Contact Details
| Organization: | Zoology |
| Position: | SENIOR LECTURER |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.zoology.unimelb.edu.au/aboutus/staff/index.php?139,4 |
| Work: | 46253 |
| Fax: | 8344 7909 |
| Room: | 250 |
| Level: | 02 |
| Building: | Zoology Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Ecology | fish ecology, fisheries ecology, otolith chemistry, larval ecology | Australia, Caribbean, New Zealand, United States of America |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | Victoria University of Wellington | Research, Technical Assistance/Training |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (honours) | Brown University | 31-May-1991 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of California - Santa Barbara | 31-Mar-2001 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | Australian Marine Sciences Association | Member (Ordinary) | 01-Jan-2005 | |
| Unspecified | Australian Society for Fish Biology | Member (Ordinary) | 01-Jan-2005 | |
| Unspecified | Ecological Society of Australia | Member (Ordinary) | 01-Jan-2002 | |
| Unspecified | American Society of Limnology and Oceanography | Member (Ordinary) | 01-Jan-2001 | |
| Unspecified | Society of American Naturalists | Member (Ordinary) | 01-Jan-2001 | |
| Unspecified | International Society for Reef Studies | Member (Ordinary) | 01-Jan-1996 | |
| Unspecified | Ecological Society of America | Member (Ordinary) | 01-Jan-1994 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | University of California | Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship | 01-Jan-1992 |
| Other (Award) | University of California | Regents Departmental Fellowship | 01-Jan-1997 |
| Other (Award) | University of California | General Affiliates Graduate Dissertation Fellowship | 01-Jan-1998 |
| Other (Award) | University of California | Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship | 01-Jan-1998 |
| Other (Award) | Brown University | 01-Jan-1991 | |
| Other (Award) | Brown University | 01-Jan-1998 | |
| Scholarship | International Women's Fishing Association | Scholarship | 01-Jan-1994 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Geochronology and Isotope Geochemistry (GEOCHEMISTRY) (260301)
- Biological Oceanography (OCEANOGRAPHY) (260401)
- Physical Oceanography (OCEANOGRAPHY) (260403)
- Surfacewater Hydrology (HYDROLOGY) (260502)
- Animal Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogeny (ZOOLOGY) (270501)
- Animal Anatomy and Histology (ZOOLOGY) (270503)
- Freshwater Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270701)
- Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270702)
- Life Histories (incl. Population Ecology) (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270706)
- Sociobiology and Behavioural Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270707)
- Conservation and Biodiversity (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270708)
- Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assessment (FISHERIES SCIENCES) (300704)
- Environmental Management and Rehabilitation (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300801)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300804)
- Conservation (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300805)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Fisheries - commercial (FISH) (630301)
- Fisheries - recreational (FISH) (630302)
- Fish not elsewhere classified (FISH) (630399)
- Fish (SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (630503)
- Rights to environmental and natural resources (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760203)
- Climate variability (CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770102)
- Living resources (incl fishing impacts on non-target spp) (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770302)
- Control of pests and exotic species (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770303)
- Physical and chemical conditions (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770304)
- Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770305)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770306)
- Marine protected areas (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770307)
- Other (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770399)
- Land and water management (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770402)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770403)
- Control of pests and exotic species (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770404)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770406)
- Rehabilitation of degraded coastal and estuarine areas (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770408)
- Estuarine and lagoon areas (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770409)
- Other (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770499)
- Land and water management (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770502)
- Earth sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780104)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diadromous stream fishes: a model system for investigating sources of variation in recruitment | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| How connected are marine populations?Comparing life histories of endemic&non-endemic reef fishes to investigate the mechanisms behind self-recruitment | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| The role of larval settlement cues in influencing recruitment variability of the common jollytail, Galaxias maculatus | Chief Investigator | ANZ EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEE COMPANY LTD | Postgraduate Student Research Grants (HOLSWORTH WILDLIFE RESEARCH FUND) | 27/05/2004 |
| MANAGING THE HEALTH OF REEF-FISH COMMUNITIES | Chief Investigator | PORT PHILLIP & WESTERNPORT CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY | Regional Investment Plan | 29/09/2006 |
| "Linking freshwater flows, salt wedge dynamics and fisheries productivity in estuaries" | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2007 |
| ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC NOISE ON FISHES ON SHALLOW ROCKY REEFS | Principal Supervisor | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 01/01/2007 |
| The Conservation Status of Reef Fish Communities in Victorian Waters | Chief Investigator | PORT PHILLIP & WESTERNPORT CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY | Regional Catchment Investment Plan | 28/02/2007 |
| ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC NOISE ON FISHES ON SHALLOW ROCKY REEFS | Principal Supervisor | WINIFRED VIOLET SCOTT ESTATE | Project Grants | 01/04/2008 |
| Habitat, location or recruitment? Determining the drivers of population persistence in a temperate reef fish | Principal Supervisor | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 01/10/2008 |
| What drives recruitment variability in Snapper? Application of a novel theoretical and empirical approach to predict fluctuations in fisheries | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/04/2009 |
| Should I stay or should I go? Identifying pathways of larval dispersal in a temperate reef fish | Chief Investigator | AUST & PACIFIC SCIENCE FOUNDATION | Research Grant | 01/07/2009 |
| POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP: SYSTEMATICS OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST DIVERSE TEMPERATE FISH GENIUS, HETEROCLINUS | Principal Supervisor | AUSTRALIAN BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES STUDY | National Taxonomy Research Grant Program | 01/07/2009 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSESSING SHALLOW ESTUARINE MICROHABITAT USE BY BENTHIC FISH ASSEMBLAGES: IMPLICATIONS OF ESTUARY BANK RESTORATION | Chief Investigator | MELBOURNE WATER CORP | 27/06/2008 |
| DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF EDC POLLUTION FOR SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA ESTUARIES | Chief Investigator | MELBOURNE WATER CORP | 24/03/2009 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.