My Interests
I have always been interested in Science and the pursuit of knowledge. Throughout my education I enjoyed learning about animals and the natural world and have focused more and more on Biology and Ecology. In my work I am predominantly interested in the evolution and ecology of reproduction. In my thesis I explored this in a domesticated animal population to study the fitness consequences of reproductive strategies and trade-offs in life-history decisions.
I have always been interested in Science and the pursuit of knowledge. Throughout my education I enjoyed learning about animals and the natural world and have focused more and more on Biology and Ecology. In my work I am predominantly interested in the evolution and ecology of reproduction. In my thesis I explored this in a domesticated animal population to study the fitness consequences of reproductive strategies and trade-offs in life-history decisions.
Teaching
In my current role I am getting the opportunity to teach about Ecology and Environmental Sciences. I really enjoy teaching and finding novel ways to discuss different topics. Outwith my main teaching I also maintain a yearly art exhibition, held a student community group and am involved with community building for using statistics and R.
Taking a closer look at my research
The work undertaken for my PhD thesis addresses how different factors affect the level of allocation of resources from mother to offspring at early stages of life, specifically contributing to the field of maternal effects and life history trade-offs.
Within my research I have been predominantly interested in variation at the individual level in relation to how different mothers vary allocation of resources through different breeding attempts, particularly the allocation of maternal antibodies which are crucial to protecting offspring from disease.
My interest in maternal effects is not restricted to maternal antibodies but extends to how environmental factors can impact on the transfer of substances to offspring and affect female allocation decisions.
Key Interests
Maternal Effects, Behavioural Ecology, Life-history Theory
In my current role I am getting the opportunity to teach about Ecology and Environmental Sciences. I really enjoy teaching and finding novel ways to discuss different topics. Outwith my main teaching I also maintain a yearly art exhibition, held a student community group and am involved with community building for using statistics and R.
Taking a closer look at my research
The work undertaken for my PhD thesis addresses how different factors affect the level of allocation of resources from mother to offspring at early stages of life, specifically contributing to the field of maternal effects and life history trade-offs.
Within my research I have been predominantly interested in variation at the individual level in relation to how different mothers vary allocation of resources through different breeding attempts, particularly the allocation of maternal antibodies which are crucial to protecting offspring from disease.
My interest in maternal effects is not restricted to maternal antibodies but extends to how environmental factors can impact on the transfer of substances to offspring and affect female allocation decisions.
Key Interests
Maternal Effects, Behavioural Ecology, Life-history Theory
