I am a Fellow in the Resources, Environment and Development Department at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy and the ANU Institute for Water Futures. I am also Director of the ANU Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy at the Crawford School.

My applied research in environmental and resource economics examines the governance of water infrastructure systems under risks and uncertainty. Current research projects focus on the economics of dam and reservoir reoperation, financing waterway restoration, and quantifying the benefits of improved household water access.

I was appointed Associate Commissioner to the Productivity Commission's 2026 National Water Reform inquiry. In 2025, I was seconded from ANU to the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water's Snowy and Upper Murrumbidgee Section as Specialist Economic Advisor.

Academic journals where I have published papers include Nature Sustainability, npj Clean Water, Nature Water, Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Earth's Future and Ecosystem Services.

Previously, I was Research Fellow at the ANU Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, General Manager of the Food Energy Environment Water Network, and Managing Editor of the Global Water Forum. I have also worked as a consultant on environmental management in the Lower Mekong Basin and as a groundwater technician in the West Australian mining industry.

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