Federal Council

Di is a Senior Research Scientist with CSIRO in Brisbane and Past President of the AAAS Qld & NT Branch. She has a BSc (Agriculture) and PhD in ruminant nutrition, both from the University of Western Australia.

Di’s research combines experimental and modelling approaches to evaluate how changes to livestock production systems (from alternative feeding systems to changing climates) impact productivity, farmer livelihoods and the environment. She has 10-years experience working in developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia.

Di has worked on sheep, beef and dairy production systems in Australia, Indonesia, Myanmar, China, India and Tanzania.