Ross Goldingay

Biography

Ross has a BSc(hons) from UNSW. He completed his PhD part-time on the ecology of the yellow-bellied glider at UW'gong. He concurrently worked for his supervisor on pollination and fire ecology. He did a post-doc at UCaliforniaRiverside on the ecology of an endangered rodent. He's been at SCU since 1996.

Research

The focus of his research is on wildlife ecology, particularly of arboreal mammals, with a secondary interest in pollination ecology. Much of his research over the last 20 years has been on threatened wildlife species (gliders, koalas, broad-headed snakes, and frogs) and habitat restoration (with glide poles and nest boxes). He has produced >150 peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters.

Community engagement

Ross has worked with many community groups over many years including the Friends of the Koala, and the Bendigo Field Naturalist Club.

Supervision

Ross has supervised 7 PhD and 2 MSc students to completion and >25 honours students.

Teaching

Ross teaches second-year Ecology and Wildlife Conservation.

Other

Ross is the Editor-in-chief for Australian Mammalogy which is published by CSIRO Publishing.