Jarrod Kath

Dr. Jarrod Kath is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), affiliated with the School of Agriculture and Environmental Science. He holds a PhD from USQ and specializes in climate risk management, agricultural systems, and ecological responses to environmental changes. His research focuses on integrating remote sensing, index insurance strategies, and climate modeling to enhance agricultural resilience. Key affiliations include the Centre for Applied Climate Sciences and the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems.

Education: BSc, BSc(Hons), and PhD from the University of Southern Queensland.

Research interests encompass climate adaptation in agriculture, ecological impacts of climate change, and sustainable farming practices. Recent work includes studies on coffee production thresholds under climate change, insurance innovations for farmers, and soil fungal community dynamics. His publications span journals like Nature Food and Agricultural Systems.

Supervision includes doctoral and master’s students exploring topics such as climate risk in coffee agroforestry, weed management, and cultural burning effects on ecosystems. He collaborates internationally on projects involving Vietnam, Colombia, and Australia.

Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary teams addressing climate resilience, with a focus on applying spatial modeling and citizen science to ecological challenges.