ABOUT US
Skeleton Creek Photo credit: Monique Czaczun
Wildlife Conflicts Team:
Monique Czaczun
Sylvana Martinez
Lauren Preston
Yoshiko S.
We are SLE352 Community Science Project students currently completing our Bachelor of Science at Deakin University.
As part of the unit, we are working to create an accessible website featuring resources and activities for year 7-10 and VCE teachers and students.
This unit is one of our Professional Practice core units where we strive towards developing professional skills in authentic projects to manifest our graduate capabilities.
Dr Peta White
Peta White is a science and environmental education senior lecturer at Deakin University. Peta has worked in classrooms, as a curriculum consultant and manager, and as a teacher educator in several jurisdictions across Canada and Australia. Peta gained her PhD in Saskatchewan, Canada where she focussed on learning to live sustainably which became a platform from which to educate future teachers. Her passion for initial teacher educator, environmental education/academic activist work, and action-orientated methodologies drives her current teaching/research scholarship. Peta’s current research interests follows three directions including science and biology education, sustainability, climate change, and environmental education, and collaborative/activist research.
EMAIL: peta.white@deakin.edu.au
Dr Elodie Camprasse
I am a casual academic at Deakin University, where I enjoy teaching biology, ecology and science communication. I have a background in marine ecology and did my PhD thesis on seabird ecology. I also work as a project manager for nature connection charity Remember The Wild, where I lead projects aimed at fostering stewardship for Port Phillip Bay and its connected waterways.
Through my experience working as an Emergency Response Operator at Wildlife Victoria, I have gained a keen interest in understanding the relationship between humans and wildlife, particularly in increasingly urbanised environments. I am researching human-wildlife conflicts to understand how humans and wildlife can coexist better. I am a passionate science communicator who enjoys making science more accessible to the general public. I was a finalist in the 3-minute thesis competition at Deakin University during my PhD and have coordinated different science communication initiatives, including Twitter conferences and Pint of Science, for the past few years.
Mrs Jorja Mckinnon
Jorja has been involved in Environmental Education for over 20 years and has worked in a variety of formal and non-formal education settings. These roles have included positions at Zoos Victoria, Glenelg-Hopkins CMA and a variety of classroom roles with a specialty in VCE Biology and Environmental Science. Jorja left the classroom in 2008 and has been working with Deakin University for the past 10 years. During this time, she completed her Master of Education focussing on environmental education and is now in the final phase of her PhD which explores the VCE Environmental Science study design and novel pedagogical practices. Jorja maintains an environmental education teaching and research position at Deakin University in addition to joining the Environment Education Victoria (EEV) team four years ago. Her role as the EEV VCE Environmental Science Support Officer was expanded in 2020 to include Secondary & Tertiary Liaison Manager.
EMAIL: jorja.mckinnon@deakin.edu.au
Dr Adam Cardilini
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Adam is a Lecturer in Environmental Science at Deakin University, within the School of Life and Environmental Sciences.
His research focuses on conservation and society, particularly how concern for Animals informs environmental values and practice, and critical approaches to Animal use in science. Adam has a keen interest in science communication and teaches SciComm to undergraduates
EMAIL: adam.cardilini@deakin.edu.au