About Me
I spent a lot of my time underwater while pursuing a BSc Biology degree (hons) at Manchester University, UK, but learning to SCUBA dive in waters of Scotland and North Wales prompted me to find warmer waters. I achieved my PhD under the guidance of Dr. Isabelle Côte at University of East Anglia, UK on cleaning gobies in the Caribbean. After this I worked with Isabelle on cleaner wrasse mimicry and eventually this led to Australia on a Royal Society Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Dr. Lexa Grutter and Prof. Justin Marshall at the University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Research Directions
I am interested in the evolution of colour signals in marine organisms, reef fish vision and fish behaviour.
Education/Career
1998 BSc University of Manchester, UK
2004 PhD The University of East Anglia, UK
2004 -2005 Royal Society Postdoctoral Fellowship, The University of Queensland, Australia
2005-2011 ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship, The University of Queensland, Australia
2011-2016 UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia
2016 – Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia
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