I obtained my PhD from the School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia in 2001. I undertook postdoctoral research in Sweden, Wales and Scotland before taking up a NERC Research Fellowship at the University of St Andrews, UK. I returned to Australia in 2004 to commence an ARC Research Fellowship and worked part-time 2004-2012.  I had a career break from 2012, returning as a Research Fellow in 2022.

2025  ARC Discovery Project $631,860

2024  Saving Native Species Grant $426,497

2022 ARC Discovery Project $563,312

2010 Collaborative funding (Poland) MHC development $100 000
2009 FNAS Pump prime grant $10 000
2005 ARC Research Grant $185 000
2005 UWA Research Grant $28 730
2003 ARC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship $285 000
2003 Royal Society of London – Equipment Grant $17 000
2002 NERC Research Fellowship (3 years) $355 000
2002 Leverhulme Research Grant (3 years) – declined $295 000
2002 NERC Research Grant (collaboration Prof’s Thorpe & Ritchie) $86 000
2002 NERC Research Grant (collaboration Dr Tomkins) $84 000

May 2012 - Adjunct Lecturer UWA, career break for parenting and illness

Nov 2004 - May 2012  ARC Research Fellow (part-time) - University of Western Australia

Aug 2002 – Oct 2004  NERC Research Fellow – University of St Andrews, UK.

April 2002 – Aug 2002 NERC Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of Wales, UK. 

May 2001 - April 2002 Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of St Andrews, Scotland.

Feb 2001 - May 2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

PhD student (completion) - Esther Levy

I am an evolutionary biologist with research interests that cover a diverse range of topics within behavioural ecology and conservation.  These have included: sexual selection, conservation genetics, female ornamentation, evolutionary stable strategies, mutation loads, the evolution of colour signals, predator-free havens, nuptial gift evolution and developmental integration.