I lead the Landscape Genetics Lab in the School of Natural Sciences. Combined with field-collected spatial and ecological data, I use genomic sequencing approaches to address the effects of environmental variation on gene flow, local adaptation, and the impacts of pathogens in natural populations. In doing so, I examine how environmental conditions affect genetic connectivity and evolutionary processes within species. I link this information with data on pathogen impacts and diversity (e.g., parasites, viruses) to understand how species' persist and evolve across diverse landscapes. This may  involve species of conservation concern, or invasive species and pests, across the animal kingdom (e.g. insects, reptiles, birds). Using these approaches, my research evaluates how land-use and climate change affect species' health, genetic diversity and their adaptive capacity. This information can assist us to manage species of ecological or economic relevance across spatial and temporal scales.

• Associate Professor, Macquarie University 2025-present
• ARC Future Fellow, Macquarie University 2024-present
• Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University 2018-2024
• Lecturer, Macquarie University 2015-2018
• Marie Curie Fellowship, Lund University, Sweden 2014-2015
• Wennergren Postdoctoral Fellowship, Lund University, Sweden 2013-2014.
• Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Queensland, Australia, 2011-2013
• Postdoctoral Fellowship (British Columbian government, Forest Sciences Program), University of British Columbia, Canada, 2008-2011.
• PhD, Flinders University, Australia 2005-2008
• Honours in Biology, Flinders University, Australia, 2004
• Bachelor of Science in Biodiversity and Conservation, Flinders University, Australia, 2001-2003

• Convenor and lecturer: BIOL2110 Genetics, 2018-present
• Convenor and tutor: ENVS8407, Field Methods in Environmental Science, 2022-present
• Guest lecturer/tutor for BIOL8750, BIOL8610, BIOL3420
• Director of BSc Biology Major program 2020-2024