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His work in Rural Extension started in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe and led on to Farming Systems Research, mainly in tropical SE Asia and PNG, and also Australia.
Bachelor of Science, Agriculture (Animal Husbandry);
Grad Dip Adult Education Master of Ecology;
Doctor of Philosophpy
Fellow at University of Melbourne.
1983-1987 University of New England (Aust), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Farming systems.
1985-1986 Trainer - Food and Agricultural Organisation - 1 year Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
1985-1989 Research Scientist - James Cook University.
1989-2001 Senior Lecturer/Senior Research Scientist -
University of Melbourne Creswick Campus, Dept Forest & Ecosystem Science.
2001-2007 Mainly retired Bushnut - Self employed & NGOs.
2017-2023 University of Melbourne / Honorary Res fellow, Part-time.
He
co-authored 'Plants of the Kimberley Region of W. Australia' (2003) while with
the Rangeland
Management
Branch of the
Department of
Agriculture,
Western Australia.
Source: Extracted from:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richard-Petheram (2025)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-petheram-3b30b562/?originalSubdomain=au (2025)
Author profile: 'Plants of the Kimberley Region of W. Australia' (2003)
Portrait Photo: Author profile: 'Plants of the Kimberley Region of W. Australia'
Data from 160 specimens