ProfessorRaylene Cooke

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 3 925 17608 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Raylene has been a major driver of creating highly experiential learning environments in the field, the workplace and around the world. Encouraging
the integration of work integrated learning opportunities across the Bachelor Environmental Science suite of degrees, has seen her become a leader in preparing students for the transition out of university and into employment. Creating a dynamic and exciting learning environment has been fundamental in Raylene driving the delivery of our highly immersive field studies programs and global environmental placements. A dynamic educator, Raylene has been recognised both at the University and National level.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE114 Introduction to Parks and Wildlife Management (Unit Chair)
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE225 Global Environmental Placement (Unit Chair)
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE230 Conservation and Land Management in Central Australia: Study Tour (Unit Chair)
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE302 Wildlife Field Studies (Teaches into)
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Threatening Processes Impacting Australian Nocturnal Birds Across Landscapes
    Cathy Xiong - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT MASTERS SUPERVISION
    Trophic Transfer of Anticoagulant Rodenticides to an Apex Predator
    Kieran Scammel - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Factors affecting breeding success in Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus macropus) across Victoria 1991 - 2012
    Victor Hurley - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2013
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Spatial Ecology of an Apex Predator over an Urban to Forest Gradient
    Bronwyn Isaac - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2013
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Ecology of an urban-adapted species over an urbanization gradient
    Marian Weaving - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Species conservation in fragmented landscapes: Implications for the Grey-crowned Babbler
    Kate Stevens - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    DNA Fingerprinting the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)
    Fiona Hogan - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2008
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education: Academic opinion, practice, pedagogy & philosophy
    Belinda Anne Christie - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Sooty Owl Ecology and Recent Small Mammal Decline
    Rohan Bilney - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2009
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring the effects of urbanisation on Eastern Yellow Robins.
    Christine Connelly - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2019
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Managing island ecosystems for conservation: invasive species management and conservation translocations
    Anthony Rendall - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2022
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Climate, fire and fuel: understanding mammal population dynamics
    Susannah Hale - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Conservation of an apex predator in urban environments
    Nicholas Bradsworth - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Climatic Phases and Fire History Shape Small Mammal Communities
    Luke Lupone - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2026
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Threatening Processes Impacting an Apex Predator Across Different Landscape Types
    Nick Carter - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2025