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Dr Sarina Macfadyen

Principal Research Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/M/S/Sarina-Macfadyen.aspx

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GPO BOX 1700
CANBERRA ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Sarina is passionate about using research findings to help develop management options for farmers that improve the sustainability and profitability of their farms. Her projects have been in a diversity of contexts; from grain production landscapes in southern Australia, organic systems in the UK, through to cassava production landscapes in East Africa. She is especially interested in pest management issues as part of understanding the broader farming system. She has 20+ years of experience in delivering science to enable new tools, technologies and practices to be implemented by farmers. Thereby assisting farmers to face drivers of change like resistance development in pests, chemically-limited futures, climate change, and sustainability credentialling. She has specialist skills in agroecology, species interactions, farmland biodiversity and landscape ecology.

In her role at CSIRO she has developed processes to embed impact pathway development into research projects, processes to assess portfolios of research projects, and help others align projects to the strategic objectives of industries. She is a team leader and is passionate about helping teams of scientists develop the tools and techniques they need to deliver applied science outcomes for industry. She has experience in governance of public institutions and public-private partnerships. She is passionate about stakeholder engagement processes to develop consensus and strategic planning.

Current Roles

  • Senior Research Scientist, Agreocology team leader
    Many of our projects can be found on our website: https://research.csiro.au/agroecology/

  • Canola Allies Project Leader
    https://research.csiro.au/agroecology/canola-allies/

  • Science Leader in the Biologicals area
    https://research.csiro.au/biologicals/

  • Agripest Challenge team
    See some of the outputs here: https://www.csiro.au/en/research/plants/crops/farming-systems/sustainable-weed-pest-and-disease-control

Academic Qualifications

  • 2004

    Doctor of Philosophy
    The University of Queensland, Australia.

Professional Experiences

  • 1/11/2018-1/12/2020

    Secondment as an Associate Research Program Manager in farming systems analysis
    ACIAR

  • 1/01/2018-1/10/2018

    CSIRO participant on the 2018 Nuffield Global Focus Program
    Nuffield Australia

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