Melissa Nursey-Bray

Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray

Professor, Deputy Director ISER

School of Social Sciences

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Current roles

- Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Human Geography
- Deputy Director, Institute of Sustainability, Energy and Resources
- Coordinator, FAME Sustainability Strategy

Research Overview

My research investigates the connection between people and the environment. I focus on how to engage communities to be part of environmental decision making, particularly in the context of climate change and biodiversity protection. I have worked with Indigenous, ports, local government and fishing communities on a range of projects. These projects have examined how conflict, social and cultural values, knowledge, social learning and perceptions affect how people become involved in or help drive environmental sustainability.

My most recent work explore how different communities can adapt to climate change. This has included developing adaptation strategies for Indigenous peoples, looking at how urban areas can be ‘greened’ and the ways in which fisheries can be made more resilient and responsive to climate threats.

I am currently working on an ARC Future Fellowship that investigates how different knowledges can work together to address biodiversity and climate change impacts.

I welcome inquiries from Masters and PhD candidates interested in: urban ecology, Indigenous resource management, climate change adaptation, co-management, and fisheries/marine management.

My current projects include:

  • ARC Future Fellowship: : Incorporating Indigenous knowledge into biodiversity and adaptation policy

The goal of this project is to discover Indigenous knowledge innovations at the science-policy interface that will create transformative benefits for biodiversity and climate change adaptation and socially just conservation outcomes for the people living within regions of outstanding cultural and ecological value such as the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Basin, Australia.

  • Indigenous Climate Adaptation 



    This research program considers the barriers and opportunities facing Indigenous peoples in relation to climate change. It explores how climate change impacts on and the community driven responses to climate change across the world. In particular the program examines the role of traditional knowledge in informing Indigenous adaptation, and the ways in which Indigenous ways of doing can be incorporated within wider policy frameworks both on Indigenous country and in cities.
  • Community engagement and environmental change 



    This is a research program that undertakes a range of projects that explore the ways in which communities engage with the issue of climate change and biodiversity, in order to strengthen policy and management. The project examines the role of conflict, social learning, knowledge, risk, values and perception in influencing community behaviour about and towards environmental issues. Examples of studies undertaken include a perception study about climate change for the rock lobster fishery, understanding how marine stakeholders feel about the relationship between sharks and aquaculture, and projects on community gardens and trees in cities.
  • Adaptation, Community Environment (ACE) 



    I am the Director of a research group called Adaptation, Community Environment (ACE) that aims to undertake applied research and work with stakeholders and community groups on project they want undertaken on adaptation or environmental management. Examples include consultancy work (a recent one on the social impact of alcohol restrictions on the NT is an example), conduct of research training workshops for local community groups, implementation of citizen science projects (i.e. on marine pollution or climate change, see REDMAP), an annual adaptation seminar series that includes industry and community presentations and the establishment of an artist in residence program on art and public space.



