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