Dr Philip Roetman

Adjunct Research Fellow UniSA STEM

email Philip.Roetman@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

About me

citizen science
urban biodiversity
biophilic cities

Dr Philip Roetman was involved in running innovative citizen science projects and events at UniSA from 2007 until 2018. These projects engaged thousands of citizen scientists in activities like counting koalas, tracking cats, spotlighting in rockpools, and recording bat calls. The data collected have been useful in understanding the distributions of species, the home-ranges of domestic pets, the management of abundant species, and the locations of threatened species. Projects included BioBlitz events, the Great Koala Count 2, Cat Tracker, Birding the ‘burbs, Little Corellas, Edible Gardens, FlukerPosts and Goanna Watch. Philip is now an adjunct with university.

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About me

In the media

Date	Title
04/11/2016	The Great Koala Count 2 on 891 ABC Adelaide, interviewed by Ali Clarke, https://soundcloud.com/891-abc-adelaide/conserving-our-iconic-koalas-with-ali-clarke
04/11/2016	The Great Koala Count 2 on 10 News, interviewed by Chloe Bouras, https://tenplay.com.au/news/adelaide/2016/11/4/cuddly-count
04/06/2016	Cat Tracker project on Channel 10 National News, interviewed by Phoebe Bowden , http://tenplay.com.au/news/adelaide/2016/6/4/technology-reveals-the-secret-life-of-cats
04/06/2016	Cat Tracker project in Daily Telegraph, interviewed by Samantha Townsend , http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/cats-walking-trails-tracked-by-gps-in-new-research/news-story/b412e4086c5f5485a7a2dad92e2983e3
30/04/2016	BioBlitz at Morialta Conservation Park on SCOPE TV, interviewed by Jessica Harris, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipyW9EpvMY
10/04/2016	Cat Tracker project on Channel 9's Weekend TODAY, interviewed by Peter Stefanovic and Amelia Adams , https://www.9now.com.au/today/2016/clip-cimtyk4fm001r0ejpw5wlksya/b86e4809-12aa-46c6-b558-62964b24b04a
05/04/2016	Little Corella project on ABC Online, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-05/corella-pest-control-citizen-science-project/7300236
02/04/2016	Cat Tracker project in The Australian , interviewed by Verity Edwards , http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/whats-your-cat-up-to-gps-has-the-answer/news-story/8ea6bb6f28c425729f33a453d7080bb1
18/03/2016	Cat Tracker project in the Washington Post, interviewed by Karin Brulliard, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/03/18/your-cat-is-a-lot-deeper-than-you-think/
12/03/2016	Cat Tracker project in Daily Telegraph, interviewed by Samantha Townsend , http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/no-kitten-study-finds-cats-are-just-like-us/news-story/0f7ea453ce31188bdad716376b3f9472
10/03/2016	Cat Tracker project in The Advertiser, interviewed by Clare Peddie, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/science/unisa-study-of-3000-cat-personality-tests-have-uncovered-feline-personality-traits/news-story/9887a28004b1b070ea2d84ba880867ef
03/02/2016	Little Corella project in the Bunyip, http://www.bunyippress.com.au/corella-studies/
26/12/2015	Cat Tracker project on SCOPE TV, interviewed by Jessica Harris (2 segments), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iYZdxmWgbo
11/11/2015	BioBlitz at Hallett Cove on ABC Online, interviewed by Brett Williamson, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-11/bioblitz-to-inspire-discovery-at-hallett-cove-conservation-park/6930142
09/09/2015	Citizen science in Australian Geographic, interviewed by Amanda Burdon, http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2015/09/citizens-science-using-the-power-of-the-masses
11/05/2015	Cat Tracker project on ABC Online, interviewed by Brett Williamson, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-11/cat-tracker-gps-data-beginning-to-reveal-feline-frolics/6460024
16/04/2015	Cat Tracker project in The Advertiser, interviewed by Clare Peddie, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/unisa-cat-tracker-project-reveals-secret-lives-of-cats/news-story/90e4606212a939682549f3a1661e8f16
16/08/2011	Beachcomber event in The Advertiser, interviewed by Clare Peddie, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/our-beaches-awash-with-hidden-treasure/story-e6frea6u-1226115522291
20/10/2010	Citizen science in The Australian, interviewed by Jill Rowbotham, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/volunteer-army-signs-up-for-science/story-e6frgcjx-1225940940867
20/06/2010	Operation Spider on news.com, http://www.news.com.au/national/lots-of-legwork-will-help-spider-census/story-e6frfkp9-1225882008114

