Affiliate Academic Staff

Colin has more than 25 years of experience in researching sharks, and has published extensively in the scientific literature on shark biology, ecology, fisheries and conservation.

Gregory Maes is mainly interested in conservation and population genomic approaches enabling the understanding of connectivity, demographic resilience and potential for local adaptation in natural freshwater and marine fish populations. To achieve this he is using various research tools, such as morphometrics, genomics, otolith microchemistry, hydrodynamic-genetic modelling and geovisualisation techniques.

Associate Professor Blair actively engages in sharing research results and novel technologies with students, industry, and scientists through workshops and practical training. She is passionate about equipping students and doing research that both contribute to the sustainable and profitable growth of the aquaculture industry.

Kate's researches aquatic animal parasitology issues that threaten wild, farmed and ornamental fishes. Her work integrates parasite species discovery and biology with practical techniques to deliver tangible outcomes for industry.

Katheline's primary research interest is to optimal fish feed formulations to promote fish growth and nutrient utilisation. One of her expertise areas is nutritional modelling.

David has been a visiting scholar at JCU since 2011, and has led the development of the WorldFish research program in Timor-Leste, employing 30 staff based in Dili. David is also a principal investigator on the Illuminating Hidden Harvests report – a global collaboration involving over 800 people to provide a comprehensive overview of the global contributions of small-scale fisheries to the SDGs.

Rocky manages industry partnerships that take the outcomes of aquaculture research to deliver innovative products and processes ranging from food products to fertilisers, biological carbon capture and storage using biochar.

Dr Ria Fitriana has been working in marine biodiversity governance and coastal community’s livelihoods for over than twenty years. She specializes in livelihoods of coastal communities, traditional use right and access for fishing, gender role in fisheries and community based economic development.

Meira’s research interests lie in developing approaches to integrate socioeconomic dimensions into Marine Protected Area (MPA) planning, with a particular focus on community-based management areas in the global tropics. This includes experimenting with conservation planning tools that draw from socioeconomic datasets, and transitioning these into real-life implementation.

Dr Sally Lau is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, with research interests in Population genomics, Antarctic benthic ecology and evolution and Antarctic ice sheet collapse.