Rate My Professor Kirsten Parris

Parris's research interests encompass urban ecology, amphibian and avian ecology in urban environments, the effects of sensory pollutants like traffic noise and artificial light on animal communication and behaviour, conservation biology, and urban biodiversity management. She authored the textbook Ecology of Urban Environments (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016; Chinese edition, Wuhan University Press, 2021) and edited Cities for People and Nature (Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub, 2020). Notable publications include 'Frogs call at a higher pitch in traffic noise' (Ecology and Society, 2009), 'Impacts of traffic noise and traffic volume on birds of roadside habitats' (Ecology and Society, 2009), and 'Urban amphibian assemblages as metacommunities' (Journal of Animal Ecology, 2006), among over 100 peer-reviewed articles. Her work has garnered more than 8,500 citations. Parris has received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Research from the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne (2018), the British Ecological Society Science Slam (winner, 2016), and the Herpetologists' League Award for Graduate Research (2000). She has secured substantial grants from the Australian Research Council, including multiple Linkage Grants totalling over $1 million for amphibian conservation and urban ecology studies.