ProfessorRebecca Lester

Professor

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences

  • Professor
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • +61 3 522 78254 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Freshwater biology
Aquatic ecology
Hydrology

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Living Moorabool: Evaluating the effects of Human-driven change on River Health
    Paulina Gutierrez Ramos - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Introducing the concept of interdependence into the understanding and development of modern supply chains
    Michael Smith - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The dispersal and colonisation capabilities of aquatic invertebrate, Hydrobiosidae, in response to spatial shifts in habitat.
    Renee Watkins - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Quantifying water demand based on changing agricultural land-use and climate in the irrigation zones of the Murray-Darling Basin
    James Gregory Malcher - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Plugging leaky landscapes: Turnip Creek Catchment Rehydration
    Udara Induruwage Don - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Water and Nitrogen Dynamics in Bankless Channel Irrigation Systems
    Gerardo Andres Torres Casierra - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Assessing spatio-temporal hydrologic variability: a case-study in western victoria
    Stuart Brown - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Life History of a Leptocerid Caddisfly in a Drying Environment
    Steven John Wickson - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Gleaning Ecological Insights From Biomonitoring Data: A Non-Trivial Endeavour
    David Dodemaide - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2024
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Deriving applicable ammonia Water Quality Criteria for Liao River China
    Zhi Hong Liu - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    New technologies reveal insights on the behaviour of marine vertebrates
    Antoine Marie Dujon - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2017
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Indicators of ecosystem change for effective biodiversity conservation
    Jessica Rowland - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2020
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigating Food-Web Dynamics and Energy Flow in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China
    Patrick Pickett - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Systemic Approach to Sustainable Land Use Planning in a Changing Climate
    Lelanga Pabasara Dissanayake - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2026
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Willow Removal and Revegetation Along Australian Streams at Different Spatial and Temporal Scales
    Mariah Jane Sampson - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Flavivirus Risk in Victoria, Australia, in a Climate Change Context
    Mariel Flores Lima - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2026
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Importance of Irrigation Infrastructure as Refuge for Australian Native Fish
    Benjamin Woolcock - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Changes in Climate Alter Interactions Between Stream Insects and Natural Enemies
    Sarah Anne Taig - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2026
  • COMPLETED MASTERS SUPERVISION
    Water Level and Habitat Affect Small-Bodied Fish in Semi-Arid Lakes.
    Bryce Halliday - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2019