    This project considers the ways in which different groups can work together for a common goal. It also aims to develop a strong partnership between academia and the community, so that project results can be useful to and used by communities to guide their own day to day business. The establishment of ACE creates opportunities for applied research that involves and has positive impacts on community. ACE aims to work with and for not on communities.
  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2021 - ongoing Professor University of Adelaide
    2019 - 2021 Interim Head of School University of Adelaide
    2015 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide
    2010 - 2014 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2005 - 2009 Lecturer and Senior Lecturer Australian Maritime College, UTAS
    2004 - 2005 Senior Research Officer CSIRO, Centre for Sustainable Ecosystems
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2022 Research Award Future Fellowship Australian Research Council University of Adelaide Australia $1,038,892
    2020 Teaching Award Elder Cole Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision University of Adelaide Australia $8,000
    2017 Award Beacon Commendation for Excellence in HDR Supervision University of Adelaide Australia $2000
    2017 Recognition Australian Ambassador for Regional Studies Association Regional Studies Association United Kingdom -
    2017 Achievement Handling Editor, Australian Journal of Environmental Management University of Queensland Australia -
    2017 Award Co-winner best paper award World Symposium on Climate Change Communication Australia -
    2016 Recognition Chief Editor, Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, South Australia Royal Geographical Society, South Australia Australia -
    2016 Award Co-winner of Pete Hay Environmental Award for best paper Australian Political Studies association Australia -
    2012 Award White Paper Award Faculty of Arts, University of Adelaide Australia -
    2011 Research Award ECR Award for Research Excellence Faculty of Arts, University of Adelaide Australia -
    2009 Award Office of Learning and Teaching Citation Universiyt of Tasmania Australia -
    2009 Fellowship Honorary Tyndall Fellow Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research United Kingdom -
    2008 Award Vice Chancellors Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning University of Tasmania Australia -
    2001 Fellowship Winston Churchill Fellowship James Cook University Australia $30,000
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2008 University of Tasmania Australia Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning
    2006 James Cook University Australia PhD
    1992 University of Adelaide Australia Masters Degree in Environmental Studies
    1989 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
  • Research Interests

