Dr. Jacqui Pocklington
Details
Department: School of Science
Campus: City Campus Australia
jacqui.pocklington@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0002-4890-8558
Open to
- Collaborative projects
- Media enquiries
About
Jacqui is a marine ecologist with cross-sector experience across academia, government, non-profit and consultancy; predominatly focused on conservation. As part of the Centre for Nature Positive Solutions, her research spans condition monitoring, ecosystem management, restoration and conservation of kelp and other coastal marine ecosystems.
President, Australian Marine Science Assocation Victoria branch
Victorian Coordinator, Reef Life Survey
Advisory Board, GlobalSeaweedPROTECT
Former Co-Chair IUCN SSC Seaweed Specialist Group
Research fields
- 310305 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
- 410405 Environmental rehabilitation and restoration
- 310302 Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
- 310801 Phycology (incl. marine grasses)
- 410401 Conservation and biodiversity
- 410202 Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology
UN sustainable development goals
- 14 Life Below Water
Academic positions
- Research Fellow
- Deakin University
- School of Life and Environmental Science
- Australia
- 2023 – 2025
- Senior Research Associate and National Coordinator - Capturing Our Coast
- Newcastle University
- Marine Sciences
- United Kingdom
- 2015 – 2017
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Researcher
- Tohoku University
- Japan
- 2014 – 2015
- Honorary Research Fellow
- Museums Victoria
- Marine Invertebrates department
- Melbourne
- 2013 – 2020
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Melbourne University
- Zoology
- Australia
- 2012 – 2014
- Research Fellow
- Melbourne University
- Australian Centre for Excellence for Risk Assessment, School of Botany
- Australia
- 2011 – 2012
Non-academic positions
- Coastcare Victoria Coordinator, Statewide Coastal Programs
- Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
- Australia
- 2021 – 2023
- Marine Sciences Manager
- Parks Victgoria
- Australia
- 2019 – 2021
- Research Officer
- Museums Victoria
- Marine Invertebrates department
- Australia
- 2012 – 2012
- Marine Environmental Scientist
- Consulting Environmental Engineers
- Australia
- 2011 – 2011
- Marine Programs Coordinator
- People & Parks Foundation
- Australia
- 2009 – 2011
- Marine Science & Education (Director)
- JBP Consulting
- Australia
- 2004 – 2018
Degrees
- Ph.D, Biological Sciences
- University of Melbourne
- Australia
- 2012
Teaching interests
Current Students:
Honours Associate Supervisor: Sonali Koura, Comparing citizen science and traditional reef survey methods for assessing temperate reef condition.
Honours Associate Supervisor: Daniel Tassi, Assessing marine and coastal ecosystem condition & restoration outcomes.
Former Students:
PhD Associate Supervisor: Kaylah Gawne, Future Proofing Golden Kelp Populations (Deakin University)
Honours Associate Supervisor: Louise Carney, Sustainable fibres for seaweed aquaculture (Deakin University)
Honours Associate Supervisor: Harini Nishshanka, Comparison of organism recruitment and abundance between natural and artificial rocky shores & Growth and survival of the juvenile kelp, Eisenia bicyclis. (Tohoku University)
