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Biography
Dr Katherine Dafforn is an environmental scientist recognised for her contributions to understanding and managing urban impacts in marine systems. She completed her PhD in 2010 and was formerly the Co-Director of the Applied Marine and Estuarine Ecology Lab at the University of New South Wales. She joined Macquarie University in 2018 and is the current Deputy Director of the Sydney Harbour Research Program at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science.
Katherine has developed sensitive monitoring tools that can be applied over large spatial scales and in a range of systems to measure aquatic health. She has also been engaged in the ecological design of marine foreshores and her experimental work has contributed to several urban renewal projects. The findings have provided policy tools for building foreshore infrastructure more sustainably.
Katherine is also enthusiastic about science communication. She has published in media outlets such as The Conversation and is an avid tweeter. She recently received a Young Tall Poppy Science Award for science excellence and community engagement.
External positions
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, The University of New South Wales
3 Apr 2018 → 3 Apr 2021
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Living Seawalls in Boston Harbour
Dafforn, K., Bishop, M., Mayer-Pinto, M., Goad, A., Byrnes, J. & Chen, B.
1/06/23 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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Comparison of decomposition rates and associated microbial communities between remnant and restored salt marshes in Georges Estuary
13/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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CRC Blue economy : Risk-based Procedures for Safe and Reliable ORES
Abbassi, R., Salehi, F., Asadniaye Fard Jahromi, M., Deilami, S., Dafforn, K., Bishop, M., Soliman Hunter, T., Trueck, S., Dolman , C., Arzaghi, E., Abdussamie, N., Garaniya, V., Baalisampang, T., Mehr, J., Ramezani, M., Wark , C., Pichard, A., Abrahams, J., White , G., Nicholson , R. & Gaudin, C.
8/12/22 → 7/12/24
Project: Research
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SmartCrete CRC
Clark, S., Wu, S., Salehi, F., Bishop, M., Trueck, S., Linnenluecke, M., Mukhopadhyay, S., Sheng, M., Beheshti, A., Hansen, S., Dekker, P., Jackson, S., Asadniaye Fard Jahromi, M., Wiggins, M., Ams, M., Withford, M., Beheshti, A., Dafforn, K., Giri, P., Sofronov, G., Taheri, S. & Abbassi, R.
21/09/20 → 20/09/27
Project: Research
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A deep dive into the ecology of Gamay (Botany Bay, Australia): current knowledge and future priorities for this highly modified coastal waterway
Stelling-Wood, T. P., Gribben, P. E., Birch, G., Bishop, M. J., Blount, C., Booth, D. J., Brown, C., Bruce, E., Bugnot, A. B., Byrne, M., Creese, R. G., Dafforn, K. A., Dahlenburg, J., Doblin, M. A., Fellowes, T. E., Fowler, A. M., Gibbs, M. C., Glamore, W., Glasby, T. M., Hay, A. C., & 21 others , 2023, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 74, 12, p. 1003-1025 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Assessing the ecological impacts of NORM-contaminated scale on marine infauna using sediment microcosms
MacIntosh, A., Dafforn, K., Penrose, B., Chariton, A. & Cresswell, T., Nov 2023, In: Chemosphere. 340, p. 1-15 15 p., 139939.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contaminant pulse following wildfire is associated with shifts in estuarine benthic communities
Bracewell, S. A., Barros, T. L., Mayer-Pinto, M., Dafforn, K., Simpson, S. L. & Johnston, E., 1 Jan 2023, In: Environmental Pollution. 316, Part 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 120533.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facilitation of non-indigenous ascidian by marine eco-engineering interventions at an urban site
Schaefer, N., Sedano, F., Bishop, M. J., Dunn, K., Haeusler, M. H., Yu, K. D., Zavoleas, Y. & Dafforn, K. A., 13 Mar 2023, In: Biofouling. 39, 1, p. 80-93 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical and biogenic complexity mediates ecosystem functions in urban sessile marine communities
Mayer‐Pinto, M., Bugnot, A. B., Johnston, E. L., Potts, J., Airoldi, L., Glasby, T. M., Strain, E. M. A., Scanes, P., Ushiama, S. & Dafforn, K. A., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 60, 3, p. 480-493 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Belowground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem
Bugnot, A. (Contributor), Gribben, P. (Contributor), O'Connor, W. (Contributor), Erickson, K. (Contributor), Coleman, R. (Contributor) & Dafforn, K. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 11 Jun 2022
Dataset
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Data from: A novel real-world ecotoxicological dataset of pelagic microbial community responses to wastewater
Ruprecht, J. (Contributor), Glamore, W. (Contributor), Dafforn, K. (Contributor), Wemheuer, F. (Contributor), Crane, S. (Contributor), van Dorst, J. (Contributor), Johnston, E. (Contributor), Mitrovic, S. (Contributor), Turner, I. (Contributor), Ferrari, B. (Contributor) & Birrer, S. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 11 Jun 2022
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Data from: Spatial variation in the biotic and abiotic filters of oyster recruitment: Implications for restoration
Esquivel-Muelbert, J. R. (Contributor), Lanham, B. (Contributor), Martinez-Baena, F. (Contributor), Dafforn, K. (Contributor), Gribben, P. (Contributor) & Bishop, M. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 10 Jun 2022
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Marine urbanisation and eco-engineering
Katherine Dafforn (Participant), Melanie Bishop (Participant), Maria Vozzo (Participant), Mariana Mayer-Pinto (Participant) & Alex Goad (Participant)
Impact: Environment impacts, Policy impacts, Science impacts, Economy impacts