I am currently a Departmental Lecturer in Biology (Behaviour) in the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford and a Stipendiary Lecturer at Lady Margaret Hall. From 2016-2019, I was a Junior Research Fellow at Christ Church College, Oxford. I have worked primarily in the Wigby lab, where we use the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as our model organism to study the 'evolutionary biology of sex and death' (Wigby 2014).
Some of the Wigby lab partying it up on a Saturday afternoon.
I did my DPhil in Zoology at the University of Oxford, where I studied female aggression in stalk-eyed flies and fruit flies with Drs Stuart Wigby, Nathalie Seddon, and Joseph Tobias. I did my undergraduate work at the University of New South Wales from 2007-2011. My Honours research was based in Dr Russell Bonduriansky’s lab, working on the roles of genital morphology and mating behaviour in two species of neriid flies.
For details on my research, please see my Research page.
For details on my research, please see my Research page.
Outside the lab
When I'm not in the lab, I'm often talking about science, wearing a silly hat related to science, or dancing in the name of science. I enjoy science communication and have participated in the iBiology Young Scientist Series, the FameLab competition, the Three Minute Thesis competition, and the Falling Walls Lab in Berlin.
My stalk-eyed fly hat for a 'Dress as your Model Organism' party.
And whenever I need a break from science, you'll find me hitting a small, hard ball with a bat or stick. In winter, I play hockey or Australian Rules Football. In summer, I try my hand at a bit of cricket, playing for the Oxford Cricket Club. I also enjoy drawing and reading when the English rain makes it difficult to go outdoors.
Taking it very seriously.
Photo by Steve Brown (Oxford Cricket Photos)
