Roger has been involved in mountain research, management and rehabilitation since 1964. His research interests/programs cover alpine plant ecology, groundwater communities and hydrology, catchment stability and rehabilitation/revegetation after the removal of grazing and the construction of infrastructure (i.e. the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric scheme and ski resorts), and fire management and plant responses to fire events in mountain environments.

Roger was one of a small group who developed and established the cross-border (interstate) Alpine National Parks Cooperative Management Program in 1986 and remains a major contributor to its cooperative management projects. Roger is a long-term member of the international mountain organisation and a contributor to many mountain forums (including research programs in France and Austria) and events including being Australia’s coordinator of the IYOM 2002 events. Roger has written many papers on mountain ecology and management and has written and edited three books on the scientific significance and natural heritage values of the Australian Alps. Roger is currently the Senior Project Manager (Mountain Catchments), NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

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