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.