Diana Fisher

Associate Professor Diana Fisher is an academic at The University of Queensland's School of the Environment and Academic Director at Hidden Vale Research Station. She is a leading expert in conservation ecology, evolutionary biology, and life history evolution of marsupials, particularly in Australia and Melanesia.

• Co-chair of the IUCN Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group
• Chair of the Australasian Mammal Taxonomy Consortium

Her research focuses on extinction detectability, impacts of invasive predators, and adaptive strategies in mammals. She has secured significant ARC and international grants for projects on semelparity, fire ecology, and conservation genetics.

Recent publications address continent-wide declines in mammals, fire response modeling, and genomic diversity conservation. Her work emphasizes practical solutions for threatened species recovery and taxonomy-driven policy.

• 2020 ESA Australian Ecology Research Award
• Editorial roles in Cambridge Prisms: Extinction and Methods in Ecology & Evolution

As a supervisor, she mentors PhD candidates on topics including semelparity evolution, feral cat control, and urban wildlife conservation. Her lab focuses on multi-species recovery in fire-affected habitats and arid zones.