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Email

davidmk@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor in Physical Geography
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Education
Doctorate (Research)
University of Wollongong
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Sydney
ORCID

0000-0002-4878-7717

Prof David Kennedy

Professor in Physical Geography
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

197 Scholarly works
25 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Wave direction controls erosion response of embayed beaches under climate change
    DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2026.105018
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The end stage of barrier estuary infill: Insights from Jack Smith Lake, Southeastern Australia
    DOI: 10.1002/esp.70288
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Gleaning the Rocky Shore? 2500 Years of Coastal Resource Use at Red Bluff 1, GunaiKurnai Country, SE Australia
    DOI: 10.1002/arco.70018
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Using UAV-derived point clouds to measure high resolution cliff dynamics in soft lithologies: Demons bluff, Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1002/esp.70285
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Citizen-Science Drones for Bayside Beach Habitat
  • 2017

    Research Contracts

    Improving Coastal Erosion Assessments for Victoria
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    From Grey to Green: Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Protection
David Kennedy

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2020
Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science Australian Museum
2020
Excellence in Citizen Science Award Victorian Marine and Coastal Council
2019
University of Melbourne Award for Excellence in Education for Sustainability The University of Melbourne
2019
Wiley Publishing Award for meritorious research in Geographical Research Wiley Blackwell

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Using InSAR and GNSS to estimate shore platform erosion of Kaikōura Peninsula, New Zealand, and Otway Coast, Australia
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-6348
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Viability of Beach Nourishment as a long-term Strategy for Maintaining Beaches in Bays and Estuaries
    DOI: 10.1007/s12237-025-01642-w
  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    “Don't wait until it has gone”
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003208426-10
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A framework to combine beach monitoring data with modular erosion risk modelling to inform operational coastal management
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107972
  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    “Don’t wait until it has gone”: GunaiKurnai-led research at small, damaged, and vulnerable coastal archaeological sites threatened by climate change and rising seas, GunaiKurnai Country, southeastern Australia
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003208426-10
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The palaeogeography of the Bass Strait land-bridge, a vital zone of human and biological connectivity across southeastern Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109606

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Coastal Guardians: Empowering Community Through Photo-Driven Citizen Science
  • 2013

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Parks Victoria Research Partners Panel Agreement

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