CURRICULUM
VITAE
Education
Monash University | PhD Candidate
in Biological Sciences
Clayton, Victoria
August 2024 - February 2028
Thesis Title: Breeding on Borrowed Time: Managing Flatback Sea Turtles Amid Climate Driven Male Scarcity
Florida State University | Bachelor of Science
in Biological Sciences and Environmental Science
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
August 2017 - May 2021
University Honors Program; Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Experience
Sea turtle Research and Fieldwork Positions
Lab Manager | Marine Turtle Research Ecology and Conservation Group at Florida State University | 2023-2024
Field Technician | Florida State University and Projecto Tamar | March - June 2023
Assistant Field Manager | The Leatherback Trust | October 2022 - March 2023
Field Technician | Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve | April 2022 - September 2022
Field Technician | AmeriCorps and Buck Island National Reef Monument | July 2021 - December 2021
Undergraduate Volunteer | Marine Turtle Research Ecology and Conservation Group at Florida State University | 2018 - 2021
Teaching
Teaching Assistant and Marker | Science Communication, Monash University | 2025 - Present
Marker | Career Skills in Science, Monash University | 2025 - Present
Marker | Global Challenges Honours Program, Monash University | 2026 - Present
Grants, Awards and Scholarships
Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
Ecological Society of Australia | 2025
The Margaret Middleton Fund for Endangered Australian Native Vertebrate Animals
Australian Academy of Science | 2025
Marine Megafauna Research Grant
SeaWorld Foundation | 2025
University Research Grant
Australian Wildlife Society | 2025
Graduate Student Scholarship
Monash University | 2024
International Student Scholarship
Monash University | 2024
Honourable Mention
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program | 2023
Florida Academic Scholarship
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program | 2017
University Freshman Scholarship
Florida State University | 2017
Conference Presentations
Temperature Effects on Flatback Hatching Success and Hatchling Performance
Poster Presentation | International Sea Turtle Symposium | 2026
Poster available here.
Potential adaptability in the thermal tolerance of a population of leatherback sea turtles
Oral Presentation | Monash University GEMMZ Conference | 2024
Voted People’s Choice
Potential adaptability in the thermal tolerance of a population of leatherback sea turtles
Oral Presentation | International Sea Turtle Symposium | 2024
Slides available here.
Origins of juvenile green sea turtles in the Bahamas: A comparison of recent and historical rookery contributions
Poster Presentation | International Sea Turtle Symposium | 2023
Poster available here.
Assessing Human Dolphin Interaction in Naples, Florida
Poster Presentation | Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium | 2019
Poster available here.