Erin Pichler
School of Biological Sciences
College of Science
My work focuses on improving the social, ecological, and economic outcomes of coastal and marine restoration. I collaborate with government agencies, community groups, and coastal stakeholders to understand how restoration design, community participation, and species interactions influence the health and resilience of coastal ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.I’m particularly interested in applied, multidisciplinary approaches that support restoration efforts which are scalable, inclusive, and climate-resilient.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Associate Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2025 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2020 - 2021 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours Degree of Marine Biology |
| 2017 - 2019 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Marine Biology |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Pichler, E., Connell, S. D., & McAfee, D. (2025). Improving human well-being through community-led coastal restoration. Biological Conservation, 301, 110892-1-110892-10. Scopus4 WoS4 |
| 2025 | Leung, J. Y. S., Nagelkerken, I., Pichler, E. L., Chen, Y., Jones, C. F., Xie, Z., & Connell, S. D. (2025). Morphological adjustments enable sea urchins to sustain calcified structure function under ocean acidification.. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 292(2059), 20251893. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| - | Pichler, E., Nagelkerken, I., Leung, J. Y. S., Russell, B. D., & Connell, S. (n.d.). <b>Duality of ocean acidification on sea urchins: population reduction vs boosted reproduction</b>. DOI |
Adelaide Graduate Research School Travel Grant (University of Adelaide) 2022 - $1,000
Walter and Dorothy Duncan Trust Conference Travel Grant (University of Adelaide) 2022 - $800
ENV BIOL 1002: Ecological Issues (2024) Lecturer for Marine Series
ENV BIOL 3510: Research Methods in Ecology III (2021, 2022, 2023) Demonstrator
ENV BIOL 3520: Research Methods in Marine Biology III (2021, 2022, 2023) Demonstrator
ENV BIOL 3010: Marine Ecology III (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) Demonstrator
ENV BIOL 3580: Conservation Biology III (2021, 2022) Demonstrator
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Secretary | Australian Marine Sciences Association - South Australia Branch | Australian Marine Sciences Association | Australia |
| 2021 - 2022 | Representative | Australian Marine Science Association - SA Branch | Australian Marine Science Association | Australia |