Monique Parisi
PhD candidate
School of Biological Sciences
Room 363, Goddard (8)
Monique completed her BSc (Hons) in 2016 at The University of Queensland. Her PhD research focusses on barriers to fish movement and success in freshwater ecosystems, particularly the Murray-Darling Basin. Monique’s Honours research highlighted that barriers to fish movement are not always physical, and that non-physical barriers, such as temperature, can be just as challenging for fish to overcome. This finding led Monique to investigate both physical and non-physical barriers in her PhD research. One of Monique’s main goals is to demonstrate how physiological investigations can be used to inform evidence-based management and conservation practices for freshwater fish and she is working closely with industry partners to achieve this.
Research interests
- Conservation physiology
- Thermal biology
- Physiological ecology
- Adaptation/acclimation
Awards & achievements
- UQ Graduate School PhD Scholarship
- ASFB Barry Jonassen Research Award 2020
- ASFB John Glover Travel Fund 2019
- Graduate Diploma in Education (Senior Years), Queensland University of Technology, 2017
- Honours Class 1 in Zoology, The University of Queensland, 2016
- Bachelor of Science with majors in Marine Science and Zoology, The University of Queensland, 2015
Society affiliations
- Australian Society for Fish Biology
Presentations
- Presentation to Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 14 – 17 October, 2019. Canberra, ACT. The rate of physiological acclimation to low temperatures: Is physiological plasticity sufficient for fish to respond to cold water pollution?
Personal interests
- Hiking, reading, gardening, yoga, spending time with family and friends
Links
- Twitter: @monique_parisi