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    Hurriyet Babacan

    Professorial Research Fellow, Rural Economies Centre of Excellence, Regional, Economic and Policy Development

    Professor Babacan's research is multidisciplinary and espouses the principles of Engaged Scholarship

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    Ruth Barker

    Professor, FNQ Connect

    Ruth is a researcher, educator, and physiotherapy clinician with a particular interest in neurological rehabilitation; innovative models of

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    Rana Dadpour

    Research Fellow, Social and Economic Risk: Reef Restoration & Adaptation Program

    Rana is the Research Fellow, Social and Economic Risk on the Reef, Restoration and Adaptation Program.

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    Allan Dale

    Professor of Tropical Regional Development

    Professor Dale has a strong interest in integrated natural resource policy and management in northern Australia

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    Ana Carla Leite de Almeida

    Senior Research Officer in Sustainable Finance for Agricultural Systems: TNQ Drought Resilience Adaption and Innovation Hub

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    Jane Oorschot

    Program Lead, Building Human Capacity: TNQ Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

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    Gillian Paxton

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program

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    David Phelps

    Director, Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

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    Sean Ulm

    Theme Leader: Cultural & Linguistic Transformations

    Professor Ulm's research focuses on persistent problems in the archaeology of northern Australia and the western Pacific

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    Sophie Walker

    Program Advisor, Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

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    Abner Yalu

    Senior Research Officer, Development in the Tropics

    Dr Yalu seeks solutions by connecting science, policy, and community for sustainable food systems in the Asia-Pacific.

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