I am the lead postdoc of the DBRG, and manage a range of projects primarily in Tasmania and elsewhere around Australia. I am a conservation scientist interested in the factors that affect small and declining populations, and am responsible for managing operations of the DBRG.

I undertook my PhD research on the breeding biology of the endangered swift parrot in their Tasmanian breeding range. My research shed light on details about the breeding ecology of a species for which there were no data in spite of its severely threatened status.

Since then, I have become increasingly involved in the conservation management of a range of other threatened species. My work includes a research program on the three Polytelis parrot, orange-bellied parrots, rufous scrub birds and ongoing work on swift parrots. I supervise several staff and students on a range of species across Australia. Prospective students can contact me via email.

I’m a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University. My research interests are broad, across bird ecology and conservation, with a focus on hollow-nesting species. A lot of my research has been on the critically endangered swift parrot, which I began as an honours student, continued as a research officer, and was the focus of my doctorate.

My PhD thesis was on the extrinsic factors contributing to population decline in the swift parrot’s breeding range and addressed numerous recovery plan actions along the way.

My current research focuses on using bioacoustics to monitor critically endangered orange-bellied parrots, and includes work on its Neophema relative, the vulnerable blue-winged parrot. I joined the DBRG in 2018 and enjoy working across our teams projects and species. Most of all, I am motivated to apply conservation science to fill knowledge gaps and inform effective recovery pathways for threatened species.

I am a conservation ecologist studying population dynamics of species in modified landscapes. I am particularly interested in long-term monitoring for the development and evaluation of conservation interventions aimed at safeguarding threatened species and restoring temperate woodland.

Within the DBRG, I contribute to the design and implementation of the National Regent Honeyeater Monitoring Program, and coordinate the Superb Parrot Conservation Research Project.

I hold a Senior Ecologist position with the ACT Government where I focus my time gathering and interpreting applied scientific evidence to support conservation operators; including land managers, strategic planners, policy makers, recovery teams and local community groups.

I am a PhD candidate studying superb parrots, addressing critical knowledge gaps in the species’ ecology that prevent robust assessment of conservation status and possible management action. Incorporating GPS tracking data and measures of reproductive output, I hope to identify critical breeding, foraging, and wintering sites, and maximise conservation gains from broad-scale habitat and connectivity restoration efforts.

I have a broad research interest in ecology, with a focus on using robust ecological science to inform the management of threatened species. Having completed a BSc (Hons) in environment science, and later a MSc with the DBRG, I have experience in a diverse range of systems and species. I’ve come to enjoy working on birds (in particular parrots) and continue to be motivated by the often complex and challenging questions associated with these species.

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Fenner School of Environment and Society focusing on the conservation management of critically endangered birds. I completed my PhD with the DBRG in 2024 where I researched how captive breeding programs and can be used for species conservation actions, with a focus on the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster).

I have worked professionally on a wide range of field-based conservation projects across Australia, New Zealand, and the US, and also have a strong background in captive animal husbandry and release programs.

My primary research interests centre around species conservation, especially the confluence of conservation science and management actions.

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, with a current research focus on the population genetics of highly-mobile parrots. I finished my PhD with the DBRG in 2024, in which I studied the breeding biology and population dynamics of the Endangered Norfolk Island Green Parrot (Cyanoramphus cookii).

Since 2019 I have worked across a number of DBRG projects as an Honours Student, PhD Student and Research Assistant. In addition, I’ve gained valuable experience working in a range of different fields, including ecological consulting, management consulting and ethical investing.

My primary research interests centre around the conservation ecology of threatened birds, particularly those facing ongoing anthropogenic threats.

I am a postdoctoral fellow within the DBRG. While studying a BSc in Ecology at the University of East Anglia, UK, I spent a year as an exchange student at the University of Wollongong where I studied the ecology of fairywrens. After graduating, I worked as a research assistant at the Edward Grey Institute, University of Oxford, on a large scale study into the social ecology of wild songbirds using novel tracking devices. In 2015 I returned to Australia to commence my PhD into the ecology and conservation of the Regent Honeyeater.

I manage national monitoring programs for the Regent Honeyeater (breeding) and Swift Parrot (wintering). My current research topics include: 1) Reducing Noisy Miner numbers in areas of high conservation value; 2) Dynamics of Regent Honeyeater song culture, 3) Nest predators, nest depredation and nest protection, 4) Conservation genomics, 5) Estimating bushfire impacts on the Regent Honeyeater, 6) Threatened species monitoring, 7) Conservation of King Island's small brown birds

I'm a conservation ecologist with a broad interest in the natural world, but I’m particularly interested in the research and management of threatened birds. Originally from South Australia, I studied at The University of Adelaide and for over a decade have been involved in conservation and restoration projects across South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. This work has included researching threatened mallee birds and reintroducing locally extinct mammals with the Wild Deserts project.

Now based in Tasmania, I am involved with several projects in the DBRG including forty-spotted pardalotes and swift parrots, focusing on habitat assessments, threatening processes, and effective on-ground management actions. I’m driven by my passion for the Australian landscape and its wildlife, and I am proud to be part of a like-minded team working to improve conservation outcomes.

I am a PhD candidate at the ANU, focusing on addressing critical knowledge gaps in the ecology of Gang-gang Cockatoos. I am also a Senior Conservation Planner with the ACT Government, where my focus is on developing high-level strategic documents and applying ecological principles to local conservation efforts.

In previous roles I lived and worked in remote locations across Australia, facilitating collaborations between Indigenous communities, ecological researchers, and contemporary land managers. 

By locating and describing critical breeding habitat, and investigating predation and competition pressure on reproductive success, I hope to inform conservation efforts for the Gang-gang Cockatoo at both a local and range-wide scale. My research also aims to describe the population genetics of Gang-gang Cockatoos across their range, including trialling non-invasive methods to collect genetic

I’m a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, with a background in field ecology and threatened species research. My ecological work has ranged from wildlife reintroduction programs to ecosystem monitoring on the Murray River floodplain.

For my PhD, I studied the ecology of a threatened woodland bird in South Australia, and my research since has focused on declining and rare avifauna. I’m passionate about science that has a direct application to conservation, and environmental outreach in all forms.

In my role with the Difficult Birds Research Group, I’m coordinating an investigation into the spatial ecology of the Vulnerable regent parrot.

I am a research officer with the Difficult Birds Research Group, currently assisting with research into the ecology of the regent parrot — a vulnerable species found along the River Murray corridor and surrounding mallee environments.

Prior to this role with DBRG, I worked as a floodplain ecologist on several key River Murray wetlands, where I was involved in monitoring programs and environmental water management to support ecological outcomes. I also spent time in Timor-Leste designing and implementing ecological monitoring programs in degraded upland landscapes, with a focus on biodiversity outcomes.

With a strong passion for bird conservation and broader threatened species recovery, I‘m interested in how ecological research can inform effective management strategies. I’m excited to be working on regent parrots in a region I already know well, contributing to research that directly informs their recovery.