I have worked for over 16 years in semi-arid and arid zone ecology, protected area management and landscape-scale threats. I completed my PhD on a major threat to the arid zone, the invasion of buffel grass, looking at the impact on flora and fauna communities and ecosystems processes. I am currently a senior research officer with DBRG working on building a two-way foundation for studying Princess Parrots in central Australia. With my work, I am to elevate Indigenous and local knowledge, two-way science and sound ecological monitoring and data analysis to support better management of Country including of threatened species and broad-scale threats. I am a fellow of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) including the IPBES Indigenous Local Knowledge liaison group.