Conference Presentations
2025 BIOSPACE25: Biodiversity Insight From Space, Oral presentation, “Albatrosses from Space: A citizen science approach to monitor remote colonies using satellite imagery”, The European Space Agency, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy.
2024 Ecological Society of America (ESA), Oral presentation, “Monitoring albatrosses in remote breeding locations using citizen science and high-resolution satellite imagery”, Long Beach, California, USA.
2024 International Polar Year 2032-33 Planning Workshop, Oral presentation, “Observe and Preserve Nature: Using citizen science to monitor wildlife in remote sensing imagery”, Online, France.
2024 British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Science Symposium, Poster presentation, “Why is the grass greener on the other side: Using spectral signature of guano-fertilised vegetation to detect burrowing-nesting species”, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
2022 British Ornithology Union: Avian Reproduction (BOU2022), “Albatrosses From Space: Using crowdsourcing and satellites to monitor breeding Wandering Albatrosses”, Online, United Kingdom.
2019 Advances in Avian Reproduction: Nests, Eggs and Incubation Conference, Oral presentation, “Life on the edge: Are pyriform eggs more resistant to breakage among cliff-breeding seabirds?” and poster, “Scratching beyond the surface: the evolution and functional role of avian eggshell structure and tomography”, Lincoln, United Kingdom.
2018 Resolving the Mysteries of the Avian Egg Conference, Oral Presentation “Egg shape mimicry in brood parasites”, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
2015 Function, Evolution and Anatomy Conference, Oral presentation. “Extinct Australian predator was fierce but no Tasmanian devil”, Armidale, Australia.
2014 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Oral presentation. “Virtual reconstruction and prey preference of Tasmanian tiger’s ancient relative”, Berlin, Germany.
2014 4th International Palaeontological Congress, Poster, “Moa diet fits the bill: clip and pluck feeding strategies of New Zealand’s Extinct giant flightless birds”, Mendoza.
2013 International Association for Ecology conference, Poster, “New insight from the old: Using stable isotopes to assess marsupial carnivore vulnerability to anthropogenic impacts”, London, United Kingdom.
2013 Ecological Society of America conference, Oral presentation, “The risks of being big – The ecological and evolutionary significance of the thylacine’s body size and diet”, Minneapolis, USA.
2013 Australian Mammal Society conference, Oral presentation, “Tracking long-term diet and habitat shifts in the world’s largest marsupial carnivores”, Sydney, Australia.
2012 Ecological Society of Australia conference, Oral presentation, “The thylacine myth: stable isotopes and skull biomechanics reveal their ‘actual’ diet and extinction risk”, Melbourne, Australia.
2012 Using virtual reconstruction and computational biomechanics to study form and function in biology workshop, guest speaker, Sydney, Australia.
2011 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Oral presentation, “Are you really what you eat: Influences of fasting on stable isotope ratios in male southern elephant seals”, Tampa, USA.
Teaching Experience
2018 Brilliant Club tutor, Year 6 students. Castle Hall Academy
- Developed teaching material, delivered tutorials and provided feedback on assignment
2017/18 Teaching Coordinator for Level 1 Sign Language, Sheffield University Sign Language Society.
- Developed teaching material, deliver weekly classes, organised teaching roster, prepared students for exams.
2015 Unit Coordinator for Principles of Zoology (ZOOL100), University of New England
- Developed teaching material, delivered lectures, set and marked assessments. Provided advice to students on unit related matters including withdrawal, extensions and assignments.
2012 Demonstrator for Vertebrate Zoology (BIOS2061), University of New South Wales.
- Used interactive computer-based case studies to teach vertebrate evolution.
2009/10 Demonstrator for Animal Behaviour (BIOS3011), University of New South Wales.
- Laboratory demonstrator and supervised student group projects.
2008 Educational Officer, Sydney Aquarium and Sydney Wildlife Park.
- Delivered public educational tours and handled invertebrates for public encounters.
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