Julie Old — Associate Partner

Associate Professor Julie Old joined Western Sydney University in 2006. She is the Director of Learning and Teaching in the School of Science, and a school-based member of the Hawkesbury Institute of the Environment and Translational Health Research Institute. She has expertise in comparative and developmental immunology, native mammal biology, wildlife management, conservation and citizen science. She completed her PhD in 2002 in marsupial immunology and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at Macquarie University prior to commencing her position at WSU. Julie’s research combines immunology, developmental biology, molecular biology, anatomy, microscopy, ecological techniques and citizen science to solve important issues in wildlife health and disease, especially marsupials. She established the School of Science and Health Small Native Mammal Teaching and Research Facility in 2009, and is the Chief Investigator of the Citizen Science project, WomSAT. Since 1998, her research has resulted in over 110 research publications in high impact journals including Science, PLoS One and DCI, and a regular reviewer of national and international journals and research grant applications. Julie is a Director on the Board of The Wombat Foundation, and a member of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Advisory Council, NSW NPWS Audit and Compliance Committee, NSW NPWS Regional Advisory Committee, and Environmental Trust Invasive Species Technical Review Committee, and formerly a Director and the President of the Australian Wildlife Society (2018-2023). Julie has also been recognised internationally as a Senior Fellow by the Higher Education Academy for her excellence in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, and support of those new to teaching in Higher Education.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Conservation and Education expert with a strong focus on wildlife health and citizen science.

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Experience: 23 yrs 7 mos