Cherese is a researcher and freelance science communicator based in Melbourne, Australia. Her research has focused on urban ecology, biodiversity and ecopsychology. As a content writer she has worked on a range of popular science, education and bespoke publications. Most notably, she has written for the Postgraduate Survival Guide, the Heinemann Biology 1 textbook, and COSMOS magazine.
She holds a science degree majoring in psychology as well as ecology and evolutionary biology. She has worked as a freelance communications specialist for five years. She has recently completed her honours degree in environmental psychology for which she received a H1.