About Me

Education

Present Postdoctoral Research Fellow – University of Technology Sydney, AUS

Employing state of the art molecular, imaging and microbiological techniques to identify the key metabolic networks between Symbiodiniacea-bacterial associations that drive dinoflagellate ecological success

2017 Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology - Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

Included on the Dean’s List for Academic Excellence for a doctoral thesis

Advisor: Prof. Simon Davy

Thesis: The nutritional implications of partner switching in the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis.

2012 Masters of Research in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation - Imperial College London, UK

Thesis 1: Intra- and inter-specific variation in bleaching recovery of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae)

Thesis 2: Integrating ecological criteria into coral nursery site selection for optimal reef resilience and restoration at Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand.

2009 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biology – University of Bath, UK

Research Grants, Scholarships and Awards

2019 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Ethel Mary Read (EMR) Research Grant

2019 Netherlands Metabolomics Centre award for meritorious scientific accomplishments and innovative contributions to the field of metabolomics
2019 MDPI Metabolites Journal postdoctoral travel award
2019 UTS strategic travel award
2019 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Ethel Mary Read Research Grant

2018 Human Frontier Science Programme Long-term Postdoctoral Fellowship

2017 School of Biological Sciences Student Publication Award

2017 Dean’s list award for Academic Excellence for a doctoral thesis

2017 Doctoral Finishing Scholarship

2016 Victoria University of Wellington Doctoral Submission Scholarship

2016 Company of Biologists, Journal of Experimental Biology, Travel Fellowship

2015 Victoria University Faculty Strategic Research Grant

2013 The Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Grant PhD Scholarship