David Schlosberg is Professor of Environmental Politics and Director of the Sydney Environment Institute. His work focuses on environmental, ecological, and climate justice; environment and everyday life; and climate adaptation planning and policy. Professor Schlosberg has worked extensively with local and state governments on just adaptation and resilience planning, the social impacts of climate change, and community-based food systems and policy.At SEI, he is one of the Research Leads on Creating Just Food and Energy Policy,Self organising systems to minimise future disaster risk,Concepts and practices of multispecies justice, and Grounded Imaginaries.
Professor Schlosberg’s authored and co-authored works include , , ,and . He is co-editor of both Ի. Articles on environmental and climate justice, multispecies justice, just adaptation, and contemporary environmental movements are among the top-cited in multiple journals, including Environmental Politics, Global Environmental Politics, WIREs Climate Change, Ethics and International Affairs, and Contemporary Political Theory. Professor Schlosberg has been a visiting scholar at the London School of Economics, Australian National University, Princeton University, University of Washington, UC Santa Cruz, and University of Manchester, among others.
Danielle Celermajer is a Professor of Sociology and Criminology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney, and Deputy Director – Academic at the Sydney Environment Institute.
She is the Director of the Multispecies Justice Project and the Research Lead on Concepts and Practices of Multispecies Justice.
Professor Celermajer lived through the 2019-20 NSW bushfires and wrote of her experience of the “killing of everything”, which she calls “omnicide”. She has been widely published on the topic, including her book .
Carolyn Hogg is a Professor of Biodiversity & Conservation in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Deput Director Engagement at the Sydney Environment Institute. Professor Hogg has been working on the conservation of threatened species for over thirty years both in Australia and overseas.
She is the Science Lead & Chair of the national Threatened Species Initiative, a program generating genomic resources for Australia's threatened species, and co-leads the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group in the Faculty of Science. Professor Hogg has been working with the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program for the past 15 years; in addition to other species such as orange-bellied parrots, koalas, bilbies and woylies.
Working closely with both academic and conservation management partners, her vision is to create a conservation legacy for Australia by changing the way we integrate science, management and policy; to proactively promote species’ resilience in the face of a changing world. This can be achieved by developing better tools and technologies to integrate molecular genetics into real-time conservation management decisions.
Emma Bones is General Manager of the Sydney Environment Institute. With a background in consulting and the not-for-profit sector, she has broad ranging skills in operations, strategy and finance. She has worked as a management consultant, developing strategies and designing operating models for government agencies and not-for-profits, and held senior roles in charities with a focus on building impactful and sustainable organisations. Emma is a registered Chartered Accountant, graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Board member of Groundswell Giving and the Local and Independent News Association.
Kirsten Jackson is the Program Manager at the Sydney Environment Institute (SEI) and sits on La Trobe University’s Digital Health Course Advisory Committee. Her background is in digital health and collaborative research having had roles as a Researcher in the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney, and Program Manager at the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre. Previous to joining SEI, she was the Senior Program Development Manager at the Sax Institute, an organisation dedicated to translating research and evidence into policy and practice.
Kirsten is an experienced Program Manager, with expertise in managing complex programs of work that bring together research, innovation, education, and knowledge translation streams for real world benefits. She has expertise in health and medical research, industry and community engagement, and project management. Kirsten is focused on supporting the development of new research projects and genuine collaborations between researchers and the community to ensure innovation, creativity and impact.
Hannah Regan is a Project Officer at the Sydney Environment Institute, where she oversees the Transformative Governance and Environmental Justice themes and manages external engagement.
She brings a wealth of experience in environmental communication, sustainability, and project management, with strong skills in stakeholder engagement, program development, and organisational efficiency.
Hannah graduated with a Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management/Bachelor of Business from the University of Newcastle. She is passionate about driving impactful conservation efforts, fostering cross-sector collaborations, and driving change at scale.
Thanh Whittam manages the institute’s finances and assists with events and travel.Thanh’s diverse background makes her a valued member of SEI’s professional team. She is a graduate of the University of Sydney where she studied Secondary Education and Psychology and has worked in a diversity of sectors including property management, retail management and hospitality.
Thanh has an interest in biodiversity, the impact of climate change on Australia’s native wildlife and ensuring children have a sustainable future.
Suhasini Gunatillaka provides event support to ensure SEI’s program of public talks and internal workshops run smoothly. She also manages the office space and member program.
Suhasini graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of International and Global Studies and Honours in English Literature and has a postgraduate qualification in counselling. She has a background primarily in the social services sector: in community housing in administration and project coordination, and in employment services as a counsellor.
Suhasini is passionate about increasing relational capacity and emotional processing in the climate movement and change-making spaces, particularly through group facilitation.
Eugenia is a Senior Project Officer at the Sydney Environment Institute, managing the Climate Disaster and Adaptation theme. She holds an MPhil in Sociology from the University of Cambridge and brings extensive experience in research, project management, stakeholder engagement and communications, both in Australia and overseas. She has been at the University of Sydney for many years, in different roles at the Business School and most recently at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science.
Eugenia is passionate about animals and conservation and is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.