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Awards, Grants and Other Funding
2019–PRESENT University of Wollongong, Chief Investigator, "Green space, liveability and ethnic diversity: a geospatial analysis." (A$400 000)
2016–2017 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Principal Research Manager, "Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2016" (A$330 000)
2016 Parks Australia, Co-investigator, "A review and evaluation of visitor monitoring and surveying techniques." (A$10 000)
2014–2015 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Principal Research Manager, "Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2014." (A$320 000)
2013–2016 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Chief Investigator, "Transformative travel as a new market niche for protected areas." (A$12 000)
2013–2016 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Chief Investigator, "The use of public participation GIS (PPGIS) for park visitor management." (A$22 000)
2012–2014 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Chief Investigator, "Implementation of GPS tracking and GIS technology for park visitor facility management." (A$25 000)
2012–2013 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Chief Investigator, "Walking, hiking and running in parks: a multidisciplinary assessment of health and well-being benefits." (A$18 000)
2012–2013 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Principal Research Manager, "Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2012." (A$310 000)
2012 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Chief Investigator, "Outcome-focussed national park experience management." (A$10 000)
2011–2014 ARC Linkage Grant affiliation between NSW Department of Environment and Conservation in partnership with Monash University, Taronga Conservation Society, Zoos Victoria, Zoos S.A., and Perth Zoo. Co-investigator, "Promoting and Managing National Parks into the 21st Century." (A$462 000)
2011–2012 NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Chief Investigator, "Interpretive media that attract park visitors and enhance their experiences: a comparison of traditional and digital tools using GPS tracking and GIS technology." (A$16 000)
2011 NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Chief Investigator, "Visitor experiences in Royal National Park." (A$2 500)
2011 NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Chief Investigator, "How to use persuasive communication to encourage visitors to pay park user fees." (A$15 000)
2010–2011 NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Principal Research Manager, "Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2010." (A$300 000)
2010 NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Co-investigator, "Sydney Harbour Island Hopping." (A$2 500)
2010 NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Chief Investigator, "Visitor experiences on Montague Island." (A$2 500)
2010–present NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (prior NSW Department of Environment and Conservation), numerous conference attendance and training scholarships by the which involve a competitive and complex application procedure (incl. Ministerial approval), especially if international or inter-state travel is required. (A$14 400)
2010 'Highly Commended' certificate of the Sir Frank Moore Award for excellence in a PhD by the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre.
2006–2009 Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship by UNSW and the Australian government. Highly competitive, partially government-funded scholarship to attract top quality international postgraduate students to Australia. (A$128 000)
2006–2009 Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre Scholarship. (A$10 500)
2006–2009 UNSW Arid Zone Research Station Research Scholarship. (A$6 000)
2006–2009 In-house support by Flinders and Gammons Ranges National Park. (A$7 500)
2006–2009 UNSW Postgraduate Research Award. (A$2 500)
2008 Conference attendance scholarship by UNSW. (A$1 800)
2007 PhD Research Award by the Ecological Society of Australia. (A$500)
2006 Irma Wencke PhD research seed grant. (A$2 000)
2000–2002 Scholarship for Outstanding Researchers by the German National Academic Foundation. Highly competitive and subject to a multi-stage selection process; awarded to <0.5% of students at German universities. (A$36 000)
1999 German Academic Exchange Service, Chief Investigator, "Stakeholder Situation surrounding the Conservation of the Endemic Utila Iguana in a complex Tourism Environment." (A$2000)