia Grad Dip, James Cook University |