Gabrielle Miller

• Supported vegetation survey and mapping for Starvation Creek Forest Dynamics Plot census east of Warburton, VIC
• Team Leader training and leading groups of 4-6 field researchers in forest inventory methods and local flora identification
• Responsible for maintaining contact with project supervisor while on secondment overseas, provided updates on census progress and potential contingencies.

Led data collection and data analysis for WP3 of NHRA project “Predictions in Public – understanding the design, communication and dissemination of predictive maps to the public”

• Conducted interviews with 41 expert representatives from AFAC Predictive Services and Warnings Groups from Australian jurisdictions, the BOM and the ABC
• Collaborated with lead researcher to conduct thematic analysis of interview data using Nvivo20
• Managed interview scheduling, correspondence, and recruitment of interviewees

Led review of literature and recommendations for NHRA project “Cultural land management research and governance in southeast Australia”.

• Synthesized 60+ documents to distil a set of principles, processes and protocols for cultural land management
• Developed a reference guide for end-users to support more collaborative and ethical research and partnerships (between fire and land management agencies)
• Collaborated with principal investigators to design subsequent research [activities] workshops.

Led the design and implementation of a research project into absentee landholders’ bushfire preparedness and community engagement.

• Partnered with Northern Grampians Shire Council (NGSC) to align research design and outcomes with end-user priorities and needs.
• Conducted 31 interviews with non-resident landowners
• Prepared fact sheets and graphs to summarize research results for end-users
• Collaborated with supervisor to design follow-up workshop and focus group studies
• Co-authored report to NGSC that made recommendations for the NGSC’s community engagement and community resilience strategies.

My research examined the socio-political factors influencing decision-making and climate adaptation pathways of farmers that were experiencing an extreme climatic event. Findings contributed new insights into the future adaptive capacity of grazing communities and made recommendations that were based in local experience and ecological necessity.

• Undertook fieldwork in North-West NSW during the peak of the 2017-2020 drought
• Conducted in-depth face-to-face interviews with 16 cattle graziers across
• Performed qualitative thematic analysis of interview data using Nvivo
• Collaborated with supervisor to synthesise research findings and co-author a article published by the Aust. Journal of Political Science (2022).