Biography
Prue is a Lecturer in Science Professional Practice and the Course Director of the Bachelor of Marine Science where she teaches employability and marine science units for the various science degrees offered at Deakin University.
A passionate educator, Prue has over 10 years' experience as a STEM educator, having taught a host of units across all learning levels and at multiple educational institutions across Australia. Notably, and before joining Deakin, Prue was the Education Coordinator at Reef HQ Aquarium; the national education centre for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Prue's research interests are ocean literacy and marine education where she heads the DeakinSeaEd research group. Prue also has an interest in seaweed biology and ecology and more recently, seaweed cultivation.
Read more on Prue's profileAffiliations
Centre for Marine, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences
DeakinSeaweed Research Group
Units taught
SLE107 Marine Environments - Unit Chair
SLE108 Ocean Processes - Unit Chair
SLE301 Professional Practice - Geelong Campus Coordinator
SLE390 Professional Practice in Bioscience - Geelong Campus Coordinator
Publications
Restoring rocky intertidal communities: lessons from a benthic macroalgal ecosystem engineer
A Bellgrove, P McKenzie, H Cameron, J Pocklington
(2017), Vol. 117, pp. 17-27, Marine pollution bulletin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Bellgrove, P McKenzie, J McKenzie, B Sfiligoj
(2010), Vol. 419, pp. 47-56, Marine Ecology Progress Series, C1
P McKenzie, A Bellgrove
(2009), Vol. 48, pp. 335-343, Phycologia, C1
P McKenzie, A Bellgrove
(2008), Vol. 44, pp. 1108-1115, Journal of Phycology, C1
P McKenzie, A Bellgrove
(2006), Vol. 57, pp. 655-663, Marine and Freshwater Research, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Inspiring Young Marine Science Experts - Stewards of Swan Bay
Ms Nicole Sadler, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Ty Matthews, Dr Prue Francis, A/Prof Julie Mondon
- 2019: $13,356
- 2018: $18,115
Learning from Communities: Indigenous uses of seaweeds in Australasia
Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Ms Zoe Ellen Brittain, Dr Prue Francis, Prof David Jones
- 2020: $5,000
Industry and Other Funding
DeakinSeaEd: marine education resources for children
Dr Prue Francis, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Dr Paul Venzo
- 2019: $10,000
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report