Research overview: Human activities have greatly altered the composition of plant communities, leading to both species loss through extinction and species gain through the introduction of non-native species. My research uses experimental, observational and quantitative techniques to understand the causes and consequences of these alterations to plant communities, and address questions on the factors that control the distribution of plant species. I am particularly interested in the role of species interactions, such as those with mutualists, antagonists and competitors.
Current positions and activities
Associate Editor: Journal of Applied Ecology.
Subject Editor: NeoBiota.
Member: Review College of the British Ecological Society.
Board member: Plant and Soil Chapter of the Ecological Society of Australia.
Member: Department of Biology Exams Committee, University of York.
Member: PlantPopNet global population demography network.
Journal Reviews: Acta Oecologica, AoB Plants, Applied Vegetation Science, Austral Ecology, Biological Invasions, Biotropica, Ecology & Evolution, Forest Ecology & Management, Functional Ecology, ISME Journal, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Molecular Ecology, Journal of Plant Ecology, New Phytologist, Oikos, Restoration Ecology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
Funding reviews: US National Science Foundation, South African National Science Foundation.
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Associate Editor: Journal of Applied Ecology.
Subject Editor: NeoBiota.
Member: Review College of the British Ecological Society.
Board member: Plant and Soil Chapter of the Ecological Society of Australia.
Member: Department of Biology Exams Committee, University of York.
Member: PlantPopNet global population demography network.
Journal Reviews: Acta Oecologica, AoB Plants, Applied Vegetation Science, Austral Ecology, Biological Invasions, Biotropica, Ecology & Evolution, Forest Ecology & Management, Functional Ecology, ISME Journal, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Molecular Ecology, Journal of Plant Ecology, New Phytologist, Oikos, Restoration Ecology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
Funding reviews: US National Science Foundation, South African National Science Foundation.
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Previous academic positions
2019 - 2020 Marie Curie Independent Research Fellow Netherlands Institute for Ecology & University of New England Postdoctoral Fellow University of New England 2015-2019 Research Fellow University of Canberra 2013 - 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow Rice University, Houston University of Guam, Guam |
Education:
2014 PhD Ecology Bio-protection Research Centre, New Zealand CSIRO, Australia 2005 MSc Ecology University of Aberdeen, UK 2004 BSc (Hons) Ecology University of Stirling, UK Non-academic positions: Ecological Consultant JFA Ltd, UK Science Coordinator Greenforce, Tanzania |
