Tara Djokic

Tara Djokic is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the School of the Environment, University of Queensland, where she contributes to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of earth sciences and public engagement.

Her research interests prominently feature Environmental Science, Paleontology, Citizen Science, and Geology, with a focus on reconstructing ancient ecosystems through innovative participatory methodologies. She specializes in leveraging community-collected data to analyze fossil preservation contexts and environmental timelines.

Her 2023 publication in PLoS One establishes a clear trend toward democratizing paleontological fieldwork through structured citizen science frameworks. This work bridges geological dating techniques with environmental interpretation, emphasizing scalable data validation protocols and public science literacy as core components of modern earth science research.