Experience

Ecological Service Professionals

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Aquatic Ecologist

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Litoria Consulting

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Ecologist

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2021



Terrestria Environmental Consultants

• Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• Ecologist

  • Nov 2020 - Jan 2021

  In this role, I was mployed as a field ecologist to conduct regional ecosystem mapping and bio-condition assessments. This included assisting with field work and data collection for a proposed gas development project within the Queensland brigalow belt bioregion by conducting a range of field activities including regional ecosystem mapping and bio-condition assessments of terrestrial, riparian, and wetland habitats In this role, I was mployed as a field ecologist to conduct regional ecosystem mapping and bio-condition assessments. This included assisting with field work and data collection for a proposed gas development project within the Queensland brigalow belt bioregion by conducting a range of field activities including regional ecosystem mapping and bio-condition assessments of terrestrial, riparian, and wetland habitats



Griffith University

• Australia
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Sep 2019 - Nov 2020

  In my most recent position, I have been employed as a Research Fellow at Griffith Universities, Australian Rivers Institute. Here, working in the Connolly lab, I was tasked with leading several research projects, such as leading a research project investigating fish community dynamics across different seagrass habitats in the GBR; writing a report investigating the long-term recovery of a semi-arid mangrove forest following an oil spill; and, the monitoring of a seagrass recovery project within the Gold Coast Broadwater. Show less



frc environmental

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aquatic Ecologist

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Here, employed on a casual basis, I worked on a number of projects including water quality assessments, vegetation monitoring and assessments, and dredge spoil (plume) monitoring on the GBR Here, employed on a casual basis, I worked on a number of projects including water quality assessments, vegetation monitoring and assessments, and dredge spoil (plume) monitoring on the GBR



Villanova University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Mar 2018 - Jun 2019

  In this role I worked on a project investigating how mangrove poleward expansion into saltmarsh habitat is changing soil characteristics and rates of decomposition. I also led a project investigating foliar water uptake in arid zone coastal plants of Baja California Sur, Mexico. In this role I worked on a project investigating how mangrove poleward expansion into saltmarsh habitat is changing soil characteristics and rates of decomposition. I also led a project investigating foliar water uptake in arid zone coastal plants of Baja California Sur, Mexico.



Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2017

  For this postdoctoral research position I was based in Fort Pierce, Florida USA. My research examined ecological and evolutionary processes at species range limits. Here, I was studying the effects of climate change, in particular decreased extreme freeze events, on mangrove northern range extension and the mechanisms underlying species interactions and distribution patterns at the mangrove-saltmarsh interface. For this postdoctoral research position I was based in Fort Pierce, Florida USA. My research examined ecological and evolutionary processes at species range limits. Here, I was studying the effects of climate change, in particular decreased extreme freeze events, on mangrove northern range extension and the mechanisms underlying species interactions and distribution patterns at the mangrove-saltmarsh interface.



The University of Queensland

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Station Assistant - boating and diving operations

  • 2014 - 2016

  Responsible for Boating and Diving operations at the University of Queensland’s Moreton Bay Research Station, located on Stradbroke Island. Here, I gained considerable boating and field operation skills, including obtaining my Australian Certificate II in Maritime Operations (Coxswain Grade 1; Professional Captains boat license), Bush & General all terrain 4WD Training, and PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diving qualifications. I also gained considerable experience with operating aquarium systems, and learned key skills in fishing (seine, beam trawling etc), turtle and dugong capture and handling. Show less