Tod is Associate Professor in Geography in the School of Design and Built Environment. His discipline is human geography, and his methods draw from cultural and political geography.  The central focus of Tod’s teaching and research is how people understand, care for and impact their environments. He has worked on heritage, cultural economy, landscape, planning, and tourism in Australia and Indonesia. 

Tod has held a number of leadership positions in the School of Design and Built Environment and is currently serving as Associate Head of School. He has substantially contributed to research administration and training at the School and Faculty levels. Tod has served on the Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG) Council and convened the IAG’s national conference in 2023. Tod with Leo Conti, Past-President of the Geography Association of Western Australia (GAWA) runs the annual GeoNight event that brings together Geographers from across Perth to celebrate geography and hear about new innovations.