Megan C Evans

Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW

I am a Lecturer within the School of Business, UNSW Canberra, as part of the Public Service Research Group. I hold an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship which is examining the growth of private sector investment in biodiversity and natural capital. I am also affiliated with the UQ Centre for Policy Futures.

My expertise sits broadly within environmental policy, governance and economics, with a particular interest in the use of market-based instruments for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation. I have a diverse background, including undergraduate degrees in mathematics and ecology, a PhD in public policy, and direct experience with policymaking. I sit on the editorial boards of the journals Conservation Letters and Conservation Biology.

Experience

2020–present

Lecturer, University of New South Wales Canberra
2016–2020

Research fellow, University of Queensland

Education

2017

Australian National University, Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Policy)
2009

University of Queensland, Bachelor of Science (Ecology - Honours)
2008

University of Queensland, Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics – Extended major)

Research Areas

Conservation And Biodiversity (050202)
Environment And Resource Economics (140205)
Environment Policy (160507)
Public Policy (160510)