Biography
I am an environmental scientist working on questions related to ecology, conservation and society. In particular, I am most interested in: i) how concern for Animals informs environmental values and practice, ii) the environmental potential of transitioning to plant-based agriculture, and iii) more critical approaches to how the sciences consider Animals. I want to leveraged research to help created a better future for Animals, the environment and humans.
If any of this sounds interesting to you please feel free to reach out and get in touch.
Read more on Adam's profileCareer highlights
2019 Deakin Univeristy Award for Teaching Excellence (Team award)
Award for Excellence in Learning - Teaching in the Cloud Campus (Individual award; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2019)
Research interests
My predominant research interest is in how our relationship with non-human Animals shapes science, the environment and society. I like to imagine how these things might change if we gave more consideration to the claims of other Animals. Specifically I am interested in:
- Perceptions of Animals and their use in science and society.
- Compassionate conservation.
- Agricultural transitions to plant-based agriculture.
Teaching interests
- Environmental Science
- Science communication
- Science and society
- Animals and science
- Design and development of online active learning
Units taught
Current
- SLE200 - Communicating Science Ideas
- SLE209 - Science and society
- SLE341 - Ecology and Conservation Genetics
Past
- SLE209 - History and Philosophy of Science
- STP301 - Industry Based Learning Placement
- STP010 - Introduction to Work Placements
- EES200 - Communicating Science
- SLE103 - Ecology and the Environment
- STP301 - Industry Based Learning Placement
- STP381 - STEM Placement
- STP341 - Career Placement
- STP010 - Introduction to Work Placements
Media appearances
Host of Freedom of Species (3CR Community Radio)
Publications
Supervising the PhD: identifying common mismatches in expectations between candidate and supervisor to improve research training outcomes
A Cardilini, A Risely, M Richardson
(2021), pp. 1-15, Higher education research and development, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Recognizing animal personhood in compassionate conservation
Arian Wallach, Chelsea Batavia, Marc Bekoff, Shelley Alexander, Liv Baker, Dror Ben‐Ami, Louise Boronyak, Adam Cardilini, Yohay Carmel, Danielle Celermajer, Simon Coghlan, Yara Dahdal, Jonatan Gomez, Gisela Kaplan, Oded Keynan, Anton Khalilieh, Helen Kopnina, William Lynn, Yamini Narayanan, Sophie Riley, Francisco Santiago‐Ávila, Esty Yanco, Miriam Zemanova, Daniel Ramp
(2020), pp. 1-32, Conservation Biology, Hoboken, N.J., C1
Katarina Stuart, Adam Cardilini, Phillip Cassey, Mark Richardson, William Sherwin, Lee Rollins, Craig Sherman
(2020), pp. 1-16, Molecular Ecology, London, Eng., C1
Test set verification is an essential step in model building
Thomas Quinn, Vuong Le, Adam Cardilini
(2020), Vol. Early View, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Chichester, Eng., C1
Mathew Berg, Sarah Beebe, Jan Komdeur, Adam Cardilini, Raoul Ribot, Andrew Bennett, Katherine Buchanan
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. 1-10, Scientific Reports, London, Eng., C1
A Cardilini, D Lees, P Dann, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 136, pp. 96-100, Victorian naturalist, Blackburn, Vic., C1
A Cardilini, C Sherman, W Sherwin, L Rollins
(2018), Vol. 6, pp. 1-18, PeerJ, Corte Madera, Calif., C1
Environmental influences on neuromorphology in the non-native starling Sturnus vulgaris
Adam Cardilini, Sarah Micallef, Valerie Bishop, Craig Sherman, Simone Meddle, Katherine Buchanan
(2018), Vol. 92, pp. 63-70, Brain, behavior and evolution, Basel, Switzerland, C1
M Weston, K Ekanayake, S Lomas, H Glover, R Mead, A Cribbin, L Tan, D Whisson, G Maguire, A Cardilini
(2017), Vol. 64, pp. 476-491, Bird study, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Tests of ecogeographical relationships in a non-native species: what rules avian morphology?
A Cardilini, K Buchanan, C Sherman, P Cassey, M Symonds
(2016), Vol. 181, pp. 783-793, Oecologia, Berlin, Gemany, C1
D Roche, A Cardilini, D Lees, G Maguire, P Dann, C Sherman, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 556, pp. 189-195, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Pitfall trapping does not reliably index the diet or prey resources of Masked Lapwings
D Roche, D Lees, A Cardilini, G Maguire, P Dann, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 123, pp. 16-20, Wader study, Thetford, Eng., C1
P Bolton, A West, A Cardilini, J Clark, K Maute, S Legge, J Brazill-Boast, S Griffith, L Rollins
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-19, PloS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
WIL-fully flipping online: a novel pedagogical approach in STEM
J Willems, K Young, A Cardilini, S Teychenne
(2016), pp. 656-665, ASCILITE 2016: Show Me The Learning : Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, Adelaide, South Australia, E1
A Cardilini, M Weston, P Dann, C Sherman
(2015), Vol. 127, pp. 730-733, Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Cardilini, M Weston, D Nimmo, P Dann, C Sherman
(2013), Vol. 115, pp. 72-80, Landscape and Urban Planning, C1
Swooping in the suburbs; parental defence of an abundant aggressive urban bird against humans
D Lees, C Sherman, G Maguire, P Dann, A Cardilini, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 3, pp. 754-766, Animals, C1
Little Ravens corvus mellori hunt, kill and eat individuals of two species of shorebird
A Cardilini, K Ekanayake, M Weston
(2012), Vol. 129, pp. 22-24, Victorian Naturalist, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Connecting Communities to Better Understand and Support Management of MPAS.
Dr Adam Cardilini, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Tanya King, A/Prof Kelly Miller, Dr Greg Bowtell, Dr Shaun Bangay, Dr Jordan Vincent
- 2021: $104,365
- 2020: $104,365
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report