Personal details
- Name
- Ms Mellini Sloan
- Position(s)
- Lecturer Urban & Regional Planning
Science and Engineering Faculty,
School of Built Environment - Discipline *
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 4003
- mellini.sloan@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Identifiers and profiles
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- Qualifications
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Master of Science (Environmental Engineering Sciences) (University of Florida), Bachelor of Science (Environmental Studies) (Florida State University), PhD Candidate (Urban & Regional Planning) (Florida State University)
- Professional memberships
and associations Board Member, Planning Institute of Australia, Queensland Division 2018 – 2020
Member, Professional Development Committee, Planning Institute of Australia, Queensland Division 2019 – present
Member, Planning Institute of Australia 2014 – present
- Keywords
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climate change adaptation, coastal management, conflict resolution, disaster planning and response, environmental planning and management, place dynamics and active transport, policy innovation, quantitative analysis, technology and policy adoption, urban hydrology
Biography
Mellini Sloan has been a lecturer in Urban & Regional Planning at the Queensland University of Technology since May 2009. Prior to arriving in Queensland, Mellini worked as an environmental engineering consultant to local governments in Florida (the other sunshine state) as well as state and federal environmental agencies, advising clients on issues related to the interfaces between water and the built environment, including options for water supply, stormwater, and wastewater management. Mellini’s current research examines the role of crises, communication, and prior actions in decision-making processes and outcomes, specifically focussing on challenges for local councils related to increasing community resilience to climate change. Mellini is primarily interested in collaborating on or supervising projects which fall within the following areas:
- Disaster management: scenario planning; infrastructure resilience; change management; adaptive response
- Planning in international settings: Bangladesh, Indonesia, US, China and Sri Lanka
- Environmental planning and policy: water resource sustainability; integrated water resource planning; ecosystem restoration and management
- Urban and regional planning: urban resilience; land use policy
- Place dynamics: sense of place and inter-relationship with active transport behaviour
- Technology and society: technology adoption; regulatory frameworks; politics of expertise
- Planning history: early twentieth century US; contemporary Australia
- Use of GIS to investigate policy implementation and effectiveness
CURRENT RESEARCH STUDENTS
- Prananda Navitas (PhD, Indonesian Government Scholarship Recipient) – “Impacts of Socioeconomic and Building Characteristics on Residential Fire Risk and Community Resilience in Indonesia” – AssociateSupervisor (with Professor Doug Baker, Principal Supervisor)
COMPLETED RESEARCH STUDENTS
- Imon Chowdhoree (PhD, 2018) Endeavour Scholarship Recipient) – “Impacts of Structural Mitigation Measures on Perceptions of Community Flood Resilience: Experiences from Haor Communities of Bangladesh” – Associate Supervisor (with Professor Les Dawes, Principal Supervisor)
- Lachlan McClure (PhD, 2016, QUTPRA Scholarship Recipient) – “Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in a Neoliberal Context” – Associate Supervisor (with Professor Doug Baker, Principal Supervisor)
- Trimulyani Sunarharum (PhD, 2016, DIKTI and QUTPRA Scholarship Recipient) – “Collaborative Planning for Disaster Resilience: the Role of Community Engagement for Flood Risk Management” – Associate Supervisor (with Connie Susilawati, Supervisor)
- Murray Lane
If you are interested in working with Mellini as a postgraduate student, please email mellini.sloan@qut.edu.au with a short summary of your previous education and research interests, as well as:
- an indication as to whether you are interested in pursuing a Masters degree or a PhD
- your intended commencement date
- funding you may have already secured to support your research (QUT does offer funding, but some international students secure external funding from either the Australian Government or their own government
- IELTS or other English language proficiency test scores (for international students only)
- transcripts for any previous studies
- a resume or cv outlining professional experience and publications, if any
More on applying for research degrees here – https://www.qut.edu.au/study/applying/phd-and-research-degree-applications
Teaching
Subject Area Coordinator, Urban and Regional Planning – 2020 to present
Unit Coordination, Design and Delivery at QUT
Descriptions available here – https://www.qut.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-urban-development-honours-urban-and-regional-planning#details-and-units
- Urban Planning Practice (UXH431) – 2019 to present
- Honours Project/Thesis (UXH400-1 and UXH400-2) – 2019 to present
- Work Integrated Learning / Professional Practice (SEB701/UXB301) – 2016 to present – Urban Development students (also Engineering 2016-2017)
- Negotiation & Conflict Resolution (UDB369/UXB232/UXB135) – 2010-2019
- Transport Planning (UXB332/UXB234) – 2018-2019 with Nathan Durnin and Ferdinand Joeffrey
- Urban Analysis (UXB132) – 2018
- Environmental Planning & Management (UDB370/UXH331) – 2009-2016
- Introduction to Planning & Design (UDB161) – 2010-2013
- Imagine Planning & Design (UXB131) – 2014
- Site Planning – 2014 with Stephen Smith
Other Units
- Collective Decision-making (Florida State University)
Undergraduate Thesis Supervision
- 2019 – Kakanyo Gamodimo, Maddison Granzin, Riley Meara, Maureen Rambi, Chelsea Winn
- 2018 – Tran Dinh, Zane Rafiq, Azman Reuben, Francarlo Rizzo, John Michael Seguerra, Xinyi Wong
- 2017 – Sarah Nash, Damien Scalora
- 2016 – Phoebe Beynon, Elizabeth Entriken, Keanu Johnston, Matthew Leman, Anushma Sharma
- 2015 – Tyson Ryan, Larissa Hubner, Aaron Simmonds
- 2014 – Alexandra Fry, Luke Hawkins, Toby Vann
- 2013 – Charlotte Alchin, Ruby Burns, Melissa David, Rebecca Draheim, Hilary Grulke, Alyce Keen, Joshua Haliyanti Limbong, Jenita Porter, Shilo Quinnell
- 2012 – Leighton Armitage, Emily Argent, Karen Delaney, Joshua Maunder, Alexandra Moore, Michael Rookwood
- 2011 – Ellen Dwyer, Brenton Josey, Samantha Loxton, Lachlan McClure, Tristan Miles, Tina Piggott, Stephen Pyrih, Kloe Robinson
- 2010 – Jenna Kljaic, Sarah Stirling
Experience
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Board Member, Planning Institute of Australia, Queensland Division 2018 – 2020
Member, Professional Development Committee, Planning Institute of Australia, Queensland Division 2019 – present
Member, Planning Institute of Australia 2014 – present
Government (State, Local)
- Environmental Specialist III, Office of Water Policy, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2003-2004. Worked with senior management, general counsel, and stakeholders on regulatory and other policy issues.
