As a member of the OEH Executive, Wilson guides delivery of services ranging from energy efficiency programs to management of national parks.
Wilson's research interests began in molecular biology and application to aquaculture and agricultural problems in rhizobial ecology.
Prior to joining the Office of Environment and Heritage, Wilson was Director of the Wealth from Oceans Flagship at the CSIRO.
She was co-founder of the Centre for the Application of Molecular Biology to International Agriculture (Canberra), and research leader in tropical aquaculture at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville.
Wilson was previously Chair of the Research and Development Working Group for the Marine and Coastal Committee and the governing council of the Australian-New Zealand Consortium for the International Ocean Drilling Program.