I am a legal geographer with an interest in extractive industries, particularly coal seam gas. I also have an ongoing research interest in the ombudsman institution, with a recent focus on the ACT's Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment. My PhD examined aspects of Australia's coal seam gas controversy, with an emphasis on the sector's legal geography, publishing several papers from this work. A recent offshoot of this research is a book chapter that explores the place of lawyers in legal geography research methods and the challenges and opportunities this profession presents to researchers.