Dr. Jodi Rowley

Biography

Jodi Rowley is a conservation biologist with a focus on amphibian diversity, ecology, and conservation. Based at the Australian Museum and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, her research seeks to uncover and document biodiversity to inform conservation decisions. After obtaining a degree in Environmental Science (Honors) from the University of New South Wales, Jodi completed her PhD at James Cook University, where she radio-tracked rainforest frogs to help understand the decline of frog species due to disease. In 2006, she moved to Cambodia to conduct amphibian research in Southeast Asia, focusing on expeditions in remote forested mountains and training young amphibian biologists. Returning to Australia in 2008, she began working at the Australian Museum and UNSW Sydney as a Curator for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Biology. Jodi has conducted expeditions to search for amphibians in Australia and Southeast Asia, contributing to the discovery of more than 40 new frog species, including the vampire flying frog. Her recent work includes the scientific description of species of frogs in Australia and searching for frog species feared extinct. Jodi is also the lead scientist on FrogID, a national citizen science project developed by the Australian Museum that has collected over a million records of frogs in Australia since its inception in 2017. She has co-authored 150 scientific publications and was named one of the "100 Inspiring Australians" by Qantas.

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