Kate Johnston

Strategy and project management - growing food systems for ecosystem and human health

Greater Perth Area

About

Dedicated to fostering food systems that support biodiversity and human health, I have worked for over a decade in NGOs, universities and commercial enterprises, collaborating with industry, community, land stewards, innovators, and researchers to promote positive change. I am passionate about supporting people to connect with and care for nature.

Experience

  • Soils for Life (Part-time · 4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Farm Stories Manager
      Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Project management. Resource production and management (case studies, practice guides, videos). Strategic pillar management. Staff management. Farmer-centred multidisciplinary research methods. Collaboration with farmers, soil scientists, economists, social scientists, communications specialists (internal and external).

    • Integrative Research Officer
      Dec 2021 - Apr 2022 · 5 mos

      Development and implementation of farmer-centred research methods. Poriduction of case studies and articles. Collaboration with farmers, soil scientists, agroecologists, economists. Translation of data into impactful stories to inspire change to regenerative approaches to farming. Data management.

  • University of Sydney (7 yrs 10 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Sydney Environment Institute
      Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs

      FoodLab Sydney (2018-2021) was an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded project with partners including City of Sydney, TAFE NSW and FoodLab Detroit.

    • Postdoctoral Research Associate - Sydney Environment Institute and Taronga Conservation Society
      Apr 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Tutor and Guest Lecturer
      Mar 2014 - Jun 2018 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Lecturer and Course Coordinator - Environmental humanities at UNSW
    Feb 2016 - Jul 2016 · 6 mos

    Lecturer and Course Coordinator for a large first year unit - Environment and Society - in the Environmental Humanities stream.

  • Food sustainability - Communications Consultant at Freelance
    Dec 2011 - Feb 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Research Assistant at University of Sydney
    Aug 2011 - Aug 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Research Assistant to Prof Elspeth Probyn FAHA| Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies, The University of Sydney. ARC funded project “Taste and Place: The Transglobal Production and Consumption of Food and Drink.”