Postgraduate research students

Yuxin Cao
Proposed Topic: The Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts of China’s “River Chief System” Policy on Administrative Border Regions.
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Supervisors: A/Prof. Chunbo Ma; Prof. Yanrui Wu
Proposed submission date: July, 2028.
Contact Details
Phone: +61 (0)478185 939

Dinh Khanh Le
Proposed Topic: Valuing beaches and coastlines to improve coastal management.
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Supervisors: A/Prof. Abbie Rogers & A/Prof. Michael Burton
Proposed submission date: May, 2026.
Contact Details
Phone: +61 (0)423 717 068

Emma Scaife
Proposed Topic: Increasing urban forest on private land: a mixed methods investigation of regulatory mechanisms in Australia.
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Supervisors: A/Prof. Ram Pandit & Prof. Alex Gardner
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Proposed submission date: July, 2026.​
Contact Details
Phone: +61 8 6488 6000

Sugat Bajra Bajracharya
Proposed Topic: Assessing the linkages and trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and human welfare in a protected area context in Nepal.
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Supervisors: Dr. Ram Pandit & Dr. Chunbo Ma
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Proposed submission date: February, 2029.​
Contact Details
Phone: +61 404 523 301

Gede Agus Ariutama
Proposed Topic: Household Solid Waste Behaviour and Practices: A Case of Indonesia.
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Supervisors: A/Prof. Ram Pandit and A/Prof. Ben White
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Proposed submission date: February, 2027.​
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Contact Details
Phone: +61 8 6488 6000

Brad Vitale
Proposed Topic: Cultural importance, social impacts, economic and environmental benefits of two-way, right-way approaches to digital cultural mapping.
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Supervisors: A/Prof. Natasha Pauli & Cristina Ramalho
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Proposed submission date: February, 2029.​
Contact Details
Phone: +61 (0)408 214 932

Alfian Massagony
Proposed Topic: Understanding Indonesian Energy Policy and Household Energy Consumption.
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Supervisors: A/Prof. Ben White & A/Prof. Ram Pandit
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Proposed submission date: February, 2029.​
Contact Details
Phone: +61 (0)493 700 773

Dinah Yunitawati
Proposed Topic: Stakeholders Interactions in Transboundary Maritime Cooperation: A Case Study of the Arafura and Timor Seas.
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Supervisors: Dr Natasha Pauli & Dr Tai Loureiro
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Proposed submission date: February, 2027.​
Contact Details
​Phone: +61 (0)434 173 049

Jemma Thévenau (née Turner)
Proposed Topic: Assessing the linkages and trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and human welfare in a protected area context in Nepal.
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Supervisors: A/Prof. Abbie Rogers
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Proposed submission date: May 2027​
Contact Details
Phone: +61 404 523 301

Darcy Lefroy
Proposed Topic: Human factors affecting the adoption and diffusion of novel biotechnologies.
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Supervisors: Prof David Pannell & Dr Atakelty Hailu
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Proposed submission date: February, 2028.​
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Contact Details
Phone: +61 8 6488 6000
Email: darcy.lefroy@research.uwa.edu.au​​

Chuanji Yong
Proposed Topic: The optimal level of uncertainty in costs and benefits of conservation decision making.
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Supervisors: Prof. David Pannell and A/Prof Abbie Rogers
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Proposed submission date: February, 2026.​
Contact Details
Phone: +61 (0)405 083 581
Email: cj.yong@research.uwa.edu.au

Daniel Martinez Felip
Proposed Topic: Social Norms, Financial Incentives, and the Long-Term Persistence of Environmental Actions.
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Supervisors: A/Prof. Steven Schilizzi, Prof. David Pannell, Dr. Chi, Nguyen.
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Proposed submission date: February, 2026.​
Contact Details
Phone: +61 (0)424 598 307