About Us

Director and Principal Research Scientist: Dr Karen Cosgrove (Ph.D.)

Karen  has a PhD in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Adelaide and a Bachelor of Applied Sociology and Politics. Karen specialising in organisation performance evaluation, excellence and impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, Indigenous engagement, community capacity audits, social return on investments, policy development, sustainable development community based natural resource management, industry/sector engagement.

Karen has a varied experience working as a consultant to all three tiers of government, not for profit organisations, tourism agriculture, science and tertiary institutions. As a part of her PhD, Karen examined the relationships between state governments and regional and remote communities undertaking natural resource management.

She has worked broadly across various fields for example (but not limited to) organisational performance, science and impact assessment, community socio-economic development, public policy, health services justice and legislation, climate change, agriculture, marine and community-based natural resource management, community development, Indigenous business development, and pastoralism. Projects include industry performance evaluation, social impact assessments, community capacity audits, community action - based natural resource management, vulnerability assessment including but not limited to Indigenous communities responding to climate change, farmers responses to rural adjustment, sustainable pastoralism, grant applications and evaluation of government funded programs.

Graham Bassell is a Company Director and Corporate Manager of Social Innovations Pty Ltd.   Graham has 43 years experience in governance and legislation and brings to the company a broad experience of professional services.

Graham specialises in research and assistance with Native Title Research and Applications, and Indigenous Corporation governance and administration.