​See my Researcher Profile at The University of Adelaide
                                                                                                    Education
PhD, College of Marine and Environmental Science  (2015)                                    
James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
 
Graduate Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Biology Honours, 2010)                                        
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia 

Employment History
Research and Development Scientist 
TERN Ecological Surveillance Monitoring                      
University of Adelaide, Australia
2018-Present

Postdoctoral Researcher
Griffith University, Australia
2015-2017

Teaching Experience
Lecturer, Soils and Landscapes (SOIL&WAT 1000WT) 
University of Adelaide, Australia
2019

Lecturer, Issues in Aquatic Ecology (ENV 3052)
Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia 
2016

Guest Lecturer

• Ecology and Conservation of Communities (ENV 3341), Griffith University (2016)
• Frontiers in Marine Science, University of Adelaide (2020)
• Food Production in a Future Climate III, University of Adelaide (2020)

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Professional Experience
Superstars of STEM 2021-2022
Australian Marine Science Association-SA committee member (2018-present)
Academic Editor, PLOS ONE (2018-Present)
Oceania Chondrichthyan Society (OCS) - Website and Social Media Manager  (2011-2015)

Selected Grants, Scholarships, and Awards
AMP Tomorrow Maker Foundation Award (2019)
Australian Rivers Institute award for outstanding media engagement (print, radio & television) (2016)
Save Our Seas Foundation Small Grant Award (2016)
Best Presentation, Fresh Science Competition Queensland (2015)
Best Student Oral Presentation, School of Earth Environmental Science Annual Science Seminar, James Cook University (2014)
Runner-up Best Oral Presentation, AIMS@JCU Student Conference, Townsville (2013)
Best Student Oral Presentation, Oceania Chondrichthyan Society Conference, Brisbane (2013)
Save Our Seas Student Travel Award Oceania Chondrichthyan Society Conference, Brisbane (2013)
Three Minute Thesis Presentation Winner- School and Faculty Division, James Cook University, Townsville (2013)
Joyce W. Vickery Scientific Research Fund, The Linnaean Society of New South Wales (2012) 
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Science for Management Award  (2012)
SEES Postgraduate Research Scheme, James Cook University (2012; 2013)
James Cook University International Scholarship (2011-2014)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Summer Research Award (2009)

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