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Dr Christina Birnbaum

Dr Christina Birnbaum
Name Christina Birnbaum
Pronoun She/Her/Hers
Position Lecturer (Terrestrial Ecology)
Section School of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Office T331
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 2646
Extension 2646
Email
Qualifications BNatSci Estonian LifeSci , MNatSci Estonian LifeSci , PhD Macquarie
Languages Estonian (accredited translator)
German (non accredited translator)
Polish (non accredited translator)
Russian (accredited translator)
Homepage https://research.usq.edu.au/researcher/8123q/dr-christina-birnbaum
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Biography

Christina has gained 15+ years of research experience working at universities in Europe (Estonian University of Life Sciences), Australia (Deakin, RMIT and Murdoch University) and the USA (Tulane University). This has given her invaluable experience in working with diverse groups of people in academia and industry as well as conduct exciting research pertaining plant-microbial ecological interactions around the world. Christina now serves on the Editorial Board of international peer-review journal Plant Ecology. In 2016, Christina co-founded the inaugural Ecological Society of Australia Plant-Soil Ecology research chapter (RC), where she now serves as a lead-convener. Christina is a strong supporter of equity and diversity in STEM. Visit Christina's personal website to learn more: https://sites.google.com/site/birnbaumchristina/

Research Career


  • Terrestrial Ecology ( 310308 )
  • Other Biological Sciences ( 319900 )
  • Microbial Ecology ( 310703 )
  • Global Change Biology ( 319902 )
  • Ecology ( 310300 )
  • Microbiology ( 310700 )

Christina is an ecologist interested broadly in plant ecology and plant-microbe-soil interactions. Christina uses field observations, combined with experimental manipulations and molecular tools to explore questions pertaining plant-microbe interactions in diverse ecosystems, including shrublands, saltmarshes, mangroves and peatlands, to inform invasive species management, restoration ecology and plant-microbial dynamics.


Ecological Society of Australia


  • Centre for Crop Health (CCH)

Teaching


REN2200 Ecology for Sustainability
REN3103 Applied Terrestrial Ecology
REN2201 Ecological Methods
REN3302 Sustainable Resource Use
REN6203 Sustainability Science


Major Convenor (Ecology and Conservation)
Major Convenor (Environment and Sustainability)

Supervision


  • Terrestrial Ecology ( 310308 )
  • Other Biological Sciences ( 319900 )
  • Microbial Ecology ( 310703 )
  • Global Change Biology ( 319902 )
  • Ecology ( 310300 )
  • Microbiology ( 310700 )