Personal profile
Biography
I am a human geographer and Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Communication, Society and Culture on the ARC linkage project titled The Power of Public Spaces to Connect Communities & Places for Resilient Futures and an MD-WERP project titled Winanga-li Gunimaa Gali: Incorporating Cultural Values into Environmental Flows. My research is situated within more-than-human geographies and interdisciplinary environmental humanities and focuses on environmental planning and management, biocultural belonging and environmental justice. I am particularly interested in the challenges associated with coexistence in ontologically incommensurable, urban places. I am also a member of the Yanama Budyari Gumada collective, a Dharug-led and cross-cultural research collaboration based in Dharug Ngurra, Western Sydney. My PhD research was undertaken as part of this collective, titled Co-becoming with Dharug Ngurra: Fostering ontological pluralism and shaping multispecies cities with Country.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Research, Engaging in More-than-Conservation in Multispecies Cities: A Study of One Central Park, Sydney, Macquarie University
Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science, University of Sydney
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Legal pluralism on Dyarubbin: Country-as-Lore/Law in Western Sydney, Australia
Darug Ngurra, Dadd, L., Norman-Dadd, C., Narwal, H., Glass, P., Suchet-Pearson, S., O'Gorman, E., Houston, D., Graham, M., Scott, R. & Lemire, J., 2023, In: Geohumanities. 9, 2, p. 355-379 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dancing up Dharug: caring as country through dancing on/with/as dirt
Dharug Ngurra, Dadd, L., Norman-Dadd, C., Lemire, J., Scott, R., Narwal, H., Suchet-Pearson, S., Graham, M., Wright, S. & Duffy, M., 4 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Geographer. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Public spaces as infrastructures of care: mundane doings of/in ordinary places
Williams, M., Lloyd, J., Narwal, H., Carter, N., Houston, D., Lloyd, K. & Rennex, B., 10 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Geographer. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biyani Guwiyang Dharug Ngurrawa: healing fire on Dharug Country
Dharug Ngurra, Dadd, L., Norman, C., Scott, R., Tynan, L., Graham, M., Suchet-Pearson, S., Narwal, H. & Lemire, J., 2025, In: Ecosystems and People. 21, 1, p. 1-17 17 p., 2495016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustaining care‐full public space
Williams, M., Lloyd, J., Narwal, H., Houston, D., Carter, N., Lloyd, K. & Rennex, B., Jun 2025, In: Geography Compass. 19, 6, p. 1-11 11 p., e70030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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EMPA (Emergency Media and Public Affairs) Australia Award for Excellence in Emergency Communication – Emergency Communications Research 2024
Taylor, M. (Recipient), Miller, F. (Recipient), Narwal, H. (Recipient), Miller, M. (Recipient) & Simon, H. (Recipient), 5 Jun 2024
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Faculty of Arts Research Engagement Award Highly Commended
Miller, F. (Team leader), Taylor, M. (Team leader), Narwal, H. (Recipient), Miller, M. (Recipient) & Simon, H. (Recipient), 4 Dec 2023
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Green Gown Award Australasia 'Benefitting Society' Award
Graham, M. (Recipient), Suchet-Pearson, S. (Recipient), Narwal, H. (Recipient) & Dadd, L. (Recipient), 2019
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National Trust (NSW) Award for Aboriginal Heritage Project
Graham, M. (Recipient), Suchet-Pearson, S. (Recipient), Dadd, L. (Recipient) & Narwal, H. (Recipient), 2020
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Impacts
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Power of Public Spaces
Houston, D. (Participant), Lloyd, K. (Participant), Williams, M. (Participant), Lloyd, J. (Participant), Narwal, H. (Participant) & Carter, N. (Participant)
Impact: Society impacts, Policy impacts, Organisation impacts