Contact

Email

stephanie.lavau@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Senior Lecturer
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
Post Graduate Certificate
The University of Plymouth
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-8942-451X

Dr Stephanie Lavau

Senior Lecturer
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
39 Scholarly works
12 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Volunteers’ diverse and unexpected knowledge practices in contributory citizen science
    DOI: 10.1186/s12862-025-02415-6
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Residents’ values and experiences of public and private green space in a new greenfield housing estate
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129054
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Socio-cultural patterns in how residents value and use green space in new greenfield developments
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129030
  • 2025

    Report

    Towards the long-term effectiveness of water sensitive urban design assets on private land: Lessons from a case study review
    DOI: 10.26188/29825867
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Designing Shadow Disasters: Hidden Knowledge Politics in Floodplain Management in Regional Victoria and New South Wales
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Can Real-Time Control Deliver Environmental Flows to Protect Urban Streams?
  • 2016

    Research Contracts

    Community Participation in Waterway Protection and Restoration
Stephanie Lavau

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2022
Winner of Flash Fiction prize at EASST 2022 conference European Association for the Study of Science and Technology
2019
Award for Excellence in Education for Sustainability University of Melbourne - Award for Excellence in Education for Sustainability
2008
Ian Langham Prize Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science
2003
Australian Postgraduate Award Australian Postgraduate Award - University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Report

    Improving digital citizen science by learning from volunteer practices in biodiversity monitoring
    DOI: 10.26188/28636739.v1
  • 2023

    Conference Proceedings

    Combining community and technology to turn stormwater into water supply, flood mitigation and provision of environmental flow
  • 2023

    Report

    Community engagement with Melbourne’s public blue and green spaces during the COVID 19 pandemic
  • 2022

    Presentation

    The platypus, the talking tank, and the sociologist: Engaging with the social life of urban water infrastructure
  • 2022

    Original Creative Work

    Sobriety in an Age of Planetary Crisis
  • 2022

    Report

    Knowledge sharing with Traditional Owners in waterways research: A library of resources

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Collaborative Monitoring of the Multi-Value Environmental Outcomes of Djaara-Led Forest Gardening
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Assessing Social Benefits of Reimagining Your Creek Program