This research focuses on navigating bioprotection challenges through a social science lens. The postdoc investigates how governance and resilience shape productive landscapes, particularly in the context of climate change. Using case studies and advanced methods like linguistic analysis and machine learning, the postdoc explores how communication, governance frameworks, and diversity efforts can drive adaptation and transformation in agriculture and other sectors.

The significance of this research lies in its interdisciplinary approach to tackling some of the most pressing global challenges: climate change, resilience, and governance. By analysing communication strategies and governance structures, the research investigates pathways to enhance the resilience of communities and landscapes. It provides insights into how societies can better adapt to climate-related disruptions, bridging the gap between adaptation theory, policy and practice. Ultimately, this research contributes to building more sustainable, resilient systems for future generations.

Journal Articles

• Engagement for genetic modification technologies in conservation: for whom, how and for what ends? (2025)
• Communicating change, transition, and transformation for adaptation in agriculture: a comparative analysis of climate change communication in Aotearoa New Zealand (2025)
• Promoting diversity of thought: bridging knowledge systems for a pluriverse approach to research (2025)
• Framing resilience: Post-disaster communication in Aotearoa – New Zealand (2025)
• “It all depends on what you value”: Value hierarchies as barriers to native biodiversity on dairy farm (2024)
• Female-dominated disciplines have lower evaluated research quality and funding success rates, for men and women (2024)
• How does collaborative freshwater governance affect legitimacy? Comparative analysis of 14 cases of collaboration in Aotearoa New Zealand between 2009 and 2017 (2024)
• New Zealand’s braided rivers: The land the law forgot (2024)
• Structural Adaptation Triggers in the CAP: Regional Implementation 2007–2013 in the East Midlands, England (2023)
• Stochastic modelling of intersectional pay gaps in universities (2023)
• Braided rivers: Between land and water, between law and science – ‘Canterbury Regional Council v Dewhirst Land Company’ (2023)
• Co-Management of Kauri Dieback in the Waitākere Ranges, Aotearoa New Zealand (2023)

Project Collaborators

| University of Canterbury | Resilience to Nature’s Challenges | New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour |