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Dr Katie Moon

Dr Katie Moon

Senior Lecturer

Doctor of Philosophy @ James Cook University

Master of Environmental Management @ University of Queensland/University of British Colombia

Bachelor of Science (Environmental) with First Class Honours @ Monash University

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School of Business

I am a researcher and educator seeking to reimagine a better and more just world for all species. I’m here to share knowledge, assist with social science research design and improve social data literacy

I am eager to work with new collaborators who are interested in:
• committing to transformational change
• thinking outside the box and rejecting the status quo, including unhelpful social constructs
• innovating with social science methods
• challenging power structures and improving justices for all species

I am available to collaborate on research projects, support government with research design and administration and supervise Honours, Masters and PhD students. Ph.D. scholarships are available for high-achieving students (with H1/High Distinction in UG and/or Masters by Research) under my supervision.
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Location
Building 27, Room 118, School of Business, Ƶ
  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Moon K; Blackman D, 2023, 'Social Science Foundations', in Miller DC; Scales IR; Mascia MB (ed.), Conservation Social Science:Understanding people, conserving biodiversity, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, West Sussex, UK, pp. 21 - 48
    Book Chapters | 2021
    Moon K; Blackman D; Dickinson H, 2021, 'Mapping “Implementation System” Elements', in The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant: With 75 Figures and 78 Tables, pp. 597 - 614,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Cocklin C; Moon K, 2020, 'Environmental Policy', in Kobayashi A (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Elsevier, San Diego, pp. 227 - 233,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Moon K; Blackman D; Dickinson H, 2020, 'Mapping “Implementation System” Elements', in Sullivan H; Dickinson H; Henderson H (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant, Springer, Online, pp. 1 - 20,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Blackman D; Moon K; Harris S; Sarre S, 2014, 'Knowledge management, context and public policy: developing an analysis framework', in Örtenblad A (ed.), Handbook of Research on Knowledge Management, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Blackman DA; Moon K; Harris S; Sarre SD, 2014, 'Chapter 12: Knowledge management, context and public policy: developing an analysis framework', in Handbook of Research on Knowledge Management, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 208 - 234,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Blackman DA; Moon K; Harris S; Sarre SD, 2014, 'Knowledge management, context and public policy: developing an analysis framework', in Handbook of Research on Knowledge Management Adaptation and Context, Edward Elgar Publishing
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Moon KA; Cocklin C, 2012, 'Policy and management options for the mitigation of environmental change', in The SAGE Handbook of Environmental Change Volume 1: Approaches, Evidences and Causes Volume 2: Human Impacts and Responses, SAGE
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Moon K; Yates S; Callaghan CT; Thompson M, 2024, 'The relational nature of citizen science', People and Nature, 6, pp. 2060 - 2076,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Pérez-Hämmerle K-V; Moon K; Possingham HP, 2024, 'Unearthing assumptions and power: A framework for research, policy, and practice', One Earth, 7, pp. 199 - 210,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Weir JK; Morgain R; Moon K; Moggridge BJ, 2024, 'Centring Indigenous peoples in knowledge exchange research-practice by resetting assumptions, relationships and institutions', Sustainability Science, 19, pp. 17 - 17,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Moon K; Brunoro D; Connor J; Dickinson H; Huybers T, 2023, 'Exploring integrity in Australian public services: A method to benchmark public service codes of conduct', Australian Journal of Public Administration,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Thompson MM; Moon K; Woods A; Rowley JJL; Poore AGB; Kingsford RT; Callaghan CT, 2023, 'Citizen science participant motivations and behaviour: Implications for biodiversity data coverage', Biological Conservation, 282,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Moon K; Perez-Hammerle K-V, 2022, 'Inclusivity via ontological accountability', CONSERVATION LETTERS, 15,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Pérez-Hämmerle KV; Moon K; Venegas-Li R; Maxwell S; Simmonds JS; Venter O; Garnett ST; Possingham HP; Watson JEM, 2022, 'Wilderness forms and their implications for global environmental policy and conservation', Conservation Biology, 36,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Browne N; Cuttler M; Moon K; Morgan K; Ross C, 2021, 'Predicting Responses of Geo-ecological Carbonate Reef Systems to Climate Change: A Conceptual Model and Review', Oceanography and Marine Biology,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lucas P; Evans MC; Lockie S; Moon K, 2021, 'Environmental “nonuse rights” warrant caution', Science, 374, pp. 832,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Moon K; Browne NK, 2021, 'Developing shared qualitative models for complex systems', Conservation Biology, 35, pp. 1039 - 1050,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Moon K; Cvitanovic C; Blackman D; Scales IR; Browne NK, 2021, 'Five Questions to Understand Epistemology and Its Influence on Integrative Marine Research', Frontiers in Marine Science,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Moon K; Marsh D; Cvitanovic C, 2021, 'Coupling property rights with responsibilities to improve conservation outcomes across land and seascapes', Conservation Letters, 14,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Moon K, 2020, 'Understanding the Experience of an Extreme Event: A Personal Reflection', ONE EARTH, 2, pp. 493 - 496,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Pérez-Hämmerle KV; Moon K; Possingham HP; Martinez-Harms MJ; Watson JEM, 2020, 'Eroded protections threaten U.S. forests', Science, 370, pp. 921 - 922,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Gardner K; Dickinson H; Moon K, 2019, 'Re-orienting health systems through a commissioning approach: Finding solutions for improved consumer engagement', Health Research Policy and Systems, 17, pp. 71,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Kidd LR; Garrard GE; Bekessy SA; Mills M; Camilleri AR; Fidler