Dr Munique Reid

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - School of Environmental and Rural Science

Biography

Riverine landscapes are one of the most complex and diverse ecosystems on earth. Their complexity is a result of the interplay of hydrology and geomorphology that creates physical spatio-temporal heterogeneity through which ecological patterns and processes occur. This complexity fascinates and intrigues me. My Yr 11 Biology teacher at Boorowa Central School took us out to catch and identify macroinvertebrates in our local river and that’s where I discovered my passion…I wanted to know more about the world under the water! I completed my bachelors in resource and environmental science and received a masters at the University of Canberra where I worked on dryland floodplain river food webs in central NSW, Australia. I was awarded my PhD through UNE last December (2023). My research was on the mighty Mississippi River in the USA where I investigated how the complex and heterogeneous nature of riverine landscapes influences fish community structure and food web dynamics through space and time. I am now a casual academic with the Aquatic Ecology Lab at UNE with research, science communication and community outreach my main focus…along with my other jobs of mum, photographer and leather crafter.

Qualifications

BEnvSc, MAppSc, PhD

Awards

2019-2022 – Australian Freshwater Sciences Society for (AFSS) Student Travel Award (~$500 plus conference registration each award)

2011-2023 – Australian Postgraduate Award

2013 & 2015 – A S Nivison Memorial Scholarship, UNE ($5000 each award)

2012 & 2013 – Keith and Dorothy MacKay Postgraduate Travelling Scholarship, UNE ($4,716 and $10, 000 respectively)

2011 – Perrott Family Science Prize ($3000)

2007-2009 – University of Canberra Research Training Scheme supported place for Masters in Applied Science

Teaching Areas

Research Methods (past unit co-ordinator and currently helping with marking)

Research Interests

Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation ($100, 000). Investigating the hydroperiod of billabongs of the Macintyre River anabranches, and waterhole persistence in the Border Rivers. Collaborators: Dr Sarah Mika and A/Prof Michael Reid

Memberships

Member of the Australian Freshwater Sciences Society for (AFSS) since 2011 and Student Repetitive on Executive Board since 2019

Member of the Society for Freshwater Science (USA) since 2023

Member of the International Society of Limnology since 2023