Holly Lourie

Holly Lourie serves as a Research Fellow with CSIRO/RIEL & NI within the Faculty of Science and Technology at Charles Darwin University. Her interdisciplinary work bridges marine ecological research and data governance frameworks, focusing on Australian conservation contexts and UN Sustainable Development Goals alignment.

Her primary research investigates Australian fur seal ecology through quantitative analysis of foraging behavior, habitat use, and reproductive strategies. Complementing this, she pioneers critical examinations of data justice in citizen science and collaborative conservation, emphasizing Indigenous knowledge systems and ethical data practices. This dual focus creates unique synergies between marine predator ecology and socio-technical dimensions of environmental research.

Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals evolving methodological sophistication from direct behavioral observation (2014-2016) toward integrated socio-ecological frameworks (2023-2025). Her recent work demonstrates increasing emphasis on decolonizing data practices while maintaining rigorous ecological investigation of marine predator-prey dynamics, reflecting growing recognition of science's social dimensions in conservation.

No scientific awards were documented in the provided materials. Information regarding student supervision or grant funding remains unavailable. Her research operates through CSIRO/RIEL collaborations, leveraging Charles Darwin University's institutional framework for field studies in Australian marine environments and community-engaged conservation projects.