| Executive Profile |
| Nicole Mazur is a committed professional with extensive experience
providing informed and clear social science analysis for natural
resource and environmental policy and management and primary
industry development. She has high levels of expertise in the
social and institutional aspects of environmental and natural
resource management and has worked across diverse policy issues
including stakeholder and community engagement, community responses
to natural resource industries, risk perceptions, capacity building,
and social impact assessment. Nicole can demonstrate substantive
achievement in undertaking comprehensive and complex analyses,
program evaluations, policy development, publishing, and providing
management, administrative and coordination support. |
| Areas of Expertise |
- Integrated social research
- Community consultation
- Project management & administration
- Environmental education & training
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- Policy development & reviews
- Program monitoring & evaluation
- Organisational culture & change
- Environmental studies
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| Research Interests |
- Public policy
- Resource access and social impacts
- Institutional and organisational analysis and design
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- Social learning
- Community engagement tools and methods
- Community attitudes and values towards environment,
wildlife and natural resources
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| Qualifications |
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide 1998
- Master of Environmental Studies, University of Adelaide 1992
- Bachelor of Science, Family & Community
Services, Syracuse University 1982
- Certificate IV – Workplace
Assessment & Training
- Certificate – Int’l
Assoc of Public Participation
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| Affiliations |
- Adjunct
Research Fellow – Institute for Land,
Water & Society, Charles Sturt University
- Research
Associate – Blue
Mtns World Heritage Institute, University of NSW
- Research
Associate - Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative,
Wyoming, USA
- Member - International Association for Public
Participation, Policy Sciences Society
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| Employment History |
| Present CONSULTANT/ADJUNCT RESEARCH FELLOW |
Responsibilities and duties
- Provide a range of research and consultancy services designed
to problem-solve in primary industry development and environmental
and natural resource policy and protection contexts.
Achievements
- Identifying and designing consultation initiatives, research
programs, and information resources for policy-makers,
planners and managers on the social dimensions and impacts
of natural
resource issues, including flood management, aquaculture,
animal welfare, catchment management;
- Developing approaches to improve wildlife policy and
management outcomes.
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Aug 2002–Nov 2005
SOCIAL
SCIENTIST
Social
Sciences Program, Bureau of Rural Sciences
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Responsibilities and duties
- Undertook complex scientific research on social sciences
aspects of sustainability and productivity of Australian
industries;
- Provided high level scientific advice to Commonwealth
and ministers and departments on social science issues relating
to impact assessments
of sustainable development of rural industries; and
- Liaised with Commonwealth and State agencies, universities
and other organisations involved in key research
and policy development areas.
Achievements
- Secured funding for and designed, managed and contributed
to numerous substantial projects;
- Identified pertinent issues and provided key policy
advice to government clients; and
- Attended high-level forum to disseminate and discuss
project findings with government, industry,
research and community
stakeholders.
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| Jan 2001 – Aug 2002
CONSULTANT |
Responsibilities and duties
- Provision of range of research and consultancy services designed
to problem-solve in environmental and natural resource
policy, management and protection contexts.
Achievements
- Designed and completed client surveys that provided clients
with advice for improved program performance;
- Collated range of social data required to measure program
social impacts; and
- Completed all projects in timely and efficient manner.
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Mar 2000 – Jan 2001 PROJECT
MANAGER
Centre for Educational
Development & Academic Methods,
Australian National University
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Responsibilities and duties
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Sept 1998 - Dec 1999 POST-DOCTORAL
RESEARCH FELLOW
Urban & Environment Program, Research School of Social
Sciences
Australian
National University |
Responsibilities and duties
- Conduct comprehensive and complex analysis of conservation
policy and practice;
- Disseminate research findings through publications, seminars
and public talks; and
- Represent the University at key research forum.
Achievements
- Completed research and identified policy options to strengthen
zoological gardens’ role in biological
conservation and education;
- Published a book titled ‘After the Ark;
- Published findings in conference papers, journals,
and newspapers articles;
- Conducted seminars, lectures and radio interviews;
and
- Established and maintained networks with
professionals in academia and the public
and private sectors.
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Oct 1997 - Jul 1998 CONSULTANT
Adelaide City Council, Adelaide, South Australia |
Responsibilities and duties
- Liaise and consult with community groups and City Council
staff in the collection and collation of data;
- Conduct analysis of international, regional, national
and local practices and trends in use of environmental indicators;
and
- Formulate set of indicators for State of the Environment
reporting.
Achievements
- Prepared the City of Adelaide’s State of the Environment
Report, including compilation of key indicators
for sustainability reporting; and
- Established information sharing networks among community
groups, City Council and State agency staff.
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Jan 1996 – Feb 2000
PROJECT OFFICER
International
Symposium on Wildlife Conservation
Macquarie University, Sydney |
Responsibilities and duties
- Conduct comprehensive and complex research and analysis
of historical and contemporary political and administrative
trends in wildlife conservation;
- Recruit key researchers to attend symposium and coordinate
production schedule for project publication;
- Liaise with conference sponsor (WWF Australia); and
- Serve as member of international editorial board.
Achievements
- Made major contributions to several articles in project
publication and design of symposium program;
- Established and maintained networks with symposium
participants and sponsor; and
- Oversaw completion of research findings in
major international journal.
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Jan 1994 – April 1997 TUTOR & CASUAL
LECTURER
Mawson
Graduate Centre for Environmental Studies
University of Adelaide |
Responsibilities and duties
- Prepare and conduct lectures and seminar sessions for
courses in Policy Analysis, Political Science, Public Administration,
Organisational Theory and Philosophy & Ethics;
- Assess
students’ oral presentations, written papers
and general scholastic performance; and
- Counsel students about academic, personal and general
matters.
Achievements
- Delivered informative and interesting presentations
and lectures on diverse topics; and
- Facilitated relaxed and collegial learning environment
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Feb 1993 – April
1997 PhD CANDIDATE
Mawson Graduate Centre for Environmental Studies
University of Adelaide |
Responsibilities and duties
- Conduct interdisciplinary research within the field of
environmental policy;
- Submit a thesis meeting University requirements for quality
scholarship.
Achievements
- Completed complex and original piece of research identifying
pertinent public policy issues;
- Submitted a thesis on time and to a high academic standard.
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July 1990 – 1992 MASTERS DEGREE
Mawson Graduate Centre, University of Adelaide |
| Undertook two year full time course of study which involved highly
developed skills in the areas of research, policy analysis and
written and verbal presentations. |
