Biography and expertise
Biography
Dr David Newell is an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Dr Newell is a member of SCU's Research Clusters:
- Catchments, Coasts and Communities
David's work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals
Research
Current research projects include climate change impacts on montane rainforest frogs, the ecology and physiology of the genus Philoria, the use of ecoacoustics for monitoring threatened fauna and understanding host responses to the amphibian chytrid fungus.
Teaching
He currently teaches undergraduate units in Geographic Information Systems, Wildlife Conservation and Protected Area Management. David supervises postgraduate research students undertaking research on a variety of threatened forest fauna.