I obtained a Bachelor's degree with Honors (Ecology and Environmental Sciences) at the Australian National University. My Honors research is a meta-analysis to explore the biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by native forests restored by multiple approaches. Prior to my Ph.D. study, I also conducted some field services in southern China to investigate bird biodiversity in commercial timber plantations, and conducted social services in Inner Mongolia to evaluate the ecological and social outcomes of the “Ant-forest”— a community-based restoration program aimed at combating desertification.
I have broad interests in conservation sciences. I’m interested in exploring opportunities for achieving conservation gains in human-modified landscapes, especially in restoration and productive landscapes. For my Ph.D. research, I’ll focus on studying the leakage effects of restoration programs, particularly exploring the deforestation and biodiversity loss resulting from local to global scale leakage caused by restoration efforts in Africa.
