ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
Children's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
Harriet is also the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Coordinator for the Science discipline.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2004.
Bachelor of Science (Natural Resource Management), The University of Western Australia, 1997.
Research
Recent Research Grants
An investigation into the spatial distribution, habitat selection and resource usage of the red fox inhabiting urban reserves, Ecological Society of Australia, Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment,
2017 - 2020, $3,200.
Recent Publications (within the last five years)
Journal Articles
Main, M., Davis, R., Blake, D., Mills, H., Doherty, T., (2020), Human impact overrides bioclimatic drivers of red fox home range size globally. Diversity and Distributions, 26(9), 1083-1092, DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13115.
Thavornkanlapachai, R., Kennington, W., Ottewell, K., Friend, J., Mills, H., (2019), Dispersal, philopatry and population genetic structure of the mainland dibbler, Parantechinus apicalis. Conservation Genetics, 20(5), 1087-1099, DOI: 10.1007/s10592-019-01196-y.
Hayes, G., Simmons, L., Dugand, R., Mills, H., Roberts, J., Tomkins, J., Fisher, D., (2019), Male semelparity and multiple paternity confirmed in an arid-zone dasyurid. Journal of Zoology, 308(4), 266-273, DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12672.
Thavornkanlapachai, R., Mills, H., Ottewell, K., Dunlop, J., Sims, C., Morris, K., Donaldson, F., Kennington, W., (2019), Mixing Genetically and Morphologically Distinct Populations in Translocations: Asymmetrical Introgression in A Newly Established Population of the Boodie (Bettongia lesueur). Genes, 10(9), Article number 729, DOI: 10.3390/genes10090729.
Miller, A., Mills, H., Ralantoharijaona, T., Andriaholinirina Volasoa, N., Misandeau, C., Chikhi, L., Bencini, R., Salmona, J., (2018), Forest type influences population densities of nocturnal lemurs in Manompana, northeastern Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology, 39(4), 646-669, DOI: 10.1007/s10764-018-0055-5.
Yeatman, GJ., Wayne, AF., Mills, H., Prince, J., (2016), It's not all about the creeks: Protection of multiple habitats will improve biodiversity conservation in a eucalypt forest. Australian Journal of Zoology, 64(4), 292-301, Australia, CSIRO, DOI: 10.1071/ZO16007.
Yeatman, GJ., Wayne, AF., Mills, H., Prince, J., (2016), Temporal patterns in the abundance of a critically endangered marsupial relates to disturbance by roads and agriculture. PLoS One, 11(8), Article number e0160790, Public Library of Science, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160790.
Bennison, C., Friend, JA., Button, T., Mills, H., Lambert, C., Bencini, R., (2016), Potential impacts of poison baiting for introduced house mice on native animals on islands in Jurien Bay, Western Australia. Wildlife Research, 43(1), 61-68, CSIRO, DOI: 10.1071/WR15126.
Research Student Supervision
Associate Supervisor
Master of Science (Biological Sciences), An investigation into the spatial distribution, habitat selection and resource usage of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) inhabiting urban reserves within Perth, Western Australia
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