Resume
Career Milestones
PhD Candidate
2019 – 2022
Microbial Threats in Coastal Environments at
The University of Technology Sydney under the supervision of Justin Seymour, Nachshon Siboni, and Maurizio Labbate.
Honours in Environmental Science First Class Division 2
2018 – 2019
Summer Mortality of Pacific Oysters at The University of Technology Sydney under the supervision of Maurizio Labbate and Justin Seymour.
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology
2014 – 2018
Awards
Winner of the April-May 2022 UTS HDR Student Paper of the Month.
Teaching Experience
Microbial Ecology
General Microbiology
Ecological Genetics
Nature and Ecology
Scientific Perspectives of Global Issues
Volunteering
Higher Degree of Research Student Committee
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Founded Student Seminar Series.
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Faculty Research Committee Representative.
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School of Life Sciences Representative.
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Secured Funding for Student Grants.
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Mental Health Workshops.
Joint Academic Microbiology Seminars (JAMS) Committee
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Event host.
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Venue and Food Organiser
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Symposium Committee
Conferences
NSW Coastal Conference
Oral Presentation (2019): Monitoring Coastal Water Quality Using Molecular Microbiological Markers
ISME Conference
Poster Presentation (2022): Undefined fecal contamination sources identified in conjunction with microbial hazards with the use of molecular microbiological approaches at an urban beach
Media
ABC Central Coast By Lucy Thackray and Emma Simkin
Terrigal: Human and animal faeces to blame for faecal pollution
Daily Telegraph
Community Coast News
Relevant Skills
Excellent skills in bioinformatics including amplicon sequencing analysis