Dr Dana Kelly
Dana supports the development and flexible delivery of the Masters of Integrated Water Management Program at the International WaterCentre. She has undertaken various research and teaching roles with the University of Queensland since 2004; including the development and implementation of the stakeholder engagement course for Rangelands Australia. In her role as Research Coordinator at the UQ Boilerhouse Community Engagement Centre, Dana managed projects that fostered collaboration at regional and national levels in diverse fields of natural resource management, agriculture and mental health.
Previously Dana worked for non-government organisations, private enterprise and government, including as state-wide coordinator of extension, in protected area management and in tourism. In 2011 she was appointed as the Australian representative to the continuing committee for International Rangeland Society.
Dana is a social scientist with particular interests in social learning, participatory action research, participatory local governance, evaluation. Her PhD focused on power relations in community engagement processes.
