The Forrest Research Foundation

Our researchers

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Scholar
Liyuwork Dana
Food insecurity
Liyuwork Dana’s research project investigates the factors linked with the social vulnerabilities and food insecurity in children. Food...
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Scholar
Luka Wright
Marine microbial and plant ecology
Ocean-based biological carbon dioxide removal is currently considered to be an important climate change mitigation strategy and kelp forests are...
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Scholar
Marie Windstein
Spatial ecology of sharks and rays
Marie is a marine scientist whose research sits at the intersection of spatial ecology and marine conservation. She holds two master’s degrees: one...
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Scholar
Mingxin Ye
Biomedical engineering
Titanium implants have been thought to be safe with a high success rate for patients. However, in some cases, there have been reports of...
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Scholar
Molly Schmidt
Creative writing
Molly Schmidt is a writer and journalist from Albany, Western Australia. Her debut novel, Salt River Road, was the recipient of the 2022 City of...
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Scholar
Nicole Feast
Neuropsychology
Nicole is a clinical neuropsychologist who is passionate about assisting others to better understand and enhance their cognitive (i.e., thinking)...
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Scholar
Nishu Tyagi
Spinal cord injury
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a debilitating health condition leading to marked reductions in physical and mental health as well as autonomy and life...
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Scholar
Rachel Newsome
Activity regimes and energetics of the reef manta ray in contrasting seascapes
Developing a new attachment method to deploy multi-sensor “FitBit” tags onto the reef manta ray for the first time to gain insight into their...
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Scholar
Tess Jenkins
Marine ecology and evolution
Born and raised in Perth, I was privileged to grow up in and around the ocean where I developed a strong passion and appreciation for the...
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Scholar
Valeria Mendez
Conservation biology
Valeria is a conservation biologist conducting social-ecological research within the coastal protected areas of Western Australia. Her PhD project...
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Scholar
Yordanos Sisay Asgedom
Adverse pregnancy outcomes
Yordanos Sisay Asgedom is an Ethiopian epidemiologist and biostatistician. Her PhD project examines how adverse pregnancy outcomes affect postpartum...
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Scholar
Yuval Berman
Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases
Yuval is utilising advances in mathematical models and computational modelling techniques to learn more about malaria. Malaria continues to be one of...
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