Research, writing, and editing
Summary:
- Research experience, demonstrated through the extensive research I’ve conducted for a number of projects, in my Master of Environmental Management studies, and for my extensive portfolio of articles and publications.
- Extensive writing and editing experience, demonstrated through my extensive portfolio of articles and publications.
Highlights:
- 5 million views for award-winning RealKM Magazine – Editor, Lead Writer, and a Director of the award-winning online RealKM Magazine, which promotes research-based approaches to knowledge management (KM). In this role, I have authored more than 580 synthesis feature articles, research summaries, and commentary articles, and published over 1,900 articles from other authors. RealKM Magazine has so far received more than 5 million article views and over 130 testimonials, as well as a Platinum Award in the 2020 Australian Society for Knowledge Management (AuSKM) Awards and the Knowledge and Information Award in the 2018 CILIP Knowledge and Information Management (K&IM) Awards.
- A new generation of KM4SD – Lead author of the 2023 academic paper “’We have a dream’: proposing decolonization of knowledge as a sixth generation of knowledge management for sustainable development” which was launched in a landmark event at the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC. This proposal has since been adopted by United Nations (UN) agency IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), as shown in points 22 and 23 on page 7 and Box 4 on page 58 of an IFAD evaluation report.
- Master’s Degree – Carried out research as part of completing my Master of Environmental Management with Distinction at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Degree was awarded with Distinction due to a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 6.75 out of a possible maximum score of 7.
- Spatial and statistical research – Researched and wrote Community Profile Analysis – Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) using Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census data and other socio-economic statistics and references. The Community Profile Analysis – Sydney Metropolitan Regioncomprises a series of ten reports covering both the overall Sydney Metropolitan CMA region (Report 1) and each of eight Places the CMA identified within the region based on social, economic and ecological criteria (Reports 2 to 9). There is also an Appendix of Tables (Report 10). Subsequent to the preparation of the Community Profile Analysis – Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority (CMA), I also prepared a similar Community Profile Analysis – Parramatta River Catchment.
- Flow-ecology research – Researched and wrote reports on flow-ecology relationships in the Shoalhaven River Water Supply Transfers and Environmental Flows Project. I compiled, edited and published the two major project reports Determining and managing environmental flows for the Shoalhaven River, Report 1 – Environmental Flows Knowledge Review and Determining and managing environmental flows for the Shoalhaven River, Report 2 – Environmental Flows Investigations. I also coordinated the estuary investigation component of the project including the conduct of research, the identification of best practice, and the preparation of the Discussion Paper Environmental water requirements for the Shoalhaven River estuary.
- Park neighbours study – Research Assistant for the University of Queensland Dwyer’s Scrub Conservation Park and Neighbours Case Study Project. This involved conducting interviews with landholders adjoining Dwyer’s Scrub Conservation Park to identify issues and concerns, and then convening an issues resolution field day to facilitate joint understanding and initiate ways forward to address the issues and concerns.
- Local government biodiversity – Researched and wrote the comprehensive Gatton Shire Biodiversity Strategy, which involved research and analysis to identify conservation approaches and mechanisms appropriate to the area and its circumstances. This included studying and addressing the recommendations of the Australian National R&D Program on Rehabilitation, Management and Conservation of Remnant Vegetation.
- Catchment biodiversity recovery – Researched and wrote the Biodiversity Recovery Plan for Gatton and Laidley Shires, South-East Queensland 2003-2008, which included working with a Threatened Species Recovery Team comprising a diverse range of experts and stakeholders to understand and integrate their perspectives.
- Conference proceedings – Collated and edited the proceedings for a series of biodiversity conferences including the 1998 WWF South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery Conference and the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Southern Queensland Biodiversity Conferences.
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See also:
Testimonials:
RealKM Magazine
Community Profile Analysis – Parramatta River Catchment
Master of Environmental Management studies at University of Newcastle
