Originally from Taranaki, New Zealand, I went on to complete a BSc and PG-Dip in Ecology and Biodiversity at Victoria University of Wellington, then an MSc and PhD in Evolutionary Ecology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. My PhD thesis explored male reproductive investment and phenotypic plasticity in post-copulatory traits.
I am currently an Associate Lecturer at UNSW working in the Inter-Disciplinary Ecology and Evolution Lab (I-DEEL) with Prof Shinichi Nakagawa. I combine empirical research with Drosophila melanogaster and quantitative literature syntheses such as meta-analyses to address a broad range of questions within evolutionary ecology and environmental science. I am especially interested in life-history theory and reproductive investment strategies, phenotypic plasticity, and non-genetic inheritance. I am also becoming a more active member in helping improve reproducibility in ecology and evolution.
I am currently an Associate Lecturer at UNSW working in the Inter-Disciplinary Ecology and Evolution Lab (I-DEEL) with Prof Shinichi Nakagawa. I combine empirical research with Drosophila melanogaster and quantitative literature syntheses such as meta-analyses to address a broad range of questions within evolutionary ecology and environmental science. I am especially interested in life-history theory and reproductive investment strategies, phenotypic plasticity, and non-genetic inheritance. I am also becoming a more active member in helping improve reproducibility in ecology and evolution.
Banner: Mount Taranaki in my home town, New Plymouth | Lower photo: Fowlers Gap, UNSW Arid Zone Field Station
