Core researchers
Professor Steven J.R. Underhill
Director, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research | Professor, Horticulture
Dr Cherise Addinsall
Researcher | Consultant
Associate Professor Sarah Burkhart
Associate Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics | School of Health
Associate Professor Saskia De Klerk
Associate Professor, International Business | Discipline Lead, Marketing, International Business and Tourism | School of Business and Creative Industries
Dr Barnaby Dixson
Lecturer, Psychology | School of Health
Dr Georgia Kafer
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences | School of Health
Roselyn Kumar
Research Fellow | School of Law and Society
Dr Lee McGowan
Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing | School of Business and Creative Industries
Dr Thane Militz
Project Scientist, Sustainable Tropical Aquaculture
Professor Patrick D. Nunn
Professor of Geography | Director of the Sustainability Research Centre | School of Law and Society
Dr Sheridan Rabbitt
Centre Manager - Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
Professor Paul Southgate
Professor, Sustainable Tropical Aquaculture
Associate Professor Libby Swanepoel
Associate Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics | School of Health
- Adjunct Professor John Chapman - Pacific Islands developing fruit industries
- Adjunct Associate Professor Richard Markham - Sustainable natural resource management
- Professor John Herbohn - Reforestation for livelihood strategies of smallholders and communities in tropical countries
- Adjunct Research Fellow Dr Pranesh Kishore - Development of high-quality pearl production (based in Fiji)
- Adjunct Research Fellow Dr Monal Lal - Pearl oyster genetics (based in Fiji)
- Adjunct Associate Professor Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni - Postharvest horticulture, agriculture and natural crops (based in Samoa)
- Adjunct Research Fellow Dr Cathy Hair - Sea cucumbers, community-based farming methods and sustainable mariculture development (based in PNG and Australia)
- Adjunct Associate Professor Soane Patolo - Rural development and engagement (based in Tonga)
- Adjunct Associate Professor Lex Thompson - Pacific agroforestry / botany
- Adjunct Research Fellow Dr Samantha Nowland - Aquaculture, tropical rock oyster culture in remote communities
- Adjunct Research Fellow Ms Jessica Raneri - Senior Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Advisor with ACIAR and DFAT
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer Dr Wayne Hancock - Horticulture, agriculture and plant genetics
- Adjunct Associate Professor William Kerua - Agribusiness and extension agriculture, fisheries, and forestry (based in Fiji)
- Adjunct Lecturer Dr Suliasi Vunibola - Indigenous community resilience in the Pacific
- Adjunct Associate Professor Liesel Carlsson - Global Food Security and Sovereignty, Food Culture, Food Systems
- Adjunct Industry Fellow Luke Halling - biosecurity and entomology consultant
- Adjunct Research Fellow Dr Daniela Medina Hidalgo - climate change strategies for the agricultural sector
- Adjunct Professoressor Danny Hunter- planet-friendly school meals
- Adjunct Research Fellow Dr Melanie Harris - ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change and mangrove reforestation
- Adjunct Associate Professoressor Dr Salesh Kumar - postharvest loss, agribusiness and agricultural consulting
- Adjunct Research Fellow Dr Gonzaga Puas - Federated States of Micronesia climate change and history
- Adjunct Research Fellow Dr Aaron Dixon - Pacific capacity building, skills integration and cookery
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Adjunct Research Fellow Dr Shalendra Prasad - postharvest loss, horticulture and soil health
- Dr Vikki Schaffer - Sustainable tourism
- Dr Dana Craven - Nutrition and Dietetics
- Dr Cooper Schouten - Beekeeping / honey bee and agricultural research
- Ms Salote Waqairatu - Aquaculture and agribusiness (based in Fiji)
- Ms Patricia Bibi - Pacific focused agritourism and Indigenous women empowerment (based in Fiji)
- Ms Marita Manley - Pacific-focused agribusiness development (based in Fiji)
- Dr Sophie Gordon - Tropical aquaculture; pearl oyster culture and production
- Dr Permal Deo - Nutrition and food science
- Mr Sefano M. Katz - Seascape multi-sector development, coastal social-ecological systems conservation and management (based in Fiji)
- Emeritus Professor Tim Smith - human geographer focused on coastal management and climate change adaptation
- Dr Christine Rogers - Pākehā/Ngāi Tahu filmmaker, writer and textile artist
- Dr Sheridan Rabbitt - Centre Manager
- Dr Linda Wess - Program Manager PASS-CR Program
- Brittany McGarry - Communications Officer
- Moana Krause - President, UniSC Pasifika Association
- Dawn Southgate - Tropical Aquaculture ACIAR Project Support
Current
| Student | Thesis title |
|---|---|
| Bridget Horsey | Exploring food literacy to support preparation and consumption of local, traditional foods in Pacific Island communities |
| Karis Ramsay | Gender influences on food choice in small island developing states |
| John Grogan | Migration with Dignity: Kiribati Climate change/justice Exodus |
| Louisa-Anne Buwalda | Women’s experiences of natural disaster: Ni-Vanuatu women’s voices on their issues and solutions. |
| Kelly Brown | Regional sea cucumber genetics (based in Fiji) |
| Amalya Harding | Impacts of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic on drivers of dietary change and their links to non-communicable disease risk factors among women in peripheral Fijian communities |
| Zoe Bridge | Climate-Aggravated Barriers to the Recognition of World-Class Tangible Heritage in the Pacific Islands |
| Courtney Anderson | International Agriculture for Development: Unpacking Triangular Cooperation Partnerships |
| Eliza Kitchener | Investigating maternal folate intake, availability, and the impacts of deficiency in Vanuatu |
| Wendy Godfrey | Towards Intercultural Literacy - Growing intercultural competence in Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region |
| Elodie Casey | Enhancing Children's Nutrition Through Understanding the Role of Aquatic Foods Within the Pacific School Food Environment |
| Lindy Kanan | Understanding and preventing violence against women in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme |
| Emily Mitchell | Do community gardens in Tonga lead to better human health outcomes? |
| Alesana Malo | Characterisation and modification of Samoan grown citrus pectin for potential value-added and health promotion application. (Based in Samoa) |
| Norah Rihai | Regenerative Climate Smart Traditional Garden Systems and their contributions to Vanua |
| Verenaisi Lewatoro | Sustainable practices in supply chain evaluations and development: A stakeholder perspective |
| Semi Hausia | Assessing the biosecurity risk of HLB (Huanglongbing) to domestic Tongan citrus industry |
| Andrew McNee | The Organisational Culture of Provincial Health Authority’s in Papua New Guinea |
Completed
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