My research interests focus on zoology, wildlife ecology, and wildlife management.

I am interested in the intertwined relationships between all beings on planet earth. I am finding ways to understand the dependency on each other and

I am a writer (fiction, non-fiction, poetry etc.), researcher, and teacher. My literary work, research and pedagogical methods are concerned with, and informed by animal

I am currently conducting a multi-sited multispecies ethnography of Ezo red foxes (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) involved in the tourism industry in Japan. This research aims

I am an environmental anthropologist interested in the intersections of capitalism, ecology, Indigeneity, health, and justice in the Pacific. My theoretical thinking is inspired by

I am currently looking into human-animal interactions in Kimberley rock art and the effects animal had for the construction of social identity of Indigenous Australians.

My current research interest is in examining the hegemonic processes that operate to insulate existing legal frameworks against reform and the processes by which legal

Associate Professor Bill Borrie is a conservation social scientist who is fascinated by human-nature relationships. For many years he has researched the wild, wilderness areas,

Danielle Clode is a narrative nonfiction writer whose writing over the last 30 years has made significant contributions to public understanding of Australian science, nature

I focus primarily in what can be called Continental Animal Philosophy. Within this sphere I study the question concerning the animal in Deleuze, Derrida, Heidegger,

In my research I consider how animals and people can become entangled in social, political and emotional contention as a result of different beliefs around

Oliver Hamalainen is a Narrm (Melbourne) born and based artist who works across video, performance and sculpture. His practice uses the body as the site

Sonya McDowall is a concurrent PhD and MBA candidate with an interest in animal assisted therapies. In particular: dogs and animal welfare. Her current PhD

My PhD thesis is on the representation of horses and their agency in eco feminist YA horse fiction – to simplify, addressing the unrealistic expectations

I am interested in captive animals, visual culture, animals in photography, animals in art, and photography as activism.

I am a Maori-Dutch Ph.D. student writing about human and nonhuman connectedness. My PhD is practice-led research in creative writing with an exegesis as an

An artist working in sculpture, performance and conservation. creating work which engages with interspecies relationships between creatures such as spiders, snow leopards and humans.

I recently finished my master’s thesis, which focused on ethnographic research conducted at both a farmed animal sanctuary and a ranch dedicated to retired (race)horses.

Myles Oakey is a settler living and working on the unceded land of the Dharug and Gundungurra people. He is a PhD candidate and sessional

Madeleine Kelly is an artist and senior lecturer at Sydney College of the Arts, USyd. Her practice-led research is based on the broad interdisciplinary field

Briohny Doyle is the author of three novels Why We Are Here, Echolalia and The Island Will Sink, all of which explore, to varying degrees,

I am a PhD candidate at Griffith University. The focus of my thesis is animals who work and the potential for law reform of the

Kathleen Varvaro is PhD candidate in the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry at the University of Wollongong. Her area of interest is human conflicts

Darren Chang is a PhD student at the University of Sydney, in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy and Sydney Environment Institute. His current

I am a PhD candidate at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Melbourne. I am also a presenter for the animal

Sally Borrell’s work focuses on representations of animals in culture, especially postcolonial literature, with particular interests in ecocriticism, posthumanism and anthropomorphism. She is deputy editor

I am a PhD Candidate at the Melbourne Law School, where I also teach the subject ‘Food Law and Policy’. My research interest is at

My research is on multi-species participation in waterworlding, with a particular interest for the study of animals participation in the management of access to drinking

I am specializing within the field of Critical Animal Studies. I am currently writing my research master thesis in philosophy under the supervision of Dr

I am finishing a PhD on the role and effectiveness of regulation in dog breeding.

I have an interest in conservation and environmental psychology and human interactions with nature and animals. I have been a marine mammal rescue volunteer for

I am a PhD Candidate at the University of New England. My research is dual focused, examining horse-human relationships and worker occlusion in the horseracing

Currently, Katya is working on her PhD thesis “More-than-human Tongues: Talking Animals and Their Agencies in Technocultural Networks.” Her research focuses on the ethical issues

I have been interested in animals since childhood—this connection built on my empathy and sensibility to animals along with my life.  I’m a musician artivist

I have been researching the cultural geographies of the Australian White Ibis for some years with colleague Associate Professor Paul Allatson. It is a joint

Nellie Le Beau is the author of the collection Inheritance,  winner of the P&W Prize for a First Book of Poetry. Nellie’s writing appears in

My interests include research into rabbits, their emotional status and their current exploitation including but not limited to meat and angora farms and slaughtering practices.

I am researching how other animals are considered in global social progress metrics and investigating emerging perceptions of what progress is for animals. With this

Critical Animal Studies, Queer Theory, prison abolition, critical criminology, Gender Studies, Sociology, Sexual Violence Prevention

I am currently researching the influence of imperialism on human-animal relations inside Japanese history. I am also interested in the ways of ascribing agency to

Yuping Hsu is a Ph.D. candidate in Cinema Studies at Nagoya University. Her research interests is in animal advocacy documentaries in contemporary Asia. Her current

Cannibalism; Animal studies; Cultural studies; Ethics Casual PETA staffer. Member of various organisations including UMAPS and Melbourne University Vegan Society Working on PhD thesis: “If you’re gonna dine

Dr Zoei Sutton is a sociologist interested in critical, nonhuman animal-centric research. Her dissertation examined the lived experience of human-companion animal entanglements, utilising species inclusive

Environmental sociology, critical animal studies, postcolonial studies, environmental/animal rights activism, environmental history.

