Rachel Whitsed

PhD, Head of School, School of Environmental Sciences and Lecturer in Spatial Sciences, Aspro

Emailrwhitsed@csu.edu.au

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With her research interests in GIS (Geographical Information Science) and in particular the application of spatial science to environmental modelling, Associate Professor Rachel Whitsed has been involved in developing ecology and agricultural applications. Her other areas of interest include uncertainty in GIS, spatial algorithms and programming and developing world precision agriculture.

Research Interests

Spatial environmental modelling
Spatial health modelling
Spatial social modelling
Spatial modelling algorithms
Uncertainty in spatial modelling

Professional Information

External Appointments & Memberships:

Australian College of Environmental Deans and Directors (ACEDD) (member),
Australasian Spatial Information Education and Research Association (ASIERA) (member),
Spatial Accuracy (Steering Committee member)

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy (Spatial Sciences), Curtin University

2004

Master of Science (Geography), Victoria University of Wellington

1998

Bachelor in Computing and Mathematical Science (BCMS), University of Waikato

1994

External positions

Postdoctoral Position, University of California

Jun 2004 → Oct 2005

Spatial Analyst/Programmer, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

Nov 1998 → Dec 2000

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230 Citations
5 h-Index
15 Conference paper
13 Article
3 Presentation only
2 Abstract
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Creating virtual species to test species distribution models: the importance of landscape structure, dispersal and population processes
Grimmett, L., Horta, A. & Whitsed, R., 10 Feb 2021, In: Ecography. p. 1-13 13 p.
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Review of the reporting of ecological effects of rodent eradications on Australian and New Zealand islands
Segal, R., Whitsed, R. & Massaro, M., 2021, In: Pacific Conservation Biology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Presence-only species distribution models are sensitive to sample prevalence: Evaluating models using spatial prediction stability and accuracy metrics
Grimmett, L., Whitsed, R. & Horta, A., 01 Sep 2020, In: Ecological Modelling. 431, p. 1-12 12 p., 109194.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
How walkable are our regional and rural towns for older Australians?
Horta, A. & Whitsed, R., 2019.
Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only › peer-review
An uncertainty-based approach to quantify the spatial representativeness of local health datasets
Whitsed, R., Horta, A., Soares, A. & Jelinek, H., 2018.
Research output: Other contribution to conference › Abstract

Best rural public/population health research presentation
Whitsed, Rachel (Recipient), Black, Rosemary (Recipient), Knight, Alexandra (Recipient) & Harvey, Robin (Recipient), 29 Sep 2017
Prize: Award

The human cost of border closures, and the alternative solutions being overlooked
Rachel Whitsed
12/08/20 → 14/08/20
3 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Indigo Shire Walkability Study
Ana Horta, Rachel Whitsed & Wendy Rose Davison
30/04/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
What are we learning from the Australian fires?
Rachel Whitsed
06/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
CSU study explores Lord Howe rat program's impact on rare currawong
Melanie Massaro & Rachel Whitsed
30/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Currawongs plight draws Charles Sturt researchers to Lord Howe Island
Melanie Massaro, Rachel Whitsed & Richard Segal
23/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media

Recovery of Chatham Island Black Robin
Melanie Massaro (Creator), Rachel Whitsed (Creator), Andrew Hall (Creator), James V. Briskie (Creator), Marie L. Hale (Creator), Raazesh Sainudiin (Creator) & Sophie Hautphenne (Creator)
Impact: Environmental Impact