University (Undergraduate)
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, Monash University, 2003–2006 (Completed).
Majors: Geosciences, Geography; Minors: Biology, Indonesian.
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science, Monash University, 2007 (First Class).
Project title: Cretaceous microfossil atlas, refined biostratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental interpretations of southern Brazilian offshore basins.
Majors: Geosciences, Geography; Minors: Biology, Indonesian.
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science, Monash University, 2007 (First Class).
Project title: Cretaceous microfossil atlas, refined biostratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental interpretations of southern Brazilian offshore basins.
University (Postgraduate)
Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, February 2008–May 2011 (Completed).
Project title: Early Cretaceous Ostracoda of the Santos Basin, Brazil: biostratigraphic analysis and palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the pre-Salt strata.
Project title: Early Cretaceous Ostracoda of the Santos Basin, Brazil: biostratigraphic analysis and palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the pre-Salt strata.
Employment History
Teaching Assistant, Monash University (Clayton)
March, 2008–October, 2010
· First-Year Earth Sciences (ESC 1011 & ESC 1022);
· Second-Year Dynamic Earth (ESC 2111) palaeontology practicals;
· Third-Year Sediments, Basins and Resources (ESC 3411) palaeontology practicals;
· Second- and Third-Year Palaeontology (ESC 3232); and
· Buchan Field Trip, Second-Year Field Geology (ESC 2132; 2008, 2009).
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden)
October 1, 2011–January 31, 2015.
Research Associate, Australian Age of Dinosaurs (Winton, Queensland)
October 1, 2011–present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Victoria)
February 1, 2017–present
March, 2008–October, 2010
· First-Year Earth Sciences (ESC 1011 & ESC 1022);
· Second-Year Dynamic Earth (ESC 2111) palaeontology practicals;
· Third-Year Sediments, Basins and Resources (ESC 3411) palaeontology practicals;
· Second- and Third-Year Palaeontology (ESC 3232); and
· Buchan Field Trip, Second-Year Field Geology (ESC 2132; 2008, 2009).
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden)
October 1, 2011–January 31, 2015.
Research Associate, Australian Age of Dinosaurs (Winton, Queensland)
October 1, 2011–present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Victoria)
February 1, 2017–present
Master's Student Supervision
Sofie Heinsvig: Biomechanical appraisal of the neck in the Pleistocene giant horned turtle Meiolania platyceps (Uppsala University; completed June, 2013; co-supervised with Benjamin Kear).
Seela Salakka: The method of tooth replacement of Euhelopus zdanskyi: implications for the evolution of high tooth replacement rates in titanosauriform sauropods (Uppsala University; submitted in June, 2014; co-supervised with Benjamin Kear).
Andreás Jannel: Neck mobility, grazing habits and intraspecific combat behavior in the giant Pleistocene horned turtle Meiolania platyceps (Uppsala University/Université Montpellier; submitted in June, 2014; co-supervised with Benjamin Kear).
Seela Salakka: The method of tooth replacement of Euhelopus zdanskyi: implications for the evolution of high tooth replacement rates in titanosauriform sauropods (Uppsala University; submitted in June, 2014; co-supervised with Benjamin Kear).
Andreás Jannel: Neck mobility, grazing habits and intraspecific combat behavior in the giant Pleistocene horned turtle Meiolania platyceps (Uppsala University/Université Montpellier; submitted in June, 2014; co-supervised with Benjamin Kear).
Doctor of Philosophy Student Supervision
Ada Klinkhamer: Limb biomechanics of Australian Cretaceous sauropods (University of New England; March, 2014–present; co-supervised with Stephen Wroe).
Society Memberships
Monash University Geological Society: 2003–2011.
The Micropalaeontological Society: 2010–2011.
Uppsala Universitet Geologiska Sektionen: 2012–2015.
Birds Queensland: 2015–2017.
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: 2012–present.
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History Million Year Member: 2013–present.
Climate Council: 2013–present.
Paleontological Society: 2016–present.
Bush Heritage: 2017–present.
The Micropalaeontological Society: 2010–2011.
Uppsala Universitet Geologiska Sektionen: 2012–2015.
Birds Queensland: 2015–2017.
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: 2012–present.
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History Million Year Member: 2013–present.
Climate Council: 2013–present.
Paleontological Society: 2016–present.
Bush Heritage: 2017–present.
Field Experience
Flat Rocks, Victoria, Australia (Cretaceous: Dinosaur Dreaming): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009.
Chatham and Pitt Islands, New Zealand (Cretaceous–Paleocene: Monash University): 2008.
Shark Bay, Western Australia (Pleistocene–Holocene: Monash University): 2008 (×2).
Cape Otway, Victoria, Australia (Cretaceous: Dinosaur Dreaming): 2008, 2016, 2017.
Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil (Cretaceous: Monash University): 2009.
Winton, Queensland, Australia (Cretaceous: Australian Age of Dinosaurs): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (x2), 2017 (x2).
Richmond, Queensland, Australia (Cretaceous: Kronosaurus Korner): 2012, 2014, 2015.
South Walker Creek, Queensland, Australia (Pleistocene: Queensland Museum): 2015, 2016.
Chatham and Pitt Islands, New Zealand (Cretaceous–Paleocene: Monash University): 2008.
Shark Bay, Western Australia (Pleistocene–Holocene: Monash University): 2008 (×2).
Cape Otway, Victoria, Australia (Cretaceous: Dinosaur Dreaming): 2008, 2016, 2017.
Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil (Cretaceous: Monash University): 2009.
Winton, Queensland, Australia (Cretaceous: Australian Age of Dinosaurs): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (x2), 2017 (x2).
Richmond, Queensland, Australia (Cretaceous: Kronosaurus Korner): 2012, 2014, 2015.
South Walker Creek, Queensland, Australia (Pleistocene: Queensland Museum): 2015, 2016.
