Julie combines comparative and developmental immunology, native mammal biology, wildlife management, conservation, and citizen science to solve important issues in wildlife health and disease, especially marsupials.
She is the Chief Investigator of the Citizen Science project, WomSAT, and the former President of the Australian Wildlife Society, a Director on The Wombat Foundation, and a member of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Advisory Council, Audit and Compliance and Metro Regional Advisory Committees, and Environmental Trust Invasive Species Technical Review Panel.
Julie is the Director of Learning and Teaching in the School of Science, and has been recognized 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.
She is also a member of the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment and Translational Health Institute.

