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]

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

Early career and education

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Phill Cassey". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  2. ^ "2023 Industry Laureate Profile: Associate Professor Phillip Cassey". Australian Research Council. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ "RGS Grant - Grants Data Portal". dataportal.arc.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  4. ^ "RGS Grant - Grants Data Portal". dataportal.arc.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  5. ^ Cassey, Phil (2019-11-11). "Why I'm not applying for promotion". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03487-3. PMID 33169022.
  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". dataportal.arc.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  9. ^ "Call to get tough on illegal SA wildlife trade | SA News | InDaily". www.indaily.com.au. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  10. ^ Adelaide, University of (2021-11-23). "Space Biosecurity: Scientists Warn That Alien Organisms on Earth May Become a Reality Stranger Than Fiction". SciTechDaily. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  11. ^ "First global assessment of invasive species effect". ABC listen. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  12. ^ "Different species being illegally sold on the dark web". www.abc.net.au. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  13. ^ Koumoundouros, Tessa (2023-05-12). "The Dark Web Sells Thousands of Wild Animals. But Not as Pets". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  14. ^ "Phill Cassey". The Conversation. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  15. ^ "Professor Phill Cassey". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 2024-04-29.