Date Project Name/ Number Investigators Funding Body Amount
2023 - 2025 Toys for Turtles, Dhimurru, NT. Wootton, N, Nursey-Bray, M. and Gillanders, B. DCCEEW $279,755
2023 - 2025 Project-level blue carbon ecosystem restoration benefits measurement, verification and accounts Jones, A.  Tanner, J (SARDI),  Wheeler, S., Nursey-Bray, M., Carnell, P (Deakin) DCCEEW $1,146,729.10 
2022 - 2032 One Basin CRC Governance Theme Leader/program Nursey-Bray, M and Aldridge K One Basin CRC TBD/Ongoing
2022 - 2023 Blue Carbon Framework Accounting Nursey-Bray, M and Mandingalbay Yidinji Corporation Department of Climate Change Energy, Environment and Water $275,000
2021 - 2023 Caring for Country: Sea Country Planning Nursey-Bray, M Country Needs People $150,000
2022 SEQ Water Climate Risk Assessment Westra, S and Nursey-Bray, M SEQ Water $26,000
2022 National Park City Adelaide consultation Nursey-Bray, M.  Green Adelaide $8000
2022 - 2026 Pathways for Indigenous and Western knowledge into environmental policy Nursey-Bray, M Australian Research Council $1,038,892
2021 Climate communications to marine and coastal communities, Victoria Nursey-Bray, M Victorian Coastal and Marine Coastal Council $7500
2021 Wellbeing in regions Nursey-Bray, M Legatus Group  $15,000
2021 Normalising climate change communications for coastal communities, Victoria Nursey-Bray, M Coast ans Marine Planning Group, State Government, Victoria $7500
2021 Southern Remarkable Tourism Project Nursey-Bray, M Legatus group  $15,000
2020 - 2022 Finding the Fab Five! Enhancing community values and marine protected areas Nursey-Bray, M, Gillanders, B., Lange, J Commonwealth government, MPA Program $278,000
2020 Reconciliation in Regions Nursey-Bray, M Legatus Group $15,000
2019 Youth Volunteering in regions Nursey-Bray, M Legatus Group $16,000
2018 Social Impact Assessment, Indigenous Supermarkets Alice Springs Nursey-Bray, M BDO Consulting $15,000
2018 More than providing a microphone: Establishing a research cluster for public engagement with STEM research and policy Ankeny R; Braunack-Mayer A; Bray H; Brown H; Burton R; Conduit J; Falkner K; Grutzner F; Michell D; Musgrave I, Nursey-Bray, M, Plewa, C and Street, J FND000166: University of Adelaide - Interdisciplinary Research Funding Scheme $65,000
2018 Humanitarian Emergencies in a Digital World: big data, human networks and the role of situational awareness Skuse A; Nursey-Bray M; Kakare C; Birzer C; Brown H; Szabo C FND000166: University of Adelaide - Interdisciplinary Research Funding Scheme $30,000
2017- 2019 Placemaking and Tactical Urbanism Program Kellett J; Palazzo E; Worrall J; Nursey-Bray M Myers Foundation $132,000
2017- 2019 Goyder Project HE 17 01: Socio ecological assessment of the ecosystems, industries and communities of Spencer Gulf B. Gillanders, P. Cassey & M. Nursey-Bray Goyder Institute $300,000
2017- 2018 Social Impact Assessment, Sea Port, Kangaroo Island Nursey-Bray, M Environmental Projects $27,000
2017- 2018 Academic Plane Travel M Nursey-Bray, R Palmer, T Wanner, C Birzer Ecoversity (UoA) $13,000
2016- 2018 Developing social indicators to improve social license to operate for the Marine Scale fishery Nursey-Bray, M. & Bicknell, N FRDC $52,000
2015- current William and Mary College, Teaching Sustainability Nursey-Bray, M Environmental Projects $27,000 annually
2015- 2017 Climate Change Adaption Research Network (Vulnerable communities including human health) Bi,P., Hanson-Easy, S., Nitscke, M.  Nursey-Bray, M., Pisaniello, D., Tan, Y., Weinstein, P., Zhanh, Y., Hansen, A & Williams, S ORG119308: NCCARF Research Network $300,000
2015- 2017 NCCARF SEI Project Nursey-Bray, M NCCARF SEI  $365,000
2015 Application of tracking technologies to understand space-time explicit patterns of movement, residency and habitat use of pelagic sharks in Spencer Gulf Nursey-Bray, M FRDC $23,000
2014- 2015 Assessing perception of the economic impact of seal-fisher interactions Nursey-Bray, M FRDC $20,000
2014- 2015 Women in Leadership Project Martin, J., Jorgensen, B & Nursey-Bray, M Local Government Association, SA $35,000
2014- 2015 Task 3: Cultural Indicators Project Goyder Lewis, M., White, D. & Nursey-Bray, M SARDI/Goyder Institute $366,581
2014 AW NRM Grant Nursey-Bray, M AW NRM Grant $20,000
2014 FRAGS Community Gardens Nursey-Bray, M, Ankeny, R, Rudd & Bray, H University of Adelaide, Faculty of Arts $4,500
2014 FRAGS Adaptive Capacity Nursey-Bray, M University of Adelaide, Faculty of Arts $4,500
2014 Teaching and Learning Grant: Developing Online Excel Training for Globalisation Nursey-Bray, M University of Adelaide, Faculty of Arts $2,500
2013- 2015 USC/APN Project on co-management and adaptive capacity (fisheries) Fidelman, P, & Nursey-Bray, M Asia/Pacific Network for Global Research $50,000
2013 SANTS evaluation contract Nursey-Bray, M SANTS $5,000
2013 Subcontract-Eyes-on-the-water:Inspiring Australians through participation in science-A123926 Nursey-Bray, M Inspiring Australia $25,000
2013 Coastal Fisheries Workshop, Vietnamese Officials Nursey-Bray, M University of Sunshine Coast $2,000
2012- 2013

India-Australia Strategic Research Grant

Frusher, S., Hobday, A., Van Putten, I., Pecl, G., Haward, M. & Nursey-Bray, M India-Australia Strategic Grant Scheme $120,000
2012 Local Government Workshops on climate change adaptation /vulnerability for the Mount Lofty NRM Board (internal) Clarke, B. and Nursey-Bray, M ML NRM $10,000
2012 External masters supervision (requested engineering) Nursey-Bray, M University of Adelaide, Faculty of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences $3,000
2012 Hosting/coordination of social inclusion and climate change workshop, for Professor Carol Johnson (Politics) Nursey-Bray, M University of Adelaide, Faculty of Arts $5,000
2012 Fay Gale monies for leading theme activities Nursey-Bray, M University of Adelaide, Faculty of Arts $1,000
2012 White paper prize Nursey-Bray, M University of Adelaide, Faculty of Arts $500
2012 Bottom Drawer Fellowship Fay Gale Nursey-Bray, M University of Adelaide, Faculty of Arts $1,000
2011- 2013 NCCARF Climate Change Arabana project Nursey-Bray, M, Fergie, D., Arbon, V., Rigney, L., Tibby, J., Palmer, R., & Harvey. N.

