I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney in 2017, where I developed a strong interest in field ecology. For my honours thesis, I spent six months at a research station in the Northern Territory conducting a common garden experiment on cane toad behaviour and morphology. Building on this experience, I pursued a PhD at the University of New South Wales, Australia, which I completed in 2022. During my PhD, I began integrating genomic approaches into my research, focusing on the invasive European starling in Australia and how its genome evolves following introduction into a new environment. I continued this line of inquiry during a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, expanding my focus to investigate the roles of complex genetic elements in adaptation and evolution.
I am currently a research fellow at Macquarie University, Sydney, where I apply genomic tools to improve the conservation and horticulture of native Australian plant species.
I enjoy working in the field and in the wetlab, though ultimately spend a large portion of my time at the computer analysing genetic data sets. I spend many of my working hours writing code, fixing code, and then writing about why I wrote the code in the first place. A small portion of my time is spent retrieving code deleted by Toothless the shingleback, as he walks thoughtlessly across my keyboard.
When not doing research, I fill my days with art, gardening, baking, reading, and gaming (board games, DnD, and computer games, I love them all).
