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Lecturer, James Cook University
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Partner Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Senior lecturer, Clinical Psychology, James Cook University
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Professor, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University
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Professor and head of professional development GRS, James Cook University
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Health Sciences, James Cook University
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DECRA Research Fellow in molecular ecology, James Cook University
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Associate Professor, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University
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PhD Candidate, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University
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Principal Research Scientist at TropWATER, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer in Sedimentology, James Cook University
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Sean Ulm is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Senior Research Fellow, TropWATER, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, James Cook University