Judi Lowe

Dr Judi Lowe is an Australian Marine Scientist with a PhD from Southern Cross University. Judi is a social scientist researching the impact of dive tourism on the conservation of coral reefs and livelihoods for local fishermen. Before commencing her PhD, Judi practiced as an international lawyer specialising in fisheries law enforcement and climate change with the Australian Government. Judi is a Certified Practicing Accountant, a PADI scuba instructor and a commercial coxswain. Judi’s research has been awarded at the highest levels of coral reef science, winning Best PhD Student Presentation from around 500 postgraduate presentations at the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium in Hawaii, 2016.