F; Fielding KS; Gordon A; Gregg EA; Kusmanoff AM; Louis W; Moon K; Robinson JA; Selinske MJ; Shanahan D; Adams VM, 2019, 'Messaging matters: A systematic review of the conservation messaging literature', Biological Conservation, 236, pp. 92 - 99,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Moon K; Adams VM; Cooke B, 2019, 'Shared personal reflections on the need to broaden the scope of conservation social science', People and Nature, 1, pp. 426 - 434,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Moon K; Blackman DA; Adams VM; Colvin RM; Davila F; Evans MC; Januchowski-Hartley SR; Bennett NJ; Dickinson H; Sandbrook C; Sherren K; St. John FAV; van Kerkhoff L; Wyborn C, 2019, 'Expanding the role of social science in conservation through an engagement with philosophy, methodology, and methods', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10, pp. 294 - 302,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Moon K; Guerrero A; Adams V; Biggs D; Blackman D; Craven L; Dickinson H; Ross H, 2019, 'Mental models for conservation research and practice', Conservation Letters, 12,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Adams VM; Moon K; Álvarez-Romero JG; Bodin Ö; Spencer M; Blackman D, 2018, 'Using Multiple Methods to Understand the Nature of Relationships in Social Networks', Society and Natural Resources, 31, pp. 755 - 772,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Moon K; Blackman D; Adams V; Kool J, 2017, 'Perception matrices: An adaptation of repertory grid technique', Land Use Policy, 64, pp. 451 - 460,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Nichols SJ; Barmuta LA; Chessman BC; Davies PE; Dyer FJ; Harrison ET; Hawkins CP; Jones I; Kefford BJ; Linke S; Marchant R; Metzeling L; Moon K; Ogden R; Peat M; Reynoldson TB; Thompson RM, 2017, 'The imperative need for nationally coordinated bioassessment of rivers and streams', MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH, 68, pp. 599 - 613,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Peat M; Moon K; Dyer F; Johnson W; Nichols SJ, 2017, 'Creating institutional flexibility for adaptive water management: insights from two management agencies', Journal of Environmental Management, 202, pp. 188 - 197,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Blackman D; Moon K; Brewer T; Sarre S, 2016, 'Environmental governance for urgent and uncertain problems', Biological Invasions, pp. 1 - 1,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Jakku E; Thorburn PJ; Marshall NA; Dowd AM; Howden SM; Mendham E; Moon K; Brandon C, 2016, 'Learning the hard way: a case study of an attempt at agricultural transformation in response to climate change', Climatic Change, 137, pp. 557 - 574,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Moon K; Adams VM, 2016, 'Using quantitative influence diagrams to map natural resource managers' mental models of invasive species management', LAND USE POLICY, 50, pp. 341 - 351,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Moon K; Brewer TD; Januchowski-Hartley SR; Adams V; Blackman D, 2016, 'A guideline to improve qualitative social science publishing in ecology and conservation journals', Ecology and Society: a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability, 21, pp. 17 - 17,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Brewer TD; Moon K, 2015, 'Towards a functional typology of small-scale fisheries co-management informed by stakeholder perceptions: A coral reef case study', MARINE POLICY, 51, pp. 48 - 56,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Cooke B; Moon K, 2015, 'Aligning 'public good' environmental stewardship with the landscape-scale: Adapting MBIs for private land conservation policy', ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, 114, pp. 152 - 158,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Moon K; Blackman D; Brewer T, 2015, 'Understanding and integrating knowledge to improve invasive species management', Biological Invasions,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Higgins V; Dibden J; Potter C; Moon K; Cocklin C, 2014, 'Payments for Ecosystem Services, neoliberalisation, and the hybrid governance of land management in Australia', JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES, 36, pp. 463 - 474,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Marshall NA; Dowd A-M; Fleming A; Gambley C; Howden M; Jakku E; Larsen C; Marshall PA; Moon K; Park S; Thorburn PJ, 2014, 'Transformational capacity in Australian peanut farmers for better climate adaptation', AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 34, pp. 583 - 591,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Moon K; Adams VM; Januchowski-Hartley SR; Polyakov M; Mills M; Biggs D; Knight AT; Game ET; Raymond CM, 2014, 'A Multidisciplinary Conceptualization of Conservation Opportunity', CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, 28, pp. 1484 - 1496,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Moon K; Blackman D, 2014, 'A Guide to Understanding Social Science Research for Natural Scientists', Conservation Biology, 28, pp. 1167 - 1177,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Pearson LJ; Moon K, 2014, 'A novel method for assessing integration activities in landscape management', LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING, 130, pp. 201 - 205,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Adams VM; Moon K, 2013, 'Security and equity of conservation covenants: Contradictions of private protected area policies in Australia', LAND USE POLICY, 30, pp. 114 - 119,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Moon K, 2013, 'Conditional and resistant non-participation in market-based land management programs in Queensland, Australia', LAND USE POLICY, 31, pp. 17 - 25,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Januchowski-Hartley SR; Moon K; Stoeckl N; Gray S, 2012, 'Social factors and private benefits influence landholders' riverine restoration priorities in tropical Australia', JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 110, pp. 20 - 26,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Moon K; Marshall N; Cocklin C, 2012, 'Personal circumstances and social characteristics as determinants of landholder participation in biodiversity conservation programs', JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 113, pp. 292 - 300,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Moon K; Cocklin C, 2011, 'A Landholder-Based Approach to the Design of Private-Land Conservation Programs', CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, 25, pp. 493 - 503,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Moon K; Cocklin C, 2011, 'Participation in biodiversity conservation: Motivations and barriers of Australian landholders', JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES, 27, pp. 331 - 342,

