2011-2014 PhD Ecology

Australian National University

2015 Postdoctoral Fellow

James Cook University

2016 – 2021 Postdoctoral Fellow

2021-2023 ARC DECRA Fellow

2023- ongoing Senior Research Fellow Australian National University

PhD

In an era of major environmental change, Earth’s biodiversity is experiencing a mass upheaval. Thousands of species are declining towards extinction, while the distribution of countless other species has been reshaped by human actions. My research focuses on understanding the factors that govern this reorganisation of Earth's biological wealth.

I work on applied and fundamental questions and incorporate field ecology, population modelling and global scale comparative analyses. Much of my current work focuses on investigating how and why different species, and populations within species, exhibit variable responses to global change. Ultimately, through understanding species responses to global change, my work aims to predict species responses to the novel conditions of the future and inform applied conservation efforts. While I work across taxonomic groups, I have particular expertise in amphibian ecology and wildlife disease ecology. I also have an emerging research focus on sustainability, ranging from work encompassing soil carbon and grazing management to farm dam management and farmland biodiversity.