NCCARF IC11 08

$248,900
2011- 2012 Winter schools transfers (Internal) Nursey-Bray, M University of Adelaide, Faculty of Arts $11,000
2011 UTAS consultancy (delivering block course for UTAS) (external) Nursey-Bray, M University of Tasmania, AMC $7,100
2010- 2014 CSIRO Coastal Cluster project: I was listed PI in the knowledge (UTAS) and adaptive learning (USC) themes (Cat 1) Nursey-Bray, M & 40 researchers across five universities CSIRO

$4,000,000 across Australia

2010 Final payment for the DCCE Climate Change Project (External) Nursey-Bray, M UTAS/DCC $30,000
2010 UTAS consultancy (delivering block course for UTAS) (external) Nursey-Bray, M UTAS $7,100
2010 FRAGS Grant on community vulnerability Nursey-Bray, M University of Adelaide, Faculty of Arts $5,000

 

Date Course Title Course Level / Code
  Introduction to Geography, Environment and Population Level 1, GEOG 1104
  Geographies of Globalisation Level 1, GEOG 1101
  Environmental Ethics Level 2, GEOG 2156
  Space and Society Level 2, GEOG 269
  Indigenous Peoples and The Environment Level 2, GEOG 2150
  Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment Level 3, GEOG 3921
  Coasts, Conflict and Community Development Level 3, GEOG 2159
  Introduction to Urbanisation Masters, GEOG 5093
  Engaging Communities/Community Engagement Masters, GEOG 5095/ GEOG 5005
  Sustainable Futures Winter school

 

