Tayla Lawrie

Tayla is the Technical Advisor for the Threatened Species Index (TSX) at the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). The TSX integrates long-term monitoring data for Australia's threatened and near-threatened species. In this role, Tayla leads the planning and delivery of technical upgrades, data processing workflows, and new capabilities for the TSX, enhancing TERN's engagement with biodiversity data providers and users across sectors and scales.

Alongside this role, Tayla serves as a TERN Regional Ambassador for Victoria, connecting researchers and government stakeholders with TERN's infrastructure and data. They also represent TERN and Australia on the Science Committee of the International Long Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER).

Tayla is also completing a PhD at the University of Melbourne under the supervision of Professor Emily Nicholson and Dr Simone Stevenson. Their research focuses on biodiversity indicators and how they are used to understand, report on, and inform responses to biodiversity change. They are particularly interested in biodiversity data collection and management, and in identifying barriers to indicator development and uptake to support conservation decision-making across government, industry, and research.

Tayla holds a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours Class I) in Ecology from The University of Queensland.