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Professor Kathryn McMahon

Professor of Marine Ecology

Staff Member Details
Email: k.mcmahon@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4355-6247

Kathryn is the Co-Director of ECU’s Strategic Research Centre, Centre for People, Place and Planet and Professor of Marine Science in the School of Science and Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research.

Background

Kathryn has been employed at ECU since 2005 with her career commencing as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2005-2015), Senior Research Fellow (2015), Senior Lecturer (2016-2018), Associate Professor (2019-2022) and Professor (from 2023). Her research leadership roles include Director of Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research (2018-2021), Associate Dean of Research (2021-2026), Acting Dean of Graduate Research (2026) and Co-Director of the Centre for People, Place and Planet. She has a BSc (Hons) First class from University of Western Australia (1994), a PhD in Marine Ecology from University of Queensland (2005) and High Performance Leadership training from University of Oxford (2025).

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Marine Sciences Association
  • Australian Society for Phycology and Aquatic Botany
  • Australian Coastal Society
  • Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation

Research Areas and Interests

  • Respected research leader with 20+ years’ experience in the tertiary sector.
  • Delivers respected advice to government and industry for natural resource management and policy
  • Experienced in management of research end-user partnerships for impact.
  • Adept at driving collaborative, innovative research ecosystems.
  • Strong champion of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Globally recognized marine science expert in resilience of coastal ecosystems.

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