Asst. Prof. Dr. Dia Shannon

Ach. Dia, studied direct seeding for her M.Sc. in FORRU-CMU's field trial plot system at Ban Mae Sa Mai and subsequently became the unit's Field Officer. She went on to gain her Ph.D. at Walailak University, on applying direct seeding techniques to restore southern lowland evergreen forests, under a BRT scholarship. After attaining her doctorate, she returned to FORRU-CMU as Nursery Manager. In 2012, she became a lecturer in ecology at CMU's Biology Department, where she teaches the BSc course "Restoration Ecology"—one of several curricula developed under the FRAME program— and supervises research students.

Key Publications

1. Tunjai, P. and S. Elliott, 2012. Effects of seed traits on the success of direct seeding for restoring southern Thailand’s lowland evergreen forest ecosystem. New Forests 43:319-333. DOI 10.1007/s11056-011-9283-7.
2. Elliott, S., S. Chairuangsri, C. Kuaraksa, S. Sangkum, K. Sinhaseni, D. Shannon, P. Nippanon & B. Manohan. 2019. Collaboration and Conflict - Developing Forest Restoration Techniques for Northern Thailand’s Upper Watersheds Whilst Meeting the Needs of Science and Communities. Forests 10(9): 732; https://doi.org/10.3390/f10090732

 Email: p.dia.shannon@gmail.com