My research focuses on three main interrelated themes with a focus on justice, inclusion and innovation

Innovating with social science methods

This research theme focuses on thoughtful and meaningful application of social science methods. Combining a diversity of research methods, including social network analysis, mental modelling, complex system modelling, perception matrices and integrated mixed methods design, I seek deeper insights than can be gained from using individual methods alone. My approach emphasises collaborative solutions that respond directly to the research context.

Recent or highly cited conservation publications

Advancing critical and relational research

This research theme applies a critical lens, drawing on theories like political ecology and postcolonialism to expose power dynamics and historical inequalities within conservation efforts. Relational theory plays a key role, emphasising the interconnectedness of humans with/as nature. By critically examining these relationships, it becomes possible to develop more just and sustainable approaches to protecting Earth’s biodiversity.

Recent or highly cited stewardship publications

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Safeguarding life on Earth

This research theme explores the challenges of biodiversity preservation and protection. Political ecology sheds light on power dynamics and the influence of economic forces on land-use decisions. Social psychology and cultural anthropology contribute by exploring the motivations, values, and knowledge systems of private landholders. These fields inform commons management to understand the potential for collective action among landholders. By critically examining these social and cultural dynamics, it becomes possible to develop innovative and equitable strategies for protecting biodiversity.

Recent or highly cited social science publications

Please get in contact with me if you would like copies of any of these manuscripts and visit my Google Scholar profile page for more publications: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=Hke8LxUAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

My Research Supervision

  • Patrick Lucas
  • Penney Wood
  • Zoe Ford

My Teaching

ZBUS8210 Critical Analysis in Business: Post Graduate Masters (online mode)