The Forrest Research Foundation

Our researchers

Current
Scholar
Katharina Froedrich
Linguistics
Katharina is a PhD candidate in the Discipline of Linguistics and a member of UWA’s Language Lab. She has a strong background in sociolinguistics,...
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Current
Scholar
Liyuwork Dana
Food insecurity
Liyuwork Dana is investigating the social vulnerability factors associated with food insecurity in children and developing a new index called...
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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 Windstein is a movement ecologist with two master degrees in environmental management and marine ecology. Her greatest concern for our oceans...
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Scholar
Matt Heydenrych
Molecular biomarker development for assessing life history traits in zebrafish
Matt’s research aims to develop low cost epigenetic and RNA-based tools to aid in conservation and fisheries management. This is achieved...
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Current
Scholar
Mingxin Ye
Bioceramic scaffolds for bone regeneration
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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Alumni
Samalka Wijeweera
Salt tolerance mechanisms in metabolism and mitochondrial function in wheat
Samalka is interested in plant improvement to overcome novel agricultural threats and to meet the current food requirement worldwide. Soil salinity...
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Current
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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