I have a BSc (Hons) and PhD (both in genetics) from University College London. For my PhD, I was based at the Natural History Museum in London. After postdocs in Glasgow and Aberdeen I moved to New Zealand in 2002 as a Marsden-funded postdoc at Lincoln University and then went on to be a Lecturer & Senior Lecturer in Entomology there until 2017. At that time my research mostly lay at the interface of genetics and entomology. From 2017-2022, I worked for Christchurch Public Libraries mostly in a community education role and in July 2022, I returned to university teaching in the School of Earth & Environment at the University of Canterbury, where I teach a large first year undergraduate course on science and society. My research interests now are much more concerned with community engagement with science, particularly biodiversity. I also have a Postgraduate Diploma in Tertiary Teaching from the University of Canterbury, and a Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Leadership from the Open Polytechnic.
Experience
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–presentLecturer - Teaching & Administration, University of Canterbury
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2017–2022Programming/Learning Specialist, Christchurch City Libraries
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2004–2017Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Entomology, Lincoln University
Education
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2019Open Polytechnic, Graduate Certificate in Library & Information Leadership
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2013University of Canterbury, Postgraduate Diploma in Tertiary Teaching
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1997University College London, PhD / Genetics
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1993University College London, BSc (Hons) / Genetics
Professional Memberships
- Associate Editor for the New Zealand Journal of Zoology
- Honorary Secretary of the Canterbury Branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Member of the Canterbury Museum Trust Board
- Member of the LIANZA Standing Committee on Freedom of Information
- Member of the LIANZA Research SIG Committee
- Trustee of the Brian Mason Scientific and Technical Trust
- Member of the ECAN Christchurch/Banks Peninsula Biosecurity Advisory Group
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Article Feed
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