She joined the CSIR in 2004. She has extensive experience in environmental management, specifically centres on land and freshwater ecosystems involving rivers, wetlands, estuaries, and aquifers. These ecosystems are vital in building resilient landscapes against the impacts of climate change.

She enjoys embedding her research for practical application by working with scientists, policymakers and practitioners to co-produce knowledge that informs conservation and development planning, water resource planning, disaster risk reduction, and ecosystem-based management. All the work she undertakes with her collaborators has received substantial uptake in local and national government policy and practice.

Expertise: Fluvial geomorphology, aquatic and terrestrial ecology, biodiversity conservation planning, invasive alien plants, ecological infrastructure, ecosystem services, water resources planning and environmental management.