Experience

University of New England (AU)

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Candidate

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  I am a Ph.D. candidate at the university of New England investigating the influence of dung quality on temperate dung beetle communities and individual species. I am currently in the process of writing up my thesis where I have investigated the impact of dung derived from different pasture types on dung beetle communities (diversity and abundance), dung burial and individual species reproduction, in addition to investigating the impact of dung pH has on dung beetle reproduction. I am a Ph.D. candidate at the university of New England investigating the influence of dung quality on temperate dung beetle communities and individual species. I am currently in the process of writing up my thesis where I have investigated the impact of dung derived from different pasture types on dung beetle communities (diversity and abundance), dung burial and individual species reproduction, in addition to investigating the impact of dung pH has on dung beetle reproduction.



SARDI Entomology

• Senior services research officer

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2022

• Research Officer

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2022

• Casual

  • Apr 2016 - Nov 2017

  Casual employment working on snails & slugs, earwigs, Russian Wheat Aphid & it’s biological control.



Oakville Potatoes

• Agronomist

  • May 2015 - Jul 2016

  Potato agronomist, graded seed potato, inspected potato pivots for insects, pathogens and nutrient stress. Potato agronomist, graded seed potato, inspected potato pivots for insects, pathogens and nutrient stress.



Mudgee CRT

• Merchandise Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2015



Betrola Investments

• Station hand

  • Apr 2013 - Sep 2014

  General Farm Hand. Fencing, fence management, water trough installations, cattle husbandry, crop monitoring, hay production General Farm Hand. Fencing, fence management, water trough installations, cattle husbandry, crop monitoring, hay production