Jasper Montana

Dr. Jasper Montana is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (ANU) and an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment. He holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Cambridge and has held roles at Harvard, Sheffield University, and Imperial College London.

• Affiliations: ANU, University of Oxford (Honorary), former positions at Harvard, University of Sheffield.
• Education: PhD (Geography, Cambridge), MSc (Science, Technology, Medicine & Society, Imperial College/UCL), BSc (Zoology, Melbourne), Diploma (Creative Arts, Melbourne).

His research focuses on science-policy interfaces, environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, and interdisciplinary approaches to global challenges. Key interests include interdisciplinarity in science, equity in environmental policy, and marine conservation strategies.

Recent work explores equity in value chain policies, large-scale marine protected areas, and co-production frameworks for sustainability. He leads the ANU-funded People-Nature Relations Initiative, advancing understanding of human-environment connections.

• Awards: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Australian Fellowship for Learning and Scholarship (AFLS).
• Grants: ANU Futures Scheme (2024-2028).

His research outputs span 26 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and commissioned reports, with a focus on bridging local and global environmental governance challenges.