Rate My Professor Holly Kirk

Kirk's research specializations include urban ecology, ornithology, urban forestry, and biodiversity sensitive urban design (BSUD). She investigates ecological connectivity, wildlife conservation in cities, and the integration of biodiversity into urban planning frameworks. Key publications feature "Resolving the Conflict between Infectious Disease and Beneficial Wildlife in Cities" (BioScience, 2026), "Ecological connectivity as a planning tool for the conservation of wildlife in cities" (2023), "A social-ecological framework for identifying and governing informal greenspaces in cities" (2022), and "Towards an Everyday Nature Index for biodiversity in urban streets" (with Thami Croeser and others). Her scholarly output comprises 72 publications, amassing over 1,200 citations as documented on ResearchGate. Kirk influences the field through applied research that informs urban greening and planning policies. She delivers public lectures and presentations, including at the WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum on BSUD integration, the WALGA Urban Forest Conference, VicBioCon panels on urban challenges, and Ecological Society of Australia events. Additionally, she supervises fully-funded Higher Degree by Research (HDR) projects focused on urban biodiversity at Curtin University.