Shinae is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Western Australia. Her research investigates the impacts of marine heatwaves and climate change on coastal marine ecosystems, with a strong focus on algal assemblages and seagrass meadows. These foundation species provide a myriad of ecosystem services and facilitate entire communities. This process of facilitation is a key area of interest for Shinae as climate changes and extreme events can impact crucial trophic linkages between these primary producers and higher-order consumers, potentially causing widespread effects throughout marine food webs.

Employing an interdisciplinary approach, Shinae's highly collaborative research integrates field observations, experimental manipulations, and geospatial analysis methods. Her central aim is to elucidate strategies that can bolster the resilience of ecologically vital coastal ecosystems in the face of environmental change. Her work seeks to inform adaptive management practices to sustain key ecological functions of marine habitats into the future.