Dr. Pele Cannon

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Biography

Pele Cannon is a Human Ecologist and qualitative researcher focusing on the intersection of conservation, agriculture, natural resource management, and human systems. His recent research has concentrated on the relational context of human-nonhuman coexistence and environmental governance. Pele completed a Bachelor of Arts at the Australian National University with an Honours project in Human Ecology examining farmer decision-making processes regarding change. He has held various interdisciplinary roles, including Project Manager at the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation and as an Operations Education Caretaker at a non-profit wolf sanctuary and nature center in Colorado, USA. His PhD thesis, titled "Don't Scare Wolves: Response-able Human-Nonhuman Coexistence," explores the ways narratives shape biopolitical decision-making and discusses relationality as an alternative moral framework. Following his PhD, he is focusing on human-nonhuman relationships within environmental governance and is assisting Associate Professor Sarah Clement with the DECRA-funded project on bushfire management. Furthermore, he is convening the Fenner School's Honours Masters Research Skills coursework.

Research Interests

Experience

Post-doctoral Fellow

2023-01-01 — 2028-12-31

Australian National University • Canberra

Working on interdisciplinary research projects regarding environmental governance and human-nonhuman relationships.

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Copy of Passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.