I am a sustainable development pracademic with over 30 years experience in development practice, teaching and research. One of my concurrent roles is Lecturer in geography at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education.My passion for sustainable development is motivated by concerns for justice. I have worked for government, non-government organisations and Universities, in Asia and Australia.I received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and a Masters in Science in Natural Resources Management from the University of Western Australia. In 2015 I was awarded a PhD from Murdoch University for my thesis on coastal and marine stewardship in Western Australia. I retain my strong interest in natural sciences, although my work has increasingly taken me into economics, social sciences and ethics.At Murdoch University, I taught in the areas of community and sustainable development. I contributed to the development of new degrees, including the Bachelor of Arts in International Aid and Development as well as supervising graduate research students.My research interests include questions of aid effectiveness, how government environmental policies can enable and empower community stewardship, and what it takes to safeguard commons. I contributed to 2 relatively long term research projects in southern Africa. The most recent was a partnership between Murdoch University, CRS Southern Africa and Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, evaluating projects which help smallholder farmers in Zambia and Malawi become more resilient through more beneficial engagement with markets. I consult, mainly with NGOs, in Africa, South and South-east Asia.My areas of expertise include: Social research, evaluation and monitoring, sustainable development, inter-disciplinarity, training.