Current Education
PhD, The University of Sydney. Expected completion: 2022.
Thesis title: Understanding consumer beehaviour: impacts of the Phantom Decoy Effect on Bee foraging choice
Supervisors: Tanya Latty, Dieter Hochuli, Thomas White and Rose Gloag
Previous Education
MPhil, The University of Sydney. Completed 2018
Thesis title: Assessing the role of structural complexity on ant foraging choice
Supervisors: Tanya Latty and Dieter Hochuli
BSc (Zoology), majoring in Conservation Biology, Western Sydney University, Completed 2015
Employment
January 2023: Associate lecturer, The University of Sydney
October 2022: Project Manager, Invertebrates Australia
July 2022: Research Assistant, The University of Sydney - Conducting Artificial Flower research
July 2022 - November 2022: Research Assistant, The University of Sydney - Coordination and administration of the Nearby Nature walkshop with headspace Bankstown
Presenting at the Ecological Society of Australia Conference in 2019
Awards and grants
2019 HDR Showcase Highly commended student talk
2020 Australasian Society for the study of Animal Behaviour best student talk - Runner up
2019 PRSS $2600
2019 Ecological Society of Australia student travel grant $150
2020 PRSS $450
2021 PRSS $1212
2021 Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour student grant $2500
2022 Inspiring Australia Science Week Grants $4800
2023 Ecological Society of Australia student award, best speed talk $500
2020 has turned conferences into a virtual affair, here is me watching me present a talk at The Ecological Society of Australia Conference
Conference Presentations
2017 Australian Entomological Society Conference, Terrigal, NSW AUstralia
Effect of structural complexity on Ant foraging behaviour Presentation
2018 Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia
How does structural complexity impact ant foraging choice? Poster and presentation view poster
2019 Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Launceston, QLD Australia
A Rose by any other name: Use of artificial flowers in ecological experiments Poster and Presentation view poster
2020 Ecological Society of Auystralia Conference, Virtual The impact of Phantom Decoys on bumblebee foraging behaviour Presentation Behavioural adaptations to Ecological challenges Symposium chair
2020 Australasian Soceity for the Study of Animal Behaviour Conference, Virtual The impact of Phantom Decoys on bumblebee foraging behaviour Presentation, Runner up best student talk
2020 Ecological Society of Auystralia Conference, Virtual
The impact of Phantom Decoys on honeybee foraging behaviour Poster
2021 Ecological Society of Auystralia Conference, Virtual The impact of Phantom Decoys on honeybee foraging behaviour Talk
2022 Ecological Society of Auystralia Conference, Darwin, Australia The Great Australian Bake-Off: Identifying trends and opportunities in the Threatened Species Bake Off Winner, Best Speed talk
Society Affiliations
Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour - Board member - Student Rep
Ecological Society of Australia - Social committee
Ecological Society of Australia - Ecological Fashion judge