Biography:Phill Cassey

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Phill Cassey
Born
New Zealand
Alma materAuckland University
Griffith University
Scientific career
FieldsInvasion Ecology

Environmental Crime Conservation Biology

Biosecurity
InstitutionsUniversity of Adelaide
Websitecassey-invasion-ecology.org

Phillip Cassey is a New Zealand ecologist who specialises in conservation science and invasion biology.[1] Cassey is an inaugural Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow[2][3] ('Combatting wildlife crime and preventing environmental harm') and was previously an inaugural Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2010–2014).[4] He leads the Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group at the University of Adelaide, and is an advocate for diversity and inclusion.[5]

Early career and education

Cassey attended Glendowie College in Auckland, Aotearoa-New Zealand, and completed his Bachelor of Science and Masters at Auckland University.[6] He was awarded his PhD in 2002 from Griffith University.[7]

Research and career

Cassey has co-authored over 340 scientific papers,[1] book chapters and other publications, and has been awarded eight Australian Research Council Discovery and Linkage Grants/Fellowships.[8] He is a scientific communicator[9][10][11][12][13] and has written about invasion biology and environmental biosecurity at The Conversation.[14]

Cassey served as Head of the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department, University of Adelaide (2021–2023) and coordinated the University's Bachelor of Science Advanced program (2016–2022).[15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Phill Cassey". https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=amLEqBQAAAAJ&hl=en. 
  2. ↑ "2023 Industry Laureate Profile: Associate Professor Phillip Cassey". https://www.arc.gov.au/funding-research/funding-schemes/linkage-program/arc-industry-fellowships/2023-industry-laureate-profile-associate-professor-phillip-cassey. 
  3. ↑ "RGS Grant - Grants Data Portal". https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/IL230100175. 
  4. ↑ "RGS Grant - Grants Data Portal". https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT0991420. 
  5. ↑ Cassey, Phil (2019-11-11). "Why I'm not applying for promotion" (in en). Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03487-3. PMID 33169022. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03487-3. 
  6. ↑ Cassey, Phill (1997). "Estimating Animal Abundance: An assessment of distance sampling techniques for New Zealand populations". Auckland University, New Zealand. 
  7. ↑ Cassey, Phill (2002). "Comparative Analyses of Successful Establishment among Introduced Land Birds". Griffith University, Australia. 
  8. ↑ "RGS Grants Search - Grants Data Portal". https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/#/20/1//cassey/. 
  9. ↑ "Call to get tough on illegal SA wildlife trade | SA News | InDaily" (in en). 2023-11-01. https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2023/11/01/sa-lizards-wildlife-targeted-by-traffickers. 
  10. ↑ Adelaide, University of (2021-11-23). "Space Biosecurity: Scientists Warn That Alien Organisms on Earth May Become a Reality Stranger Than Fiction" (in en-US). https://scitechdaily.com/space-biosecurity-scientists-warn-that-alien-organisms-on-earth-may-become-a-reality-stranger-than-fiction/. 
  11. ↑ "First global assessment of invasive species effect" (in en-AU). 2023-09-08. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/first-global-assessment-of-invasive-species-effect/102830646. 
  12. ↑ "Different species being illegally sold on the dark web" (in en-AU). 2023-05-05. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-05/species-sold-illegally-dark-web/102309632. 
  13. ↑ Koumoundouros, Tessa (2023-05-12). "The Dark Web Sells Thousands of Wild Animals. But Not as Pets." (in en-US). https://www.sciencealert.com/the-dark-web-sells-thousands-of-wild-animals-but-not-as-pets. 
  14. ↑ "Phill Cassey" (in en-US). 2023-09-08. https://theconversation.com/profiles/phill-cassey-155948. 
  15. ↑ "Professor Phill Cassey". https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/phill.cassey.