Stacey is a PhD candidate with the University of Adelaide's School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and has a keen interest in applied wildlife research and conservation activities. After working nearly 15 years across various government and corporate roles, Stacey returned to university to requalify with a Bachelor of Science (Ecology and Environmental Sciences) – fulfilling a lifelong dream to retrain in ecology.
 
During her undergraduate degree, she supported active research on Australian death adders (Acanthophis antarcticus) and co-authored her first academic paper on ontogenetic changes in caudal lures. Shortly thereafter, Stacey gained First Class Honours in 2022, based her work exploring the genetics and dispersal of tammar wallabies (Notamacropus eugenii eugenii) 20 years after their reintroduction to the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
 
Since then, she has supported numerous field research projects exploring the biology and conservation of various Australia mammal species both in South Australia and interstate. Stacey’s PhD research is exploring the implications of patch size, fragmentation and grazing pressure on small mammal communities in the highly fragmented Limestone Coast region of South Australia.
 
Alongside her PhD research, Stacey has supported student learning as a demonstrator and marker for numerous ecology and evolutionary-biology related subjects at the University of Adelaide.