Gael Campbell-Young

Gael Campbell-Young
Born
Gael Jean Campbell[1]

1973 (age 50–51)
Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa[2]
Nationality South African
 Australian[3]
Occupation(s)Project Manager
Actor
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Johannesburg (MSc)
Known forRafnia
Scientific career
FieldsPlant Taxonomy
InstitutionsUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Curtin University, Monash University
WebsiteProfile at RealPeople.com.au

Gael Jean Campbell-Young (née Campbell; born 1973, Carletonville) is a South African-born plant taxonomist and actor. She was actively involved in botanical research in South Africa until 2007, at which point she emigrated to Australia. Campbell-Young jointly discovered a new species of Pearsonia (Fabaceae) and the finding was published in 2008.[4]

She continued her work in botanical research while pursuing a PhD at Curtin University[2] and after a period of research management and academic teaching interspersed with a sabbatical in which she trained in the dramatic arts, she pivoted her career into Project management of biodiversity and land-use projects. Since March 2020 she has been employed as Project Officer - Short-Term Modular Housing Program for Bushfire Recovery Victoria, a division of the Victoria state government.[5]

From 2013 Campbell-Young trained in acting, TV presentation and screenwriting. Subsequently, she has appeared in theatre productions, feature films, short films and television commercials, amongst other productions.[6]

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