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor What strategies can local government and non-government bodies implement in the Adelaide region to further support and develop food sovereignty in the local food system? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Kahlia Clarke
    2024 Principal Supervisor Environmental Impact Assessment of Green Practice in the Mining Industry of Australia: A Comparative Analysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Riasat Noor
    2023 Principal Supervisor Co-management of national parks in South Australia, between the State and Aboriginal groups Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Antoinette Margeaux Hennessy
    2023 Principal Supervisor Acclimatising to new futures: government paternalism and reimagining climate action as social change Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Amelia McFarlane
    2023 Principal Supervisor Negotiating empowerment inside the Indigenous Rangers Program in the Lake Eyre Basin (Australia). Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Maria Cristina Enjuto Crespo
    2022 Principal Supervisor Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture in Bangladesh: The Connectivity and Missing Links of Formal Institutions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Md Torikul Islam
    2021 Principal Supervisor Women's Adaptation to Climate Change in Food Security and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Snigdha Roy
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Coal Dust Risks, Community Disempowerment, and Unwillingness to Pay for a Hypothetical Coal Dust Reduction: Paradoxical Tensions in Coal-Dependent Regional Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Laura Anne Cattonar
    2020 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Participation to Partnerships: An Exploration of Reconciliation, Co-management and their Interconnection in the South Australian Context Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Ariane Sophia Gienger
    2020 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Decent exposure? Decision makers influence nature connection by shaping the urban landscape Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Celeste Kylie Hill
    2019 - 2023 Principal Supervisor The Human-Nature Relationship in Germany: Nature Connections and Disconnections in Urban and Rural Areas Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Vera Theresa Storp
    2019 - 2020 Co-Supervisor State Power and Environmental NGOs in South Australia: Moving Towards a Sustainable Society? Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mrs Meagan Rosaghna Magnusson
    2019 - 2024 Principal Supervisor The Policy Implementation Gap: Revisiting Water Governance in the Swan Canning River System Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Daisy Ofori
    2019 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Resilience Planning to Climate Change in Ghana: Community Participation and Social Equity Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr George Babington Amegavi
    2018 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Management of Climate-Stressed Wetlands to Create Climate Resilience of Bangladeshi Wetland Communities Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Syed Mohammad Aminur Rahman
    2016 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Exploring the Nexus Between Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Regulatory Oversight in Ghana's Upstream Petroleum Industry Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Derrick Martin Adjei Sowa
    2016 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Mining, Power and Sustainable Development: Micro-Politics of Benefits Sharing in Ghana Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jerome Jeffison Yaw Ofori
    2016 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Grassroots Social Resistance Movements: The Influence of Conflict Narratives in Relation to Mining Policy Development in Australia and the United Kingdom Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Bridie Meyer-McLean
    2016 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Building Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Through NGO-Initiated Community-Based Adaptation: Insights from Southeast Coastal Communities in Bangladesh Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Masud Kamal
    2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Smallholder Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change, Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Context of Multiple Factors in the Tigray region of Ethiopia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Rahwa Gebremedhine Kidane
    2015 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Migration from South Africa to Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Romy Wasserman
    2015 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Climate Variability and Farm-households in the Sudan Savannah Zone of Ghana Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Gerald Atampugre
    2015 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Who is Best Placed to Make What Decisions? Multilevel Governance and Adaptation to Climate Change – Some Observations from South Australia. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Barry Garth Lincoln
    2013 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Gender Vulnerability to Climate Change and Livelihood Security in Urban Slum Communities in Accra, Ghana Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mensah Owusu
    2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Staying on the Map: An Analysis of the Immediate Outcomes OF Amalgamation of Palestinian Local Government in the West Bank Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Majida Awashreh
    2011 - 2013 Co-Supervisor "Challenges and opportunities for an integrated coastal management (ICM) approach in Jakarta Bay, Indonesia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Evi Siti Sofiyah
    2011 - 2013 Co-Supervisor An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Management of Reef-Based Scuba Dive Tourism: A Case Study of Koh Tao, Thailand Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Panwad Wongthong
    2011 - 2016 Co-Supervisor ARTISAN FISHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF, AND ADAPTATION TO, CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF BANGLADESH Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Zaheed Hasan
    2011 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Risky Environments: Governance and Adaptation for Future Flood Risk Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Rhiannon Niven
    2010 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Challenges for Integrated Coastal Management in the Australian Federation Understanding Intergovernmental Tension: A Case Study of South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Nicole Sheree Pelton
  • Board Memberships

    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2020 - ongoing Board Member Stretton Institute Advisory Board University of Adelaide Australia
    2018 - 2021 Member The Wilderness Society Management Board The Wilderness Society Australia
    2016 - ongoing Council Royal Geographical Society of South Australia RGSA Australia
    2013 - 2013 Board Member Conservation Council of South Australia CCSA Australia
  • Committee Memberships

