Overview
Coen Hird is a trawlwoolway pakana related to northeast lutruwita Tasmania through his Hearps / Briggs family line. Coen grew up across so-called Australia including on lutruwita, Woiworrung Country and Gubbi Gubbi Country, and now lives on Yuggera lands and Turrbal lands connected to Magandjin Brisbane.
Coen did his Bachelors degree at The University of Queensland and recently finished his PhD there on the ecological physiology of amphibians. Coen now researches and teaches at the interface of western and Indigenous sciences, with broad interests in Indigenous epistemologies, ecophysiology and conservation biology.
Coen is pursuing an anticolonial research agenda that centres Indigenous priorities in scientific research. This approach stems from environmental rights-based discourse, better engagement with Indigenous peoples, and developing understanding and respect around Indigenous knowledges and Indigenous sovereignty within the sciences.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Animal Physiological Ecology, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Other Outputs: Amphibian declines and UV radiation: a molecular and ecological investigation
Hird, Coen (2024). Amphibian declines and UV radiation: a molecular and ecological investigation. PhD Thesis, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/80b707b
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Journal Article: ECR Spotlight - Coen Hird
Hird, Coen (2024). ECR Spotlight - Coen Hird. Journal of Experimental Biology, 227 (5) jeb247465. doi: 10.1242/jeb.247465
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Journal Article: Moving beyond ontological (worldview) supremacy: Indigenous insights and a recovery guide for settler-colonial scientists
Hird, Coen, David-Chavez, Dominique M., Gion, Shanny Spang and van Uitregt, Vincent (2023). Moving beyond ontological (worldview) supremacy: Indigenous insights and a recovery guide for settler-colonial scientists. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 226 (12) jeb245302. doi: 10.1242/jeb.245302
Publications
Featured Publications
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Hird, Coen, David-Chavez, Dominique M., Gion, Shanny Spang and van Uitregt, Vincent (2023). Moving beyond ontological (worldview) supremacy: Indigenous insights and a recovery guide for settler-colonial scientists. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 226 (12) jeb245302. doi: 10.1242/jeb.245302
Book Chapter
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Hird, Coen (2022). Blinding whiteness. Griffith Review 77: Real Cool World. (pp. 225-235) Melbourne, VIC Australia: Text Publishing Company.
Journal Article
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Hird, Coen (2024). ECR Spotlight - Coen Hird. Journal of Experimental Biology, 227 (5) jeb247465. doi: 10.1242/jeb.247465
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Looking beyond the mean: quantile regression for comparative physiologists
Hird, Coen, Barham, Kaitlin and Franklin, Craig E. (2024). Looking beyond the mean: quantile regression for comparative physiologists. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 227 (5) jeb247122. doi: 10.1242/jeb.247122
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Cold-induced skin darkening does not protect amphibian larvae from UV-associated DNA damage
Hird, Coen, Flanagan, Emer, Franklin, Craig E. and Cramp, Rebecca L. (2024). Cold-induced skin darkening does not protect amphibian larvae from UV-associated DNA damage. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Ecological and Integrative Physiology, 341 (3), 272-281. doi: 10.1002/jez.2780
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Thermal compensation reduces DNA damage from UV radiation
Hird, Coen, Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2023). Thermal compensation reduces DNA damage from UV radiation. Journal of Thermal Biology, 117 103711, 103711. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103711
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Lundsgaard, Niclas U., Hird, Coen, Doody, Kathleen A., Franklin, Craig E. and Cramp, Rebecca L. (2023). Carryover effects from environmental change in early life: an overlooked driver of the amphibian extinction crisis?. Global Change Biology, 29 (14), 3857-3868. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16726
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Hird, Coen, David-Chavez, Dominique M., Gion, Shanny Spang and van Uitregt, Vincent (2023). Moving beyond ontological (worldview) supremacy: Indigenous insights and a recovery guide for settler-colonial scientists. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 226 (12) jeb245302. doi: 10.1242/jeb.245302
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Nocturnal basking in freshwater turtles: a global assessment
McKnight, Donald T., Ard, Kendall, Auguste, Renoir J., Barhadiya, Gaurav, Benard, Michael F., Boban, Paige, Dillon, Martin L., Downs, Colleen T., DeGregorio, Brett A., Glorioso, Brad M., Goodman, Rachel M., Hird, Coen, Hollender, Ethan C., Kennedy, Malcolm, Kidman, Rosie A., Massey, Andrhea, McGovern, Pearson, Mühlenhaupt, MuhlenhauptMax, Ostovar, Kayhan, Podgorski, Danusia, Price, Cormac, Reinke, Beth A., Streeting, Louise M., Venezia, Jane, Young, Jeanne and Nordberg, Eric J. (2023). Nocturnal basking in freshwater turtles: a global assessment. Global Ecology and Conservation, 43 e02444, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02444
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Temperature causes species-specific responses to UV-induced DNA damage in amphibian larvae
Hird, Coen, Franklin, Craig and Cramp, Rebecca (2022). Temperature causes species-specific responses to UV-induced DNA damage in amphibian larvae. Biology Letters, 18 (10) 20220358, 1-6. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0358
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Todorov, Orlin S., Hird, Coen, Kraatz, Brian, Sherratt, Emma, Hill, Narelle, de Sousa, Alexandra A., Blomberg, Simone and Weisbecker, Vera (2022). Down a rabbit hole: burrowing behaviour and larger home ranges are related to larger brains in leporids. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 29 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10914-022-09624-6
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Hird, Coen, Franklin, Craig E. and Cramp, Rebecca L. (2022). The role of environmental calcium in the extreme acid tolerance of northern banjo frog (Limnodynastes terraereginae) larvae. Journal of Experimental Biology, 225 (13) jeb244376. doi: 10.1242/jeb.244376
Other Outputs
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Amphibian declines and UV radiation: a molecular and ecological investigation
Hird, Coen (2024). Amphibian declines and UV radiation: a molecular and ecological investigation. PhD Thesis, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/80b707b
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Quantile regression for comparative physiologists
Hird, Coen, Franklin, Craig and Cramp, Rebecca (2023). Quantile regression for comparative physiologists. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/60f1bf8
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Hird, Coen, Cramp, Rebecca and Franklin, Craig (2023). Cold-acclimation completely compensates UV radiation-induced DNA damage rate in amphibian larvae (Limnodynastes peronii). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/221fbfe
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Cold-induced skin darkening does not protect amphibian larvae from UV-induced DNA damage
Hird, Coen, Franklin, Craig and Cramp, Rebecca (2023). Cold-induced skin darkening does not protect amphibian larvae from UV-induced DNA damage. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/f559345
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The ultraviolet microenvironment in freshwater ecosystems: implications for amphibians.
Hird, Coen, Franklin, Craig and Cramp, Rebecca (2023). The ultraviolet microenvironment in freshwater ecosystems: implications for amphibians.. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/0f81bde
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Temperature causes species-specific responses to UV-induced DNA damage in amphibian larvae
Hird, Coen, Cramp, Rebecca and Franklin, Craig (2022). Temperature causes species-specific responses to UV-induced DNA damage in amphibian larvae. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/4fdfc26
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Hird, Coen, Cramp, Rebecca and Franklin, Craig (2021). The role of calcium transport in the extreme acid tolerance of northern banjo frog larvae (Limnodynastes terraereginae). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/18c7301
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Aquatic UV and temperature low power field data logger (version 1)
Hird, Coen, Cramp, Rebecca and Franklin, Craig (2021). Aquatic UV and temperature low power field data logger (version 1). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/5ed5d99
