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Email

kate.parkins@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Bushfire Risk Analyst
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
Charles Sturt University
ORCID

0000-0002-0882-638X

Dr Kate Parkins

Bushfire Risk Analyst
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

19 Scholarly works
26 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Using expert elicitation to predict feral cat, Felis catus, responses to management
    DOI: 10.1002/ps.70566
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Fifty shades of “great”: User-informed principles for wildfire simulator development and utilisation
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pyro.2025.100001
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Are green firebreaks a useful fire management tool under climate change in southeastern Australia?
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181459
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Interdisciplinary challenges for wildfire futures
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104175
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Fire Behaviour Effects of Blackberry in Pine Plantations
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    RFS4 Research Into Building Performance During Bush Fires
  • 2022

    Research Contracts

    Green Firebreaks to Mitigate Fire Risk and Increase Biodiversity
Kate Parkins

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Development of burn prescriptions using quantitative expert judgement
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127756
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Adaptive management of shrub-encroached woodlands: assessing the short-term impact of alternative mastication techniques on fuel and biodiversity
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125864
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Decision Science for Multi-Objective Fuel Management: Integrating Fire Risk Reduction and Biodiversity Conservation
    DOI: 10.3390/fire8030100
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Fire management now and in the future: Will today's solutions still apply tomorrow?
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177863
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Can green firebreaks help balance biodiversity, carbon storage and wildfire risk?
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122183
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Loss functions for spatial wildfire applications
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.105944

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Enhancing Fire Resilience in Australian Plantations
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Hypogeous Fungi and the Endangered Long-Footed Potoroo: Distribution, Diversity, and Mutualism

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