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Raylene Cooke

Professor

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

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  • Professor
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • +61 3 925 17608 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

A passion for education and research has seen Raylene develop an impressive teaching and research portfolio. She has a dedication to creating learning environments which promote the development of skills in her students which readily transfer into employment. Raylene is a champion for creating highly stimulating real world field-based education platforms, enhancing opportunities for work integrated learning, and encouraging engagement in global learning experiences. Her teaching is backed up by her strong research background in wildlife conservation. A passion for raptors has seen her working for many years on powerful owls and how they can be better conserved in urbanizing landscapes.

Raylene is the course director for the Bachelor of Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology) where she has worked to scaffold work integrated learning, field-based learning and global engagement across the degree program. She is also part of the faculty working group for work integrated learning and is part of the faculty team driving the increase in global mobility of our students.

Research Groups
Wildlife and Conservation Biology

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Professor
    Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Education
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Science
    Deakin University

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • Climate change impacts and adaptation
  • Ecological applications
  • Environmental management

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE

  • School of Life and Environmental Sciences