- Environmental Specialist III, Water Quality Standards and Special Projects, Florida Department of Environmental Protection,2002-2003. Worked with senior management to draft policy strategies, oversee technical advisory committee, and interact with federal and internal agency staff to ensure compatibility with multi-level initiatives.
- Environmental Manager, Stormwater / Nonpoint Source Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 1998-1999. Worked with agency staff to identify and develop analytic tools to facilitate program implementation. Interacted with contractors and budget offices, providing oversight for university research grants.
- Watershed Management Intern, Leon County Growth and Environmental Management, Tallahassee, FL, 1994-1995. Drafted report analyzing impacts of a potential policy change.
Consultancies (Primarily Local Government & State and Federal Agency Clients)
- Self-employed Consultant, 2004-2006. Assisted clients with navigation of dynamic regulatory constraints related to water quality and quantity issues.
- Environmental Scientist, TetraTech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD and Orlando, FL, 1999-2002. Worked with local government and state and federal agency clients to identify and develop potential solutions for emerging water resource problems.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
- Lecturer, Urban & Regional Planning, School of Civil Engineering & Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, 2009-present.
- Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University, 2007-2009. Collaborated with B. Stiftel (Georgia Tech) on an ACSP-funded study on promotion and tenure practices in urban and regional planning programs.
- Research Assistant, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. 2007-2008. Developed cost-benefit and other analyses for facility energy conservation options.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University, 2007, 2002-2003. Taught undergraduate course in collective decision-making. Assisted with graduate courses in policy analysis, planning theory, and quantitative methods as well as mixed undergraduate / graduate growth management course.
- Associate Director, Florida Community / Higher Education / School Partnership, Tallahassee, FL, 2006-2007. Coordination of service-learning / civic engagement program supported primarily through competitive federal funds.
- Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, 1995-1998. Designed and implemented field ecology study and data analyses.
AWARDS
- Career Mentor Scheme Advocate of the Year, 2018.
- Vice-Chancellor’s Performance Award, Queensland University of Technology, 2010.
- Dissertation Research Grant, Office of Graduate Studies, Florida State University, 2008.
- Travel Scholarship, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Dissertation Workshop, University of Illinois-Chicago, 2007.
- Travel Grant, Council of Graduate Students, Florida State University, 2007.
Publications
- Sunarharum T, Sloan M, Susilawati C, (2021) Collaborative Approach for Community Resilience to Natural Disaster: Perspectives on Flood Risk Management in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2020 p275-284
- Chowdhooree I, Dawes L, Sloan M, (2020) Dependency on external supports: An addition to community vulnerability, External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction: Impacts on Local Communities p41-63
- Chowdhooree I, Dawes L, Sloan M, (2020) Scopes of community participation in development for adaptation: Experiences from the Haor region of Bangladesh, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
- Chowdhooree I, Sloan M, Dawes L, (2019) Community perceptions of flood resilience as represented in cognitive maps, Journal of Flood Risk Management p1-11
- Wang W, Wu Y, Sloan M, (2018) A framework and dynamic model for reform of residential land supply policy in urban China, Habitat International p28-37
- Li H, Wu Y, Huang X, Sloan M, Skitmore M, (2017) Spatial-temporal evolution and classification of marginalization of cultivated land in the process of urbanization, Habitat International p1-8
- Sunarharum T, Sloan M, Susilawati C, (2015) Re-framing infrastructure investment decision-making processes: a preliminary scoping study for urban flood risk management in Jakarta, Indonesia, Proceedings of the 9th Annual International Conference of the International Institute for Infrastructure Renewal and Reconstruction p292-300
- Sunarharum T, Sloan M, Susilawati C, (2014) Re-framing planning decision-making: increasing flood resilience in Jakarta, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment p230-242
- McClure L, Baker D, Sloan M, (2013) Neoliberalism and spatial adaptation, Urban Environment: Proceedings of the 11th Urban Environment Symposium (UES) p411-422
- Dedekorkut A, Sloan M, (2012) Increasing disaster resilience of people and property through fostering collaboration in coastal high hazard zones, Presented at: Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning (26th) p1
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Awards
Awards and recognition
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Invited Member of the 2013 Southeast Queensland Natural Resource Management Plan Update Expert Panel
- Type
- Other
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Nominated for Award for Excellence in Research Supervision
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Invited Speaker at the LGAQ Infrastructure and Planning Symposium, 16 March 2011, Brisbane, QLD.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- Vice-Chancellor's Performance Award in recognition of a significant and superior contribution to the work of the University.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Collaborative Planning for Disaster Resilience: The Role of Community Engagement for Flood Risk Management (2016)
- Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in a Neoliberal Context: Influences and Responses (2016)
- The development of a carrying capacity assessment model for the Australian socio-environmental context (2014)