Education & Research

Education

2019-2023: Doctor of Philosophy, Biological Sciences – University of New South Wales, Australia

2015-2018: Master of Science, Biological Sciences – Queen’s University, Canada

2009-2014: Bachelor of Science (Honours), – Queen’s University, Canada

Research

PhD Candidate (2019-2023) – Dr. Michael Kasumovic & Dr. Bruno Buzatto, University of New South Wales
Research topic: Sexual Conflict, Mating, and Reproduction: How can females evolve against harmful males? 

Honours Co-supervisor – Caitlin Creak (2019-2020) University of New South Wales
Research topic: Hunting: an instinct or learned behaviour in spiders?

Collaboration project (2019-2020) – Dr. Michael Kasumovic & Caitlin Creak, University of New South Wales
Research topic: Do good hunters make even better mating partners?

Natural Resource Society Inc. (2018-2019) – Christy Humphrey, Canada
Research topic: Environmental consulting and environmental engineering

Visiting Researcher (2018) – Dr. Michael Kasumovic & Dr. Jay Stafstrom, University of New South Wales , Australia
Research topic: Do bolder males avoid sexual cannibalism?

Master of Science (2015-2018) – Dr. Adam Chippindale, Queen’s University, Canada
Research topic: Life history trade-offs in early and late life fertility & Spermatogenesis and accessory glad composition change in early and late life fertility

Honours Co-supervisor – Mathias Blanchard (2016-2017) Queen’s University, Canada
Research topic: Does the Bateman Theory apply in Drosophila melanogaster selected for early and late life fertility?

West Mexico Biodiveristy Research (2017) – Dr. Stephen Lougheed, Queen’s University, Canada & Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico
Research topic: Natural history surveys in Jalisco, Mexico

Bachelor of Science Honours Thesis (2013-2014) – Dr. Stephen Lougheed, Queen’s University, Canada
Research topic: What are the effects climate change on tadpole development?

Summer Research Internship (2013) – Dr. Stephen Lougheed, Queen’s University, Canada
Research topic: What are the effects of climate change on male frog calling behaviour?

Acoustic Communication in Birds Research (2012) – Dr. Laurene Ratcliffe, Queen’s University, Canada
Research topic: How do chickadees in rural areas respond to urban
anthropogenic noise?