Associate Professor Justine Shaw is a conservation scientist, who works on the ecology and management of Antarctic and island ecosystems. Her research focuses on the interface of policy, governance and ecosystem science and aims to inform and improve environmental protection and conservation decision-making for species. Antarctic and sub-Antarctic island ecosystems remain the last true wilderness on the planet. Justine examines the distribution of species and ecosystems in the landscape, the interactions of native and invasive species and how we can best prioritise management actions to ensure their ongoing conservation. Justine also aims to mentor and foster opportunities for a new generation of conservation scientists.

Associate Professor Shaw completed her PhD in 2005 at the University of Tasmania. She then worked in government agencies on threatened species management. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, then at the ARC Centre for Excellence for Environmental Decisions at University of Queensland for several years. She joined QUT in 2021.