The Team
| Name | Faculty / Department | Research Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Stuart Barber | Veterinary Science | Farm animal management. Diseases & welfare. |
srbarber @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Grant Blashki | MDHS Department of General Practice |
Climate Change & Health. Primary Mental Health Care |
gblashki @ unimelb.edu.au |
| A/Professor Lisa Bourke | MDHS School of Rural Health |
Wellbeing of farmers given changes in conditions. The relationship between rural communities & agriculture. |
bourke @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Sarah Chaplin | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems (Dookie Campus) |
Dairy cow welfare. Management of dairy cows & effects on their health & behaviour. |
schaplin @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor David Chapman | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems |
Pasture ecology & ecophysiology Pasture-animal interactions Development of grazing systems & management. |
d.chapman @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Ms. Anne Crawford | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems |
The People in Dairy – evaluation Dairy R,D &E. IC&M Manager |
acra @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Kithsiri Dassanayake | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems |
On-farm irrigation management. Landscape water balance. Salinity & soil rehabilitation |
kdb @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Matthew Digby | Science Zoology |
Identifying milk proteins associated with the avoidance & treatment of diabetes & obesity. | mdigby @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor Frank Dunshea | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems |
Growth physiology & nutrition. Pasture & grazing management & supplementary feeding practices |
fdunshea @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Richard Eckard | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems |
Climate change adaptation for agriculture. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Systems. Whole Farm Systems Modeling of Intensive Grazing Systems. |
rjeckard @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor John Freebairn | Economics & Commerce | Labour markets. Natural resource economics. The economics of water. |
j.freebairn @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Ms. Suzy Goldsmith | Engineering Uniwater |
Management & Marketing Water delivery & efficiency. Farm practices & decision making |
s.goldsmith @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Julian Hill | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems |
Animal Nutrition. Affects of alternate feeds on dairy cow productivity. |
julianh @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor John Langford | Engineering Uniwater |
Urban & rural water resources Irrigation efficiency. | laj @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Brian Leury | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems |
Animal Nutrition. Metabolic diseases, (obesity & diabetes) in animals & humans Foetal nutrition, growth & development. |
brianjl @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor Jock MacMillan | Veterinary Science | Reproductive performance of dairy cows. Herd reproductive management. |
k.macmillan @ unimelb.edu.au |
| A/Professor Hector Malano | Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Hydrolic Modelling, on-farm of surface irrigation systems, of irrigation distribution networks; between competing uses at the catchment level. | hectormm @ unimelb.edu.au |
| A/Professor Bill Malcolm | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems |
Financial management & decision making in dairy farming. Future farming systems. |
b.malcolm @ unimelb.edu.au |
| A/Professor Peter Mansell | Veterinary Science | The diagnosis, treatment & prevention of diseases of cattle. The reproductive management & welfare of dairy herds. |
pmansell @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor Janet McCalman | Arts MDHS History & Philosophy of Science Centre for health & Society |
The social history of health & disease. The strengthening of healthy & sustainable communities |
j.mccalman @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Ruth Nettle | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems |
People focused innovation & change management. How extension & agencies impart information to farmers to assist with decision making. |
ranettle @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. David Pierce | MDHS School of Rural Health |
Rural mental health. Primary Care |
d.pierce @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Michael Pyman | Veterinary Science | Dairy cattle fertility to improve health & reproductive performance. | m.pyman @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor Danny Samson | Economics & Commerce Management & Marketing |
Relationship between farm practices & performance. Decision-making & resource allocation process under uncertainty |
d.samson @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor John Wiseman | MDHS McCaughy Centre |
Community wellbeing, focusing on the strengthening of healthy & sustainable environments, social inclusion, economic participation. The health & social implications of drought & climate change. |
jwiseman @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Mr. Roger Wrigley | Land & Food Resources School of Agriculture & Food Systems (Dookie Campus) |
Feedlot design & waste water management on dairy farms. Improving water efficiency in dairy grazing pastures. |
rwrigley @ unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr. Simon Batterbury | Environmental politics, adaptation to drought | School of Social & Environmental Enquiry | Arts |
| Dr. Robert Argent | Senior Research Fellow Environmental hydrology |
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Engineering |