Meet our scholars

I am a female leader championing positive change in agricultural environmental and social sustainability. Travelling through developing countries as a child and teenager alongside my fathers work instilled a deep interest in food security, rural communities and sustainability from a young age. My aim is to improve contemporary scientific understanding and catalyse the adoption of agricultural land management practices that provide resilience to the climate emergency. Most of all, I am passionate about working with landholders - the people who manage over 50% of Earth's land - to achieve these goals by informing public policy. My PhD project will focus on socially and economically responsible trajectories towards farms with net-zero emissions. Prior to engaging in my PhD, I have worked in enabling early adoption of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation and carbon sequestration initiatives under the Emissions Reduction Fund, which collectively underpin Australia’s net-zero 2050 aspiration and Meat & Livestock Australia’s Carbon Neutral 2030 Initiative (CN30). Outside of work, I'm a full-time adventurer and you'll find me surfing, diving, running, camping, travelling or sipping coffee with friends. I also volunteer with multiple agricultural associations with the aim to connect, inspire and create change in Australian and international agricultural communities.