I am a Senior Researcher and Analysist with 15+ years of progressive experience in socio-ecological and environmental management research with a strong interest in urban places for nature and protected area management and monitoring. I have worked both in academia and for the NSW state government to research how conservation of natural places can be reconciled with the visitation of such places. My research centers on investigating socio-ecological systems: How do we engage with nature? What are the benefits of such an engagement? And importantly, in which places do we engage and why? These are the questions that I address in my research using mixed methodologies, including geospatial monitoring of people in places for nature.