OUR PEOPLE
FERN will be championed by a patron supported by a board of governing directors overseeing teams researching and publishing under public guidance for each of ten existential threats. At present, FERN is being developed by two founding directors, Dr Sarah Howe and A/Prof Paul Read, supported by a growing team of research fellows dedicated to key elements of each theme.
A/Prof Paul Read is an internationally recognised expert on emergency resilience in the fields of climate change and megafires. He has worked on the SDGs with the United Nations, World Health Organization and universities worldwide.
Dr Sarah Howe is an expert in the political economy of the European Union and energy policy, as well as Head of the Australian Fabians Society where she runs major research programs driving progressive policy in the Australian context.
Tyler Krain - Economics
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​Tyler is a researcher at University of Technology Sydney where he is focused on the economics of equity and its role in health and sustainability. His expertise resides in quantitative research methods.
Darcy Mullins - Culture
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Darcy is passionate about the intersecting dynamics between wellbeing, social justice, climate change and their influence within contemporary society. She is a researcher at the University of Technology Sydney​.
Lucy Chapman - Health
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A researcher at UTS and former graduate of the University of South Australia, Lucy is researching the intersection of mental health, life expectancy and human wellbeing in the context of global sustainability. ​
Gabriel Fitzgerald - War
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Gabriel is a researcher at the University of Technology Sydney working on integrating multiple theories of social cohesion and its relationship to conflict within and between nations as a response to climate change. ​
Suzi Karadimas - Crime
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An expert in criminology, Suzi is working at the University of Technology Sydney to assess the climate change implications of crime rates across nations - a field undeveloped within the SDGs and Doughnut Economics.
Saima Rahimi - Climate
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Saima is working at the University of Technology Sydney to assess food security in the face of climate change. She has a particular focus on food systems within Kate Raworth's framework for Doughnut Economics.