Research

Research themes

An age friendly world
Scarce resources
Healthy futures
Transforming societies

Research focus

Environmental Sciences
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Studies in Human Society
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Biological Sciences

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Books

Year	Output
2011	Roetman, PE & Daniels, CB 2011, The fearsome flute players: Australian magpies in our lives, Crawford House Publishing, Adelaide, South Australia. Open access
2009	Roetman, PE & Daniels, CB 2009, The possum-tail tree : understanding possums through citizen science, Barbara Hardy Centre for Sustainable Urban Environments, UniSA, Adelaide. Open access

Chapters

Year	Output
2014	Daniels, CB & Roetman, PEJ 2014, 'Urban wildlife', in J Byrne, J Dodson & N Sipe (eds), Australian environmental planning: challenges and future prospects, Routledge, US, ch. 10, pp. 118-130. 3
2011	Roetman, P & Daniels, C 2011, 'The benefits of citizen science in research, education and community engagement', in PEJ Roetman & CB Daniels (eds), Creating sustainable communities in a changing world, Crawford House Publishing, Australia, ch. 29, pp. 249-260. Open access
2011	Taylor, SG, Roetman, P & Daniels, CB 2011, 'Urban biodiversity', in P Roetman & C Daniels (eds), Creating sustainable communities in a changing world, Crawford House Publishing, Australia, pp. 179-187. Open access

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2021	Le Busque, B, Roetman, P, Dorrian, J & Litchfield, C 2021, 'People's fear of sharks: a qualitative analysis', Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, online, pp. 1-8.
2020	Csortan, G, Ward, J & Roetman, P 2020, 'Productivity, resource efficiency and financial savings: an investigation of the current capabilities and potential of South Australian home food gardens', PLoS One, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 1-26. Open access 3 2 18
2020	Kays, R, Dunn, R, Parsons, A, Mcdonald, B, Perkins, T, Powers, S, Shell, L, McDonald, J, Cole, H, Kikillus, H, Woods, L, Tindle, H & Roetman, P 2020, 'The small home ranges and large local ecological impacts of pet cats', Animal Conservation, online, pp. 1-8. Open access 9 7 441
2020	Stenhouse, A, Roetman, P, Lewis, M & Koh, L 2020, 'Koala counter: recording citizen scientists' search paths to improve data quality', Global Ecology and Conservation, vol. 24, article no. e01376, pp. 1-12. Open access 1
2019	Le Busque, B, Roetman, P, Dorrian, J & Litchfield, C 2019, 'An analysis of Australian news and current affair program coverage of sharks on Facebook', Conservation Science and Practice, vol. 1. no. 11, article no. e111, pp. 1-14. Open access 13
2018	Kikillus, H, Roetman, P & Kays, R 2018, 'How far does your cat roam', Australasian Science, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 32-33.
2018	Paige, K, Lloyd, D, Caldwell, D, Comber, B, O'Keeffe, L, Osborne, S & Roetman, P 2018, 'Futures in primary science education-connecting students to place and ecojustice', Visions for Sustainability, vol. 9, pp. 49-59. Open access
2018	Pollard, G, Roetman, P, Ward, J, Chiera, B & Mantzioris, E 2018, 'Beyond productivity: considering the health, social value and happiness of home and community food gardens', Urban Science, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1-16. Open access 4
2018	Pollard, G, Ward, J & Roetman, P 2018, 'Typically Diverse: The Nature of Urban Agriculture in South Australia', Sustainability, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1-18. Open access 4 5 13
2018	Pollard, G, Ward, J & Roetman, P 2018, 'Water use efficiency in urban food gardens: insights from a systematic review and case study', Horticulturae, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 1-24. Open access 2 1 8
2018	Roetman, P, Tindle, H & Litchfield, C 2018, 'Management of pet cats: the impact of the cat tracker citizen science project in South Australia', Animals, vol. 8, no. 11, article no. 190, pp. 1-14. Open access 10 9 3
2017	Litchfield, CA, Quinton, G, Tindle, H, Chiera, B, Kikillus, KH & Roetman, P 2017, 'The 'Feline Five': An exploration of personality in pet cats (Felis catus)', PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 8, article no. e0183455, pp. 1-17. Open access 19 17 171
2017	Pollard, G, Roetman, P & Ward, J 2017, 'The case for citizen science in urban agriculture research', Future of Food: Journal on Food, Agriculture and Society, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 9-20. Open access 11 12
2016	Paige, K, Zeegers, Y, Lloyd, D & Roetman, P 2016, 'Researching the effectiveness of a science professional learning programme using a proposed curriculum framework for schools: a case study', International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 149-175. 2 4 2
2016	Storkskieck, M, Shirk, JL, Cappadonna, JL, Domroese, M, Göbel, C, Haklay, M, Miller-Rushing, AJ, Roetman, P, Sbrocchi, C & Vohland, K 2016, 'Associations for citizen science: regional knowledge, global collaboration', Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1-10. Open access 6
2015	Hollow, B, Roetman, PE, Walter, M & Daniels, CB 2015, 'Citizen science for policy development: the case of koala management in South Australia', Environmental Science and Policy, vol. 47, pp. 126-136. 14 15 10
2015	Sbrocchi, C, Pecl, G, Gillies, C & Roetman, P 2015, 'How to recruit 23 million scientists', Australasian Science, vol. 36, no. 10, pp. 33-35.
2014	Sequeira, A, Roetman, P, Daniels, C, Baker, AK & Bradshaw, C 2014, 'Distribution models for koalas in South Australia using citizen science-collected data', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 4 no. 11, pp. 2103-2114. Open access 34 31 42
2012	Zeegers, Y, Paige, K, Lloyd, D & Roetman, P 2012, ''Operation Magpie': inspiring teachers' professional learning through environmental science', Australian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 27-41. Open access 5 4
2010	Paige, K, Lawes, H, Matejcic, P, Taylor, C, Stewart, V, Lloyd, DG, Zeegers, Y, Roetman, P & Daniels, C 2010, '"It felt like real science!" How Operation Magpie enriched my classroom', Teaching Science, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 25-33. Open access

