I undertook all of my study at Victoria University of Wellington including a PhD on the geological evolution of the Torlesse Terrane (subduction complex) in the southernmost part of the Wairarapa, North Island. New Zealand is an exciting place to discover geology, and I was fortunate to work on two different Antarctic projects during my PhD including a fieldtrip to the Transantarctic Mountains.  I am really grateful to have had those opportunities. In moving to Australia, I also benefited from teaching and undertaking research in diverse locations in Victoria while at the University of Melbourne.  Western Australia has provided a great many opportunities to work in sedimentary basins from Archean to modern in age, and to collaborate with a wide range of colleagues in Australia and overseas and, of course, research students. 

Associate Professor, UWA, 2005–2020

Senior Lecturer, UWA, 1999–2005

Lecturer, UWA, 1996–1999

Research Associate/Fellow, UWA, 1993–1996

Lecturer, University of Melbourne, 1988–1993

Responsibility for coordinating teaching team and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate coursework units:

EART2232 Field Geology

EART3344 Basin Analysis and GEOS4418 Basin Analysis Techniques

GEOS4403 Introduction to Basin Analysis

GEOS4410 Tectonics of Australia in the Indo-Pacific

GEOS4412 Petroleum Systems and Subsurface Characterisation

GEOS5509 Sedimentary Basin Field Excursion

I have diverse research interests typically related to the tectonic evolution of sedimentary basins, including sedimentology, biostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy to derive depositional history.  I am particularly interested in Paleozoic carbonate reef geology, microbialites, and mass extinctions.

Application of sedimentary analysis and sequence stratigraphy to understanding depositional systems that host energy, groundwater and mineral resources.