• BSc (Environmental Science) - 1st Class Honours, Murdoch University, 1989. Thesis title: A Pilot Study in Environmental Auditing: Western Australian Case Studies
• Environmental Consultant – LeProvost Environmental Consultants, Western Australia 1990
• Environmental Planner – BSD Consultants, Western Australia 1991
• Environment Coordinator – WA Municipal Association 1992
• PhD (Environmental Impact Assessment Follow-up), Murdoch University, 1997. Thesis title: The Influence of EIA on Environmental Management in Western Australia
• Lecturer in Environmental Studies, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia 1996 - 1999
• Lecturer in Environmental Assessment, Murdoch University, Western Australia 2000 - 2004
• Senior Lecturer in Environmental Assessment, Murdoch University, Western Australia 2004 - present

Key undertakings

• Coordinator of Environmental Studies and the Study Abroad programs at Notre Dame university, 1998-1999.
• Co-chair of workshops on EIA follow-up at annual conferences of the International Association for Impact Assessment (2001 - 2005)
• Co-editor of book on EIA follow-up (Morrison-Saunders, A. and J. Arts (eds) 2004 Assessing Impact: Handbook of EIA and SEA Follow-up, Earthscan, London)
• Book Review Co-editor for Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal journal 2005 - present
• Sustainability assessment training for The College of Environmental Engineers of Engineers Australia, and the Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering, a Technical Society of Engineers Australia (Advanced Sustainability for Professionals series – Module A: Sustainability Assessment - Policy, Plans and Projects), 2005-Perth, 2006-Melbourne, 2008-Brisbane
• Environmental Assessment Training for Practitioners course for the Environmental Protection Authority Service Unit and Environmental Consultants Association, 2005-present (1-2 course offerings per year)
• Guest co-editor of special issue of Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal journal on EIA follow-up (Volume 23, No3, September 2005)
• Member of the Board of Directors of IAIA 2005-2008
• Program Chair, School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, 2006 - 2008
• Chair of the Steering Committee for IAIA08 The Art and Science of Impact Assessment conference, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre 4-10 May 2008

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