Ms Sherie Bruce
B. Environmental Science
Research Project Officer
Learning Design and Innovation Directorate
- s.bruce@cqu.edu.au
- (07) 4930 9370
About Me
Sherie Bruce is an Arrernte and Yolgnu (N.T.) woman currently living on Darumbal Country at Toonoonba (Rockhampton) Sherie is currently an Academic with the School of Health Medical & Applied Sciences as the Lecturer and Unit Coordinator for ENEV12002 Indigenous and Community Engagement. A Project Research Officer with the Learning Design and Innovation Directorate, and Learning Advisor for the Indigenous Student Support team.
Environmental Science is a passion Sherie has been pursuing for over 10 years. As a First Nations Arrente/Yolgnu woman with experience in the Mining Industry and State Government, she has a unique perspective on the environment in Queensland. Through her work as the previous Coordinator of Capricorn Conservation Council, she has focused on pursuing environmental advocacy, justice, and protection through evidence-based science and collaborative partnerships. She has gained a wealth of experience and expertise in human resource management, employment relations, organisational behaviour, change management, and strategic planning. Sherie is in the early career stages of teaching, and research and has a great passion for achieving outcomes in Reconciliation, Social Change & Development.
General
Background
Sherie's employment history includes: heavy earthmoving, mining, (coal & diamond), state government (environmental regulation & compliance), project management, business & administration and environmental advocacy.
Universities Studied At
CQUniversity
Universities Worked At
CQUniversity
Media Citations
Professional Memberships
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
Australasian Mycological Society
British Mycological Society
North American Mycological Association
Mycological Society of America
Professional Interests
First Nations advocate, campaigner and changemaker. Research in the areas of environmental biotechnology, with a particular focus on macrofungi capable of degrading pollutants. Applications of this work include the bioremediation of contaminated sites and pollution degradation. Other areas of interest include. fungal metagenomics, ecology and diversity, biomaterials and agricultural production.
Key Achievements
Recipient of the Errol and Bernice Payne Environmental 50th Anniversary Scholarship.
Industry Reports
Research assistant for CQUniversity research team working on solving a transport microbiology problem (commercial in confidence).
Consultancy Work
Project Manager - Fungi Blitz for Capricorn Conservation Council and Rockhampton Regional Council
Research Interests
Environmental Science and Management - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Knowledge
Environmental Science and Management - Conservation and Biodiversity
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing
Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation