Dr Lila Singh-Peterson
Name | Dr Lila Singh-Peterson |
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Email Address | lila.singh-peterson@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Lecturer (Climate Science) |
Qualifications | BSc Curtin, BSc(Hons) Macquarie, FndUL&T USC, GDipGeoIS&RS Charles Sturt, PhD UNSW |
Department | School of Agriculture and Environmental Science |
Affiliations | Centre for Heritage and Culture |
Centre for Applied Climate Sciences | |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-9569 |
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Biography
Dr Lila Singh-Peterson is a climate change professional who has worked in the public and private sector specifically in the fields of climate change policy, sustainability, climate adaptation and climate risk. More recently, over the last ten years, she has lectured and undertaken research examining the societal and cultural impacts of climate change – particularly in the fields of community resilience, rural development and food security. Lila was awarded a PhD in atmospheric science from UNSW School of Physics and CSIRO in 2007 and has subsequently been awarded almost $3m in research funding as a principal or co-investigator. As a mixed methods researcher, Lila has worked across the South Pacific with the United Nations and AusAID and across Australia with multiple funding partners.
Employment
Position | Organisation | From | To |
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Lecturer, Climate Science | School of Agriculture and Environmental Science | 2021 |
Expertise
Climate & Culture, Climate & Food Security, Sustainable Rural Development
Teaching
CLI8205 Climate & Sustainability
CLI8003 Climate and Food Security, Water Security and Energy Security
CLI8001 Climate Risk
ENV3301 Climate & Environmental Risk Assessment
Fields of Research
- 410199. Climate change impacts and adaptation not elsewhere classified
- 440104. Environmental anthropology
- 440406. Rural community development
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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Climate and honey bees: impacts of climate variability, trends, and extremes on bee forage phenology and beekeeper perceptions and practices. | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Cultural Heritage Research: Critical Heritage Studies | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Future Climate Projections for Fiji and the Small Pacific Islands: Downscaling Global Climate Model Simulations with Advanced Artificial Intelligence Methods for Natural Disaster Risk Mitigation | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2022 |
Project title | Details | Year |
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Assisting knowledge brokers to respond to local threats of food insecurity attributable to a changing climate in rural Fiji. | L Singh-Peterson, M Fong, P Nunn and R Nunn The Crawford Fund - International Engagement Award $12,0000 | 2022 |
Cultural Impacts of Climate Change in Rural Fiji | Internal UniSQ PhD Completion Grant to complete second PhD in Socio-Cultural Anthropology (Cultural Impacts of Climate Change in Rural Fiji). $25,000 | 2022 |
Integrating gender into agricultural development in the South Pacific. | L Singh-Peterson, M Carnegie The Crawford Fund - International Engagement Award $12,000 | 2018 |
Improving the capacity of small famers to market a consistent supply of safe, quality food | Social science consultant L Singh-Peterson United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation $US50,000 | 2016 |
Enhanced fruit production and postharvest handling systems for Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga | S Underhill, L Singh-Peterson & Y Zhou Australian Centre for Agricultural Research (ACIAR) $2.3 million | 2016 |
Bundaberg Resilience | L Singh-Peterson Bundaberg Regional Council $15,000 | 2016 |
A scoping study to identify strategies that enhance the resilience of the economic sector | L Singh-Peterson Sunshine Coast Council $15,000 | 2015 |
Community Resilience Gympie | L Singh-Peterson & B Carter Gympie Regional Council $25,000 | 2014 |
Building Resilience by Empowering Communities: Addressing the Vulnerability of Food Supply Chains following Extreme Weather Events | L Singh-Peterson, G Lawrence & B Carter Foundation of Regional Renewal and Resilience: Repair Restore Renew — QLD Flood & Cyclone Recovery Grant Program $13,500 | 2014 |
Developing a Systems Approach to Understanding Vulnerability and Resilience in Relation to Natural Hazards | C Baldwin, L Singh-Peterson, N Goode & P Salmon USC Internal Research Grants and Local Government Assoc. of Qld $25,000 | 2014 |
Every State for Themselves? Learning from Cross-Border Regulatory Instruments to Support and Promote Climate Change Adaption in Australia | W Steele, L Eslami-Andargoli, F Crick, S Serrao-Neumann, L Singh-Peterson, P Dale & D Low-Choy National Climate Change Adaption Research Grants Program (Social, Economic and Institutional Dimensions) | 2012 |