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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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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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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.
1/01/20 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Developing an ecological framework for closure of offshore petroleum structures
Cresswell, T., MacIntosh, A., Dafforn, K., Chariton, A. & Penrose, B.
1/01/20 → 26/04/23
Project: Other
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A toolbox to underpin and enable tomorrow's marine biosecurity system
Floerl, O., Zaiko, A., Hopkins, G., Cahill, P., Pochon, X., Wood, S., Davidson, I., South, P., Vennell, R., Atalah, J., Newton, M., Smeaton, M., Gemmell, N., Stanton, J., Guen, M. J. L., Welsh, M., Yao, R., Treml, E., Dafforn, K., Badyal, J. P. & Chetham, J.
1/10/19 → 30/09/24
Project: Other
Research Outputs
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Spatial variation in the biotic and abiotic filters of oyster recruitment: implications for restoration
Esquivel-Muelbert, J. R., Lanham, B. S., Martínez-Baena, F., Dafforn, K. A., Gribben, P. E. & Bishop, M. J., Apr 2022, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 4, p. 953-964 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A global model to forecast coastal hardening and mitigate associated socioecological risks
Floerl, O., Atalah, J., Bugnot, A. B., Chandler, M., Dafforn, K. A., Floerl, L., Zaiko, A. & Major, R., Dec 2021, In: Nature Sustainability. 4, 12, p. 1060-1067 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Body size affects lethal and sublethal responses to organic enrichment: evidence of associational susceptibility for an infaunal bivalve
Vadillo Gonzalez, S., Johnston, E. L., Dafforn, K. A., O'Connor, W. A. & Gribben, P. E., Jul 2021, In: Marine Environmental Research. 169, p. 1-8 8 p., 105391.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic
Bergstrom, D. M., Wienecke, B. C., van den Hoff, J., Hughes, L., Lindenmayer, D. B., Ainsworth, T. D., Baker, C. M., Bland, L., Bowman, D. M. J. S., Brooks, S. T., Canadell, J. G., Constable, A. J., Dafforn, K. A., Depledge, M. H., Dickson, C. R., Duke, N. C., Helmstedt, K. J., Holz, A., Johnson, C. R., McGeoch, M. A. & 18 others, , May 2021, In: Global Change Biology. 27, 9, p. 1692-1703 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access39 Citations (Scopus) -
Comparison of wrack dynamics between mangrove forests with and without seawalls
Critchley, L., Bugnot, A. B., Dafforn, K. A., Marzinelli, E. M. & Bishop, M. J., 10 Jan 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 751, p. 1-11 11 p., 141371.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting (Open Science for Enhanced Global Environmental Protection)
Amy MacIntosh (Participant), Katherine Dafforn (Participant), Anthony Chariton (Participant), Beth Penrose (Participant) & Tom Cresswell (Participant)
3 May 2020 → 7 May 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop or event series
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Australian Marine Science Association (AMSA) Annual Conference
Katherine Dafforn (Member of programme committee)
14 Mar 2019 → 10 Jul 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
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Frontiers in Marine Science (Journal)
Katherine Dafforn (Editor)
1 Feb 2018 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Editorial work
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PLoS ONE (Journal)
Katherine Dafforn (Editor)
3 Sep 2018 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Editorial work
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Australian Marine Science Association New South Wales (AMSA NSW) (External organisation)
Katherine Dafforn (Chair)
20 Nov 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Impacts
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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