About
Evolutionary Ecologist
An understanding of evolution can change the world. From behaviour to health and medicine, to climate change and food security—evolution is fundamental to it all.
Parental effects, nutrition, and evolution
I love to study how living things interact with their environment, and how their environment shapes them. The quality of an organism’s diet can affect their health, lifespan, behaviour, and how much they reproduce. These changes can have flow on effects to the next generation.
Using fruit flies
I use fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) to investigate the effects that parent’s diets have on their offspring, and grand offspring.
Media & Science Communication
Women In Ecology & Evolution podcast
Hear me on the Women In Ecology & Evolution podcast (W.E.E podcast) talking about my career before academia, my pathway into science, as well as burnout and working during a pandemic
See videos explaining concepts, highlighting new research, and sharing facts about the interesting evolution of animals, as well as some of my personal journey through my PhD
Barbara Hale Fellowship
Read my featured interview with Melbourne University’s Graduate House about my Barbara Hale Fellowship win (from Australian Graduate Women)e
Graduate Women in Science
Read my interview with Lauren from Graduate Women in Science about my review article, Transgenerational obesity and healthy ageing in Drosophila
Geeky Girl Reality
Read my interview with Geeky Girl Reality, about why I chose this path, my roles models, and what advice I have for younger women who want to pursue STEM
Million Stem Women
Read my interview with Million Stem Women, about why I chose this path and what advice I have for younger women who want to pursue STEM
Einstein a Go-Go
Hear me on RRR’s show Einstein a Go-Go, talking about nutritional ecology and doing a Phd in a pandemic
Publications
- All
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
The transgenerational effects of obesogenic diets
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 13 (3), 280
Obesity
Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Sciences
Male aggressiveness as intrasexual contest competition in a cross-cultural sample
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Intrasexual Violence and Aggression
Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science
Outreach
Graduate Women Victoria
I am a committee member of GWV, we work hard to empower women to pursue higher education. Each year we offer a range of scholarships to help women continue their tertiary education. We are also passionate about our advocacy, for more information please visit: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
Chronic Illness in Academia
Having chronic illness or disability in academia can be extra tough, if you are a fellow sufferer please know that there are communities you can join, such as the Chronically Academic Chronic Illness Twitter Page can be found here