Background
Phill Cassey is an inaugural Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow, and leads the Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group at The University of Adelaide. He was previously Head of the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department and is an outspoken advocate for diversity and inclusion within and outside the workplace. As a global change biologist, he brings critical analytical techniques to the interdisciplinary study of environmental and wildlife crime; areas characterised by complexity and uncertainty.
Phill is a leading global change and conservation biologist. He has published extensively (>300 papers ) on the conservation, transport and trade in animal species. Phill leads a research intensive laboratory at the University of Adelaide, and is an inaugural ARC Industry Laureate Fellow. He has taught extensively in ecological research and research methods, and from 2016-2021 he was the coordinator for the University of Adelaide’s Bachelor of Science Advanced program. Phill has been awarded a large number of competitive international research project and training grants (including 8 ARC Discovery and Linkage Grants/Fellowships). He is an experienced scientific communicator and regularly engages with stakeholders, media, and scientific forums.