EcoPeoPle: Ecology, People, Place Research Group
In the face of unprecedented and increasing anthropogenic challenges to the ecosystem processes that sustain life on earth in an age now dubbed the ‘Anthropocene’, it is essential that we understand the diverse factors shaping human-environment engagements.
‘Environmental’ problems are invariably human problems, so knowledge of the social dimension of such issues not only informs management and adaptation interventions, but also powerfully illuminates the depth and complexity of human environmental experience in a way that morally engages an increasingly receptive public.
The Ecology, People, Place Research Group therefore seeks to create productive synergies among scholars from diverse disciplines who are researching interactions between societies and environments in diverse contexts. It provides a UWA-based hub for academics and practitioners seeking input or collaborators on social-environmental research.
PhD opportunities
Academics associated with the Centre are available for supervising topics in their fields of expertise. Please contact them directly.
Our staff and students
UWA staff and associates
- Dr Greg Acciaioli
- Dr Rita Armstrong
- Professor Jane Balme
- Winthrop Professor Michael Blakeney
- Dr Bryan Boruff
- Associate Professor Alison Bartlett
- Dr Julian Clifton
- Associate Professor Stephen Dobbs
- Dr Joe Dortch
- Associate Professor Andrea Gaynor
- Associate Professor Katie Glaskin
- Emeritus Professor Jenny Gregory
- Dr Catie Gressier
- Professor Fiona Haslam-McKenzie
- Susan Hauri
- Professor Richard Hobbs
- Professor Stephen Hopper
- Associate Professor Tony Hughes-D’Aeth
- Professor Maria Ignatieva
- Dr Melissa Kennedy
- Dr Nin Kirkham
- Dr Jade Lindley
- Resti Meilani
- Dr Clare Mouat
- Professor Carolyn Oldham
- Professor Lyn Parker
- Professor Alistair Paterson
- Dr Cristina E Ramalho
- Professor Anu Rammohan
- Dr Alka Sabharwal
- Professor Keith Smettem
- Professor Erika Techera
- Professor Matthew Tonts
- Yann Toussaint
- Professor Petra Tschakert
- Cate Turk
- Professor Peter Veth
- Aileen Walsh
- Dr Vivienne Westbrook
- Professor Rob Wilson
UWA PhD students
- Elis Zuliati Anis
- Iwan Apriwan
- Don Boyer
- Nicole Chalmer
- Buddhi Chaudhary Tharu
- Dawn Dickinson
- Lindsay Hasluck
- Rachel Galvin
- Alicea Garcia
- Jeanette Jensen
- Christine McCagh
- Ana Paula Motta
- Karen Paiva Henrique
- Kelsie Prabawa-Sear
- Kara Salter
- Kendra Travaille
- Gracie Verde Selva
- Marnie Tonkin

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