Conferences

Year	Output
2008	Daniels, CB & Roetman, PEJ 2008, 'Including biodiversity as a component of sustainability as Australian cities grow: Why and how?', TREENET, pp. 1-12.
2008	Roetman, PEJ & Daniels, CB 2008, 'Including biodiversity as a component of sustainability as Australian cities grow: why and how?', in David Lawry, Jennifer Gardner and Sascha, pp. 1-12.

Reports

Year	Output
2018	Paige, K, Caldwell, D, Elliott, K, O'Keeffe, L, Osborne, S, Roetman, P, Lloyd, D, Comber, B & Gosnell, S 2018, Fresh water literacies: transdisciplinary learning for place and eco justice, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2018	Roetman, P & Scanlon, A 2018, Little Corellas: A way forward, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2017	Kikillus, H, Woods, L, Roetman, P, Tindle, H, Litchfield, C, Chiera, B, Quinton, G, Perkins, T & Kays, R 2017, Cat tracker New Zealand: understanding pet cats through citizen science, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Open access
2017	Roetman, P, Tindle, H, Litchfield, C, Chiera, B, Quinton, G, Kikillus, H, Bruce, D & Kays, R 2017, Cat Tracker South Australia: understanding pet cats through citizen science, Discovery Circle, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. Open access 87
2015	Pecl, G, Gillies, C, Sbrocchi, C & Roetman, P 2015, Building Australia through citizen science, Australian Government: Office of the Chief Scientist, Australia. Open access
2009	Roetman, PEJ & Daniels, CB 2009, Operation possum interim report, The Barbara Hardy Centre - University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. Open access
2008	Roetman, PEJ 2008, Biodiversity in Urban Developments, CSIRO, Australia.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Catholic Education Office	AUSTRALIA
Citizen Science Association	UNITED STATES
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Department of Education	AUSTRALIA
Department of Education and Children's Services	AUSTRALIA
East Carolina University	UNITED STATES
European Citizen Science Association	GERMANY
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Geisel School of Medicine	UNITED STATES
Michigan State University	UNITED STATES
National University of Singapore	SINGAPORE
North Carolina State University - Raleigh	UNITED STATES
Oregon State University	UNITED STATES
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
The Nature Conservancy	AUSTRALIA
University College London	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Exeter	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
Victoria University of Wellington	NEW ZEALAND
Water and Natural Resources	AUSTRALIA

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
The impact of urbanisation on bird biodiversity	Current
The influence of nature-based activities on pro-environmental behaviours, nature connection and wellbeing: a pilot study	Current
Different kinds of worth: a practical investigation into the productivity, resource efficiency and social value of urban agriculture	Completed
Identity and participation in citizen science	Completed
The psychology of shark conservation	Completed

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Dr Philip Roetman

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Chapters

Journal Articles

Conferences

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