22 Notable alumni of
James Cook University
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James Cook University is 2167th in the world, 40th in Oceania, and 31st in Australia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from James Cook University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Christina Ochoa
- Occupations
- writerfilm directoractor
- Biography
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Cristina Ochoa Lopez, known professionally as Christina Ochoa, is a Spanish actress and science communicator.
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Brett Sutton
- Occupations
- chief medical officer
- Biography
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Brett Andrew Sutton AO is an Australian public health doctor who served as the Chief Health Officer of Victoria between March 2019 and July 2023. Sutton served in this role during the COVID-19 pandemic and became a public face of the response to the pandemic in Victoria.
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Sonny Thoss
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joachim Gunther "Sonny" Thoss is a German-Filipino former professional basketball player. He played his entire career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) with the Alaska Aces, where his jersey number is retired.
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Katarina Carroll
- Occupations
- police officer
- Biography
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Katarina Ruzh Carroll APM (born 17 November 1963) is a retired Australian police officer and was the Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) from July 2019 to March 2024. She is the first female commissioner of QPS. She was formerly the Commissioner of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services from August 2015 until July 2019. On 20 February 2024, Carroll announced she would not seek an extension to her contract and would step down as of Friday 1 March 2024.
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Rachel Carling-Jenkins
- Occupations
- social workerpoliticianresearcher
- Biography
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Rachel Carling-Jenkins is an Australian politician. She was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2014 to 2018, representing Western Metropolitan Region for the Democratic Labour Party (2014–2017), Australian Conservatives (2017–2018) and as an independent (2018). She did not recontest her Legislative Council seat at the 2018 election, instead unsuccessfully contesting the Legislative Assembly seat of Werribee.
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Curtis Pitt
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Curtis Warren Pitt is an Australian politician who has been a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since 2009, representing the district of Mulgrave. On 14 February 2015, he was sworn in as Treasurer of Queensland.
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Philip Freier
- Occupations
- archbishop
- Biography
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Philip Leslie Freier is an Australian Anglican bishop. He has been the 13th Archbishop of Melbourne since 16 December 2006. He served as Primate of Australia from 28 June 2014 until 31 March 2020. Previously, he served as Bishop of the Northern Territory between 1999 and 2006.
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Rob Pyne
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Robert John Pyne is an Australian politician who currently serves as a member of Cairns Regional Council, representing Division 5. He was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2015 until 2017, representing the electorate of Cairns.
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Andrew Stoner
- Occupations
- politicianmember of legislative assembly
- Biography
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Andrew John Stoner AM, an Australian former politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Oxley from 1999 state election to 2015.
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Mark Robinson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mark Andrew Robinson is an Australian politician who is a former Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. From 2017 to 2024, he held the seat of Oodgeroo in the Legislative Assembly for the Liberal National Party (LNP), having previously represented the seat of Cleveland from 2009-2017.
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Josh Hall
- Occupations
- Australian rules football playerathletics competitor
- Biography
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Josh Hall is former dual-code professional (Gold Coast Suns Australian rules football and Penrith Panthers National Rugby League) from Townsville in Queensland.
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Rod Jensen
- Occupations
- rugby league player
- Biography
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Rod Frederick Jensen, nicknamed 'Rocket' Rod Jensen, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Jensen had previously played for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup, in the United Kingdom for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition. He also played with the Canberra Raiders for 5 seasons. Jensen started his career at, the now defunct Super League side, the Adelaide Rams in 1997.
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Tony Mooney
- Born in
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Australia - Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anthony John Mooney AM is a former Australian politician who served as a city councillor of the City of Townsville, Queensland from 1977 to 2008, and the mayor from 1989 to 2008.
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Gracelyn Smallwood
- Occupations
- academicmidwife
- Biography
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Gracelyn Smallwood AM is a professor of nursing and midwifery at Central Queensland University. She is an Aboriginal Australian of Biri descent.
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Craig Wallace
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Craig Andrew Wallace is an Australian politician. He was the member for Thuringowa in the Queensland State Parliament from 7 February 2004 to 24 March 2012.
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David Hulme
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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David Hulme OBE is Professor of Development Studies at The University of Manchester where he is Executive Director of the Global Development Institute and CEO of the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre. Currently, he is the president of the Development Studies Association. He has worked on rural development, poverty and poverty reduction, microfinance, the role of non-government organisations in development, environmental management, social protection and the political economy of global poverty for more than 30 years. His main focus has been on Bangladesh but he has worked extensively across South Asia, East Africa and the Pacific. Recently, he has been a leading international expert in the discussion of the Millennium Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
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Jan Strugnell
- Years
- 1976-.. (age 49)
- Occupations
- molecular biologist
- Biography
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Jan Maree Strugnell is an Australian evolutionary molecular biologist. She is a professor and director in the Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Strugnell's work has investigated population and species level molecular evolution in Antarctic and deep sea species in the context of past geological and climatic change. Strugnell's work also uses genetic tools to help solve bottlenecks in aquaculture and fisheries industries.
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Gretta T. Pecl
- Born in
- Australia
- Enrolled in James Cook University
- In 1994 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- In 2000 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- marine ecologist
- Biography
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Gretta Tatyana Pecl AM is an Australian marine ecologist, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, and the Director of the Centre for Marine Socioecology at the University of Tasmania. Her work focuses on species and ecosystem responses to climate change, as well as using socioecological approaches to adapt natural resource management for climate change. She is on the editorial board of Springer Nature's Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, and is a Subject Editor for Ecography.
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Jane Mills
- Born in
- Australia
- Enrolled in James Cook University
- 2000-2001 studied education
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Jane Elizabeth Mills is an Australian-New Zealand academic and as of 2020 is the Dean and Head, La Trobe Rural Health School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
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Marcello Tonelli
- Years
- 1975-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- strategistcoachathletewriterresearcher
- Biography
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Marcello Tonelli is an Italian corporate and social strategist, best known for his work as an author in the field of sustainable development. As a veteran athlete, he set three world records in lifesaving and has been an accomplished international masters swimmer.
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Sea Rotmann
- Occupations
- climate activistmarine ecologist
- Biography
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Sea Rotmann is a New Zealand-based marine biologist. She was a spokesperson and organiser for the Wellington chapter of environmental advocacy group Extinction Rebellion Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Catherine E. Lovelock
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 61)
- Enrolled in James Cook University
- In 1992 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- marine biologist
- Biography
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Catherine Ellen Lovelock FAA is an Australian marine ecologist, whose research focuses on coastal ecosystems. She is a professor in the School of Biological Science at the University of Queensland and 2020 Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow.
