Craig Liddicoat
School of Public Health
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Craig Liddicoat is an Adjunct Senior Fellow in the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide. Craig's research interests include environmental microbiomes, spatial epidemiology, and developing knowledge of beneficial connections between human health and exposure to biodiverse vegetation-soil systems. In particular, the role that exposure to (and loss of) biodiverse green space may play in developing immune fitness, mental health and predisposition to both infectious and non-infectious diseases.
My research is exploring connections between environments, their microbial communities (microbiota), and the potential for human health benefits from nature-contact. The notion of a real biological (microbiota-mediated) connection between humans and their environments, and potential benefits for immune training and regulation from exposure to biodiversity (and associated microbial diversity), has originated from immunologists and medical researchers. However, this represents a large multidisciplinary field of research. My research has objectives to:
- help bridge the gap between environmental science, ecology and human health.
- investigate if there is support for possible health benefits from exposure to biodiversity in large existing environmental and public health datasets.
- build knowledge of biological (microbiota-based) connections between environments and exposed populations.
- help inform new cost-effective nature-based public health interventions.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 - ongoing Adjunct Senior Lecturer Flinders University 2020 - ongoing Adjunct Senior Fellow University of Adelaide 2017 - ongoing Senior NRM Scientist (Soil & Land) [Part-time] Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (SA) 2011 - 2017 Senior Natural Resource Management Scientist (Soil & Land) Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (SA) 2002 - 2011 Environmental Consultant Rural Solutions SA -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2015 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia PhD (Bioscience) 1999 - 2001 Flinders University, Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (ecology major) 1990 - 1993 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, 1st class hons.) -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2012 Certificate IV in Project Management MBH Management Pty Ltd (RTO ID: 90884) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Watson, C. D., Gardner, M. G., Hodgson, R. J., Liddicoat, C., Peddle, S. D., & Breed, M. F. (2022). Global meta-analysis shows progress towards recovery of soil microbiota following revegetation. Biological Conservation, 272, 109592.
2022 Liddicoat, C., Krauss, S. L., Bissett, A., Borrett, R. J., Ducki, L. C., Peddle, S. D., . . . Breed, M. F. (2022). Next generation restoration metrics: Using soil eDNA bacterial community data to measure trajectories towards rehabilitation targets. Journal of Environmental Management, 310, 114748-1-114748-12.
Scopus2 WoS22022 Lem, A. J., Liddicoat, C., Bissett, A., Cando-Dumancela, C., Gardner, M. G., Peddle, S. D., . . . Breed, M. F. (2022). Does revegetation cause soil microbiota recovery? Evidence from revisiting a revegetation chronosequence 6 years after initial sampling. Restoration Ecology, e13635-1-e13635-14.
Scopus1 WoS12022 Cando-Dumancela, C., Davies, T., Hodgson, R. J., Liddicoat, C., Peddle, S. D., Watson, C. D., & Breed, M. F. (2022). A practical guide for restoration ecologists to manage microbial contamination risks before laboratory processes during microbiota restoration studies. Restoration Ecology, 6 pages.
2022 Taggart, P. L., Liddicoat, C., Tong, W. H., Breed, M. F., Weinstein, P., Wheeler, D., & Vyas, A. (2022). Gut microbiota composition does not associate with Toxoplasma infection in rats.. Molecular ecology.
2022 Peddle, S. D., Bissett, A., Borrett, R. J., Bullock, P., Gardner, M. G., Liddicoat, C., . . . Krauss, S. L. (2022). Soil DNA chronosequence analysis shows bacterial community re-assembly following post-mining forest rehabilitation. Restoration Ecology, 13 pages.
2021 Robinson, J. M., Watkins, H., Man, I., Liddicoat, C., Cameron, R., Parker, B., . . . Meagher, L. (2021). Microbiome-Inspired Green Infrastructure: A bioscience roadmap for urban ecosystem health. arq: Architectural Research Quarterly, 25(4), 292-303.
2021 Brame, J. E., Liddicoat, C., Abbott, C. A., & Breed, M. F. (2021). The potential of outdoor environments to supply beneficial butyrate-producing bacteria to humans. Science of the Total Environment, 777, 146063.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC32021 Robinson, J. M., Cando-Dumancela, C., Antwis, R. E., Cameron, R., Liddicoat, C., Poudel, R., . . . Breed, M. F. (2021). Exposure to airborne bacteria depends upon vertical stratification and vegetation complexity. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 9516-1-9516-16.
Scopus1 WoS3 Europe PMC22021 Searle, R., McBratney, A., Grundy, M., Kidd, D., Malone, B., Arrouays, D., . . . Andrews, K. (2021). Digital soil mapping and assessment for Australia and beyond: A propitious future. Geoderma Regional, 24, 13 pages.
Scopus9 WoS102021 Cando‐Dumancela, C., Liddicoat, C., McLeod, D., Young, J. M., & Breed, M. F. (2021). A guide to minimise contamination issues in microbiome restoration studies. Restoration Ecology, 29(4), 7 pages.
Scopus2 WoS32021 Stanhope, J., Liddicoat, C., & Weinstein, P. (2021). Outdoor artificial light at night: a forgotten factor in green space and health research. Environmental Research, 197, 5 pages.
Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC22021 Baruch, Z., Liddicoat, C., Cando-Dumancela, C., Laws, M., Morelli, H., Weinstein, P., . . . Breed, M. F. (2021). Increased plant species richness associates with greater soil bacterial diversity in urban green spaces. Environmental Research, 196, 12 pages.
Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC12020 Baruch, Z., Liddicoat, C., Laws, M., Kiri Marker, L., Morelli, H., Yan, D., . . . Breed, M. (2020). Characterising the soil fungal microbiome in metropolitan green spaces across a vegetation biodiversity gradient. Fungal Ecology, 47, 1-10.