    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2024 - ongoing Member Scientific Advisory Panel: Lake Eyre Basin Lake Eyre Basin Secretariat Australia
    2022 - 2026 Member Marine Estate Knowledge Expert Panel NSW Government Australia
    2022 - 2026 Member Academic Board, Elected member (level D/E) University of Adelaide Australia
    2021 - ongoing Chair Sustainability Strategy Steering Committee University of Adelaide Australia
    2021 - 2021 Board Member K’gari World Heritage Advisory Committee Queensland Government Australia
    2021 - 2022 Member Urban Water Expert Panel Goyder Institute for Water Research Australia
    2020 - 2022 Chair Animal Ethics Committee University of Adelaide Australia
    2020 - ongoing Member Ocean and Coasts Expert Working Group Future earth, National Academy of Sciences Australia
    2020 - ongoing Member Sustainability Advisory Committee Legatus Group, South Australia Australia
    2019 - ongoing Advisory Board Member North-West Australian Marine Park Advisory Committee Australian Government Australia
    2019 - ongoing Member South West Marine Protected Are Committee (SWMPAC) DCCEEW, Australian Government Australia
    2019 - ongoing Board Member South West Marine Park Management Committee Commonwealth Government Department of Environment, Australia Australia
    2019 - ongoing Member State of Victoria Marine and Coastal Advisory Committee State Government of Victoria, Australia Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member University Enrolment Policy Working Group University of Adelaide Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member Marine Biosecurity Forum SA Deprtament of Primary Industries Australia
    2018 - 2018 Member Faculty of Arts Research Committee, Social Sciences Representative University of Adelaide Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member World Commission Protected Areas UNWCPA Belgium
    2018 - ongoing Member Marine Biosecurity Taskforce Collaboration across States Australia
    2018 - ongoing Director SA Board, The Wilderness Society Wilderness Society Australia
    2016 - ongoing Member College of Reviewers Teaching and Learning University of Adelaide Australia
    2016 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Executive Committee, NCCARF Vulnerable Communiites Network University of Adelaide Australia
    2015 - ongoing Member School of Social Sciences Teaching and Learning Committee University of Adelaide Australia
    2014 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Advisory Board, Masters of Planning University of Adelaide Austria
    2013 - ongoing Chair REDMAP Communiyt Engagement Committee University of Tasmania Australia
    2013 - 2013 Member Management Board Conservation Council of South Australia
    2011 - 2013 Member Management Committee Australia HERDSA Australia
  • Memberships

    Date Role Membership Country
    2018 - ongoing Director Adaptation, Community, Environment (ACE) Research Group Australia
    2015 - ongoing Member Regional Stiudies Association Australia
    2014 - ongoing Member Royal Geographical Society Australia
    2010 - ongoing Member Institute of Australian Geographers Australia
  • Consulting/Advisories

    Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
    2016 - ongoing Other Environmental Conservation Measures (OECMs) Taskforce IUCN Conservation and environment Switzerland
    2015 - 2016 Oxfam Environment/Indigenous section Civil rights activities Australia
    2015 - 2016 Griffith University NCCARF Conservation and environment Australia
    2010 - ongoing World Conservation Protecetd Areas (WCPA) WCPA Conservation and environment Australia
  • Editorial Boards

    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2021 - ongoing Associate Editor PLOS Climate PLOS, California United States
    2021 - ongoing Board Member Ocean and Coastal Management, Elsevier Elsevier Press United States
    2018 - ongoing Associate Editor Sustainability MDPI Publishing Australia
    2018 - ongoing Associate Editor Australian Journal of Environmental Management Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Australia
    2015 - ongoing Editor Royal Geographical Journal of South Australia - Australia
    2015 - ongoing Associate Editor Helyion - Australia
    2012 - ongoing Associate Editor GEOView: Online Undergraduate Review of
    Geography and Environmental Studies
    - Australia
    2008 - ongoing Associate Editor Journal of Research Practice - -
  • Offices Held

    Date Office Name Institution Country
    2023 - ongoing Theme Leader Sustainable Governance, Adelaide-Nottingham Research Alliance University of Nottingham Australia
    2022 - 2024 Vice President Elect Institute of Australian Geographers Australia
    2021 - 2022 Deputy Dean Research, Faculty of Arts University of Adelaide Australia
    2019 - 2022 Interim Head of School, Social Sciences University of Adelaide Australia
    2019 - 2022 Convenor, Animal Ethics Committee University of Adelaide Australia
    2019 - ongoing Expert Member Victorian Marine and Coastal Coast Council, Victoria Australia
    2019 - 2022 Deputy Director, Fay Gale Centre for Research in Gender University of Adelaide Australia
    2014 - ongoing Head of Department, Geography, Environment and Population University of Adelaide Australia
  • Position: Professor, Deputy Director ISER
  • Phone: 83133497
  • Email: melissa.nursey-bray@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83133772
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Napier, floor G
  • Org Unit: Geography, Environment and Population

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