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Research Interests

Preservation and curation of plant specimens and related botanical illustrations; restoration and regeneration of bushland in the Illawarra; conservation of birds and in particular threatened species

Representative Publications

Bain, D., Baker, J. and Clarke, J, (in prep) Measuring the success of Eastern Bristlebird translocations

Clarke, J. & Pellow, B. J. (2008) Miss Janet Cosh, an amateur botanist. Australian Systematic Botany Newsletter, 137 10-11.

Poster: Janet Cosh’s contribution to Ecology for Ecological Society Conference

Baker, J. & Clarke, J (1999) Radio-tagging the eastern bristlebird: methodology and effects. Corella, 23, 25-32

Baker, J. and Clarke, J. (1991) Inventory and recommendations for research at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve and Budderoo National Park, NSW NPWS Report

Contributions to Exhibitions and Displays

Community Regenerating, Generating Community, Bushcare, Wollongong City Council, 2007

Janet Cosh Herbarium Prospectus launch: curation of exhibition in collaboration with Creative Arts Faculty: Botanical Drawings by Janet Cosh, 2005

Common Ground, Hazelhurst Gallery, Sydney, 2002

Illawarra Visions: collections of the University of Wollongong, 2000

Janet Cosh Room, Fitzroy Falls Visitors Centre, Morton National Park, 1999

Janet Cosh Herbarium posters

Abbreviated CV

Qualifications

Fellow, University of Wollongong 2007 - current

Honorary Fellow, Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong 2001 - current

Botanical Internship, National Herbarium, Canberra 2001

Class A, Bird Banding Licence 1990 - current

Certificate, Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom 1998

Diploma of Education, University of Wollongong 1983

Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of Wollongong 1982

Employment History

Volunteer, Janet Cosh Herbarium, Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong 1999 – current

Coordinator, Blue Divers Bushcare Group, Towradgi Park 2004 - current

Research Assistant, capturing, radio-tracking, translocating and monitoring the Eastern Bristlebird 1997-2009

Head Teacher, Access and Women’s Progams, Illawarra Institute of Technology 1982 – 1989 1992 - 2000

Warden, Barren Grounds Bird Observatory 1990 -1991