Animal lover, with continued fascination for animal intelligence and how that relates to our own animality/humanity. Working on cinematic and drama projects that also include

My primary research interests are in the relationship between how nonhuman animals are depicted and what this might have to say about how these animals

I am on a joint PhD program between the University of Adelaide and the University of Nottingham. I have a background in social sciences and

I am a panelist for animal flourishment conference and my research looks at death of dogs in Korea.

Jay Johnston FAHA is Professor in Religion within the School of Humanities at the University of Sydney. Her research encompasses theories of human–animal relations and

Samantha Dennis is a jewellery and object-based artist working in Launceston, Tasmania. Her studio practice combines the traditional jewellery craft of goldsmithing with ceramics and

My research is in the area of animal rights, and in particular the potential extension of international human rights to non-human animals. I am also

A little about me: Courtney White is a PhD student in Media and Communications at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests lie in effective

I am a PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland in the School of Architecture. My research is focused on human-built avian architecture. I research

As a veterinary surgeon and a philosopher, I am particularly interested in the moral lives of animals. I am working on the construction of a

Companion animal studies; Bird-human relations in urban areas of south-eastern Australia; Printmaking (visual arts); making; creative approaches to research

My research analyzes and historicizes the growth of and popular representations of the guide dog movement in the United States during the interwar period vis-à-vis

Jennifer Jorm

MPhil student at the University of Wollongong with a particular interest in interspecies violence, ecofeminism, and the intersections between animal studies and indigenous studies.

LLM Hons, Animal Law (Lewis & Clark), MSc Childhood Studies (University of Edinburgh), BA, LLB Hons (University of Auckland)

Iris is researching thoroughbred welfare models espoused by the thoroughbred industry and by animal protection advocates. The thoroughbred industry is treated as a case study

I have an interest in various areas including advocacy to increase veganism and improving the world for wildlife and many other areas but I had

I am currently researching the Darling River and Menindee Lakes area in North West NSW which is dealing with the plight of mismanagement of water

Theology, literary studies, cultural history, comparative religion. Student in the Master of Divinity course, University of Divinity. Completing a doctoral thesis entitled “A Theology of

My research examines discourse, law and public policy, and political activism, in relation to issues of social and criminal justice. I have a particular interest

Sam Widin is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Sydney. He has taught in the Environmental Humanities and History

I am currently completing a research Masters in the School of Politics and International Relations at the ANU under the supervision of Keith Dowding and

My PhD research focuses on purebred dog breeding practices in Aotearoa New Zealand. By drawing from key components of intersectional (eco)feminist, posthumanist and critical animal

I am currently working on my PhD thesis that focuses on the more-than-human worlds of farms and farm animal sanctuaries. My project explores how the

I am a PhD Candidate with a passion for felids. My research looks at affective human-field entanglements in the contexts of ecotourism and conservation. I

Robert Briggs is Associate Professor in the School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts, Curtin University, Australia, and author of The Animal-To-Come: Zoopolitics in Deconstruction

Michelle holds a PhD in Anthrozoology, and teaches university in the US. Her ongoing research focuses on Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Nepal, and how

I am currently enrolled as a PhD student in an Architecture Department researching the postwar design of exhibition environments—the display of live animals in zoos,

Michelle is an historian undertaking her PhD on the Beaumaris Zoo at Battery Point, Hobart, (1901-1921) which examines the unique narratives forged from the interactions

Research interests: veterinary profession, veganism, critical animal studies, political sociology, sociology of professions, sociology of consumption.

A long-stranding research interest in human-animal relations- especially from the position of the environmental humanities , and a long publication /teaching/curatorial record in this field.

I am the founder and chief editor of the Animal Studies Journal, and co-editor, with Fiona Probyn-Rapsey and Yvette Watt, of the Animal Publics book series published by

My research focuses on wild boar (Sus scrofa), one of the most villainised introduced species globally and within Australia. My goal is to recontextualize their

As a philosophy student, I am interested in the ethics of the human and non-human animal relationship.

Agata Mrva-Montoya is a lecturer in publishing. Her PhD focused on ‘cultural faunas’ of ancient Cyprus, which reflect the changing perception of various animal species

“Working with Worms” is my current practice- based research work in progress, in collaboration with Maria Miranda. In this project, we are working with worms

Elizabeth taught law at the University of Wollongong from 1997 to 2009. She introduced the subject Animal Law in 2008 and has taught it numerous times

Current undertaking PhD study with a focus on the subversion of traditional folktales and Disney fairy tales using feminist ecocritical theory. The research and creative

Raising the importance of protecting existing wildlife populations in local urban planning;   working collaboratively to help set-up ‘Safe Beds for Pets’ on the Central

PhD research: new nature writing and non-human voices in the novel; Ed. Pieced Work, digital arts publication