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Dr Justine Lacey

Principal Research Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/L/J/Justine-Lacey

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Biography

Dr Justine Lacey is a senior research leader at CSIRO with recognised expertise in responsible innovation, trust in science, and public engagement. She formerly led CSIRO’s Responsible Innovation Future Science Platform (RI FSP), an eight year program that contributed to embedding ethical and social considerations into the organisation’s approach to emerging science and technology. The RI FSP strengthened capability across CSIRO and supported the development of responsible and socially aligned innovation practices.

With a background in philosophy, Justine’s research spans the social foundations of innovation, including social licence to operate, public trust, and the ways communities and industries adapt to technological and environmental change. Her work has informed responsible approaches in the minerals sector and across other resource and environmental domains.

Today, Justine continues to focus on strengthening trust in science, supporting meaningful engagement, and ensuring that research and innovation remain responsive to societal values and expectations. She works across disciplines and sectors to help shape future focused, socially aligned pathways for Australian science and technology.

Professional Areas

Current Roles

  • Principal Research Scientist
    CSIRO Environment

Academic Qualifications

  • 2009

    PhD, Ethics and Natural Resource Management
    The University of Queensland

  • 2003

    Master of Philosophy, Bioethics
    The University of Queensland

  • 1998

    Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
    The University of Queensland

Professional Experiences

  • May 2025-Jan 2026

    Acting Deputy Director
    CSIRO Science Connect

  • 2018-2025

    Director
    Responsible Innovation Future Science Platform

  • 2016-2018

    Research Group Leader
    CSIRO Land & Water

  • 2015-2016

    Team Leader & Senior Research Scientist
    CSIRO Land & Water

  • 2011-2015

    Research Scientist
    CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering

Community and Corporate Citizenship

  • Jun 2024-current

    Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania

  • Sep 2023-current

    Member, La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Research & Advisory Group

  • Aug 2021-Jul 2022

    Member, World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Quantum Computing 2020-2022

  • Jun 2021-current

    Scientific Advisory Board, TATuP – Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice

  • Dec 2020-Dec 2023

    Advisory Board Member, H2020 funded CO-CHANGE Project

  • Jun 2017-current

    Editorial Board Member, Resources Policy

  • Mar 2018-Sep 2019

    Editorial Advisory Board Member, Environmental Research Letters

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