Lily is a lecturer in environmental sciences at RMIT University. She takes an interdisciplinary, "big picture" approach to explore and address environmental issues, drawing on social and natural sciences to achieve nature conservation objectives. She has previously worked in diverse sectors including government, the private sector, and contract work for an environmental NGO. Lily completed a Masters in biodiversity conservation at the University of Oxford before a PhD at the University of Sydney in conflict and coexistence between humans and wildlife.