Sara Long

Dr. Sara Long

Senior Research Fellow

Details

  • College: School of Science
  • Department: School of Science
  • Campus: Bundoora West Australia
  • sara.long@rmit.edu.au

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Industry Projects
  • Collaborative projects

Research fields

  • 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring
  • 4105 Pollution and contamination

UN sustainable development goals

  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 14 Life Below Water
  • 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Academic positions

  • Senior Research Fellow
  • RMIT University
  • Biosciences and Food Technology
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 1 Jan 2022 – Present
  • Research Fellow
  • RMIT University
  • Biosciences and Food Technology
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 3 Sep 2018 – 31 Dec 2021
  • Research Fellow
  • University of Melbourne
  • Biosciences
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 1 May 2009 – 31 Jul 2018
  • Research Fellow
  • UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
  • Wallingford, United Kingdom
  • 3 Jan 2001 – 31 Oct 2008

Supervisor projects

  • Developing new tools to improve freshwater waterways health assessments
  • 18 Jan 2023
  • Development of toxicity tests with early life stage fishes using waters and sediments
  • 17 Dec 2021
  • Can changes in microbial community structure and function be used as a sensitive indicator of pollution exposure in aquatic ecosystems?
  • 3 Dec 2021
  • Understanding the impacts of the pesticide chlorantraniliprole on invertebrate health
  • 4 Nov 2021
  • Investigating The Biochemical Effects of Exposure to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) In Aquatic Invertebrates
  • 12 Dec 2018

Research interests

Environmental Science and Management, Ecology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Zoology, Physiology
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.