Graham is a Masters researcher in Conservation Ecology at La Trobe University and holds a BSc in Biological Sciences with a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Sciences from the University of Canterbury.  He has a broad cross-disciplinary research background in Australia and New Zealand, including content analysis, literature review and research interviews.  He previously worked as a reference writer for EBSCO Industries in both science and humanities.

In Victoria, he draws upon his lifelong interest for entomology, terrestrial ecology and animal behaviour to inform and direct his engagement with restoration ecology and biodiversity conservation. Graham has worked locally in the restoration ecology sector since 2015 and has a particular passion for slow-shift successional restoration and the use of Victorian fauna as site quality indicators.

 

Graham's current areas of expertise include invertebrate, bird and reptile ID, as well as VVP grassland ecology, botany and open sward restoration. Graham’s Masters research involves cataloguing and quantifying the pollinator community of the severely depleted local tree-form of the Silver Banksia in Central and Western Victoria. This project seeks to highlight the ecological services and requirements of this threatened tree across a range of sites, in order to aid land managers to facilitate its gradual return to these landscapes.

 

Graham is broadly experienced in multiple fauna survey techniques including Elliot trapping, camera trapping, tile surveys and invertebrate collection. Graham has professional experience with many threatened and protected species in Victoria including Altona Skipper Butterfly, Striped Legless Lizard, White-footed Dunnart, Brush-tailed Phascogale, Growling Grass Frog, and Glossy Grass Skink. He has supervised Golden Sun Moth surveys across multiple sites for more than five years and assisted and advised in the annual management of high-quality S. plana grasslands both in Melbourne and broader Victoria.