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Researchers
Assoc Prof Ann HillLeadHuman geographer with expertise in growing community food economies from the ground up, teaching sustainability education, and coordinating research projects with multidisciplinary and transnational teamsLinkedIn
Dr Elizabeth KopelCountry CoordinatorResearch program leader with expertise in informal economy research, wider stakeholder engagement, and government policy impact assessmentLinkedIn
Starza PaulField CoordinatorCommunication scholar with specialisation in qualitative methods and community developmentLinkedIn
Dr Hannah SarvasyLinguist with expertise in intercultural communication and long-term research collaborations with the Nungon-speaking communities in the Saruwaged Mountains, PNG
Leonie BaptisteTraining and development leader with specialisation in PNG colonial history, qualitative research methods, language cognition, cultural traditions and practicesLinkedIn
Dr Pryor PlacinoPostdoctoral ResearcherHuman geographer with expertise in community economies research, assets-based development, and research coordination across Asia PacificLinkedIn
Emma AnereProject CoordinatorDevelopment practitioner with extensive knowledge and insight into gender relations in PNGLinkedIn
Dr Veronica BueAgriculturist with expertise in agriculture extension, rural community development and mixed research methodologiesLinkedIn
Prof Katharine McKinnonHuman geographer with expertise in rural livelihoods development, gender, and community economiesLinkedIn
Dr Deborah HillLinguist with expertise in language and development practice, ethnopragmatics, and semantics
Anna WaigaResearch officer specializing in field research, data analysis and evidence-based reporting in PNGLinkedIn
Evelyn MalalaResearch officer with interests in sustainable development, environmental management and climate changeLinkedIn
Tabitha ParauAgriculturalist with a background in agriculture extension and rural community development and research interests in sustainable livelihoods and food securityLinkedIn
Collaborators
Advisory Group
Emeritus Professor Katherine Gibson (Community Economies Institute)Professor Tom Okpul (PNG University of Technology)Professor Betty Lovai (University of PNG)Chris Gard (Community Development Worker National Standard)Ireire Olewale (PNG Governance Partnership)Goneang Yokowar (South Fly District Administration)Dr Lily Sar (University of Goroka)
Others members TBA
Others members TBA
Community Researchers
TBA
Community Expert Group
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Previous Researchers
Dr Collethy JaruPostdoctoral ResearcherIndigenous geographer with expertise in Indigenous knowledge research, climate change adaptation, local food security, and decolonial research methodologies in PNG, the Pacific, and AustraliaLinkedIn
Sago+ Developing an inclusive co-design process for strengthening food security in Western Province, Papua New Guinea
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