Scopus9 WoS82020 Grundy, M. J., Searle, R., Meier, E. A., Ringrose-Voase, A. J., Kidd, D., Orton, T. G., . . . Bennett, J. M. L. (2020). Digital soil assessment delivers impact across scales in Australia and the Philippines. Geoderma Regional, 22, 15 pages.
Scopus2 WoS32020 Kidd, D., Searle, R., Grundy, M., McBratney, A., Robinson, N., O'Brien, L., . . . Triantafilis, J. (2020). Operationalising digital soil mapping – Lessons from Australia. Geoderma Regional, 23, 21 pages.
Scopus13 WoS122020 Liddicoat, C., Sydnor, H., Cando-Dumancela, C., Dresken, R., Liu, J., Gellie, N., . . . Breed, M. (2020). Naturally-diverse airborne environmental microbial exposures modulate the gut microbiome and may provide anxiolytic benefits in mice. Science of the Total Environment, 701, 1-11.
Scopus45 WoS422020 Robinson, J. M., Cando-Dumancela, C., Liddicoat, C., Weinstein, P., Cameron, R., & Breed, M. F. (2020). Vertical Stratification in Urban Green Space Aerobiomes. Environmental Health Perspectives, 128(11), 117008.
Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC52019 Bennett, J. M. L., McBratney, A., Field, D., Kidd, D., Stockmann, U., Liddicoat, C., & Grover, S. (2019). Soil Security for Australia. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(12), 15 pages.
Scopus19 WoS182019 Mills, J., Brookes, J., Gellie, N., Liddicoat, C., Lowe, A., Sydnor, H., . . . Breed, M. F. (2019). Relating urban biodiversity to human health with the ‘holobiont’ concept. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10(MAR), 8 pages.
Scopus41 WoS35 Europe PMC172019 Liddicoat, C., Weinstein, P., Bissett, A., Gellie, N., Mills, J., Waycott, M., & Breed, M. (2019). Can bacterial indicators of a grassy woodland restoration inform ecosystem assessment and microbiota-mediated human health?. Environment International, 129, 105-117.
Scopus35 WoS31 Europe PMC62018 Liddicoat, C., Bi, P., Waycott, M., Glover, J., Breed, M. F., & Weinstein, P. (2018). Ambient soil cation exchange capacity inversely associates with infectious and parasitic disease risk in regional Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 626, 117-125.
Scopus20 WoS18 Europe PMC32018 Liddicoat, C., Bi, P., Waycott, M., Glover, J., Lowe, A., & Weinstein, P. (2018). Landscape biodiversity correlates with respiratory health in Australia. Journal of Environmental Management, 206, 113-122.
Scopus33 WoS31 Europe PMC92016 Liddicoat, C., Waycott, M., & Weinstein, P. (2016). Environmental change and human health: Can environmental proxies inform the biodiversity hypothesis for protective microbial-human contact?. BioScience, 66(12), 1023-1034.
Scopus15 WoS132015 Liddicoat, C., Maschmedt, D., Clifford, D., Searle, R., Herrmann, T., Macdonald, L., & Baldock, J. (2015). Predictive mapping of soil organic carbon stocks in South Australia's agricultural zone. Soil Research, 53(8), 956-973.
Scopus20 WoS222015 Odgers, N. P., Holmes, K. W., Griffin, T., & Liddicoat, C. (2015). Derivation of soil-attribute estimations from legacy soil maps. Soil Research, 53(8), 881-894.
Scopus11 WoS11Robinson, J. M., Cando-Dumancela, C., Antwis, R. E., Cameron, R., Liddicoat, C., Poudel, R., . . . Breed, M. F. (n.d.). Exposure to Airborne Bacteria Depends upon Vertical Stratification and Vegetation Complexity.
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Books
Year Citation GlobalSoilMap (n.d.). . CRC Press.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2014 Liddicoat, C., Maschmedt, D., Kidd, D. B., & Searle, R. (2014). Modelling soil carbon stocks using legacy site data, in the mid north region of South Australia. In D. Arrouays, N. McKenzie, J. Hempel, A. C. R. DeForges, & A. McBratney (Eds.), GlobalSoilMap: Basis of the Global Spatial Soil Information System - Proceedings of the 1st GlobalSoilMap Conference (pp. 253-259). Orleans, FRANCE: CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2021 Stanhope, J., Liddicoat, C., & Weinstein, P. (2021). Is outdoor artificial light at night confounding studies on green space and health?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Environmental Health Perspectives. New York: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
2021 Stanhope, J., Liddicoat, C., & Weinstein, P. (2021). Is outdoor artificial light at night confounding studies on green space and health?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Environmental Health Perspectives. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). -
Datasets
Year Citation Liddicoat, C., Weinstein, P., Bissett, A., Gellie, N., Mills, J., Waycott, M., & Breed, M. (n.d.). Data Inputs - Can bacterial indicators of a grassy woodland restoration inform ecosystem assessment and microbiota-mediated human health?.
Liddicoat, C., Sydnor, H., Cando-Dumancela, C., Dresken, R., Liu, J., Gellie, N., . . . Breed, M. (n.d.). Supporting Data - Naturally-diverse airborne environmental microbial exposures modulate the gut microbiome and may provide anxiolytic benefits in mice.
Stanhope, J., Liddicoat, C., & Weinstein, P. (n.d.). Supporting data for article - Outdoor artificial light at night: a forgotten factor in green space and health research.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2021 Co-Supervisor How to reduce the burden of anxiety and depression by optimising greenspace exposure Master of Philosophy (Public Health) Master Full Time James Kenneth Loader
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