Dr Mike Joy is a Senior researcher at the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University, Wellington. He researches ecological modelling, bioassessment, environmental science, environmental policy, and energy futures. Mike is an outspoken advocate for environmental protection in New Zealand and has received a number of awards including an Ecology in Action award from the NZ ecological Society, the 2013Charles Fleming Award for environmental work from the Royal Society of New Zealand, the 2015inaugural Morgan Foundation River Voice Award and in 2017 the inaugural NZ Universities Critic and Conscience award.