Rachel is a plant ecologist with a broad interest in ecology and its application to ecosystem management. Her research is grounded in theory but driven by an interest in developing practical outcomes for ecosystem management in a rapidly changing world.

Rachel started working for CEED in May 2012 at UWA.  

Rachel is now a tenured Senior Lecturer in Ecology at Murdoch University, Perth.

Journals in which Rachel has published articles within the last five years include: Landscape Ecology, Oikos, Global Change Biology, Agriculture, Ecosystems and the Environment, Journal of Applied Ecology, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Plant Ecology, Australian Journal of Botany, Climatic Change and Plant and Soil.