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About me…

I am a researcher in TropWATER at James Cook University in Cairns. My passion is working with communities to carry out research that has real world implications for management and conservation. I love sharing my own science and organising events to promte the work of others.

I work on seagrass and coral monitoring and restoration as well as seagrass herbivory research. I’m the coordinator of the Cairns-Port Douglas Reef Hub working with local partners to strengthen and scale assisted coral reef recovery.

My PhD research investigated at the role of herbivory in structuring seagrass meadows around the Great Barrier Reef. I currently work on tropical seagrass research and marine monitoring in the Great Barrier Reef.

Follow me on instagram and LinkedIn to stay up to date with my research and field trips. Catch up on my radio show episodes and seminars about my work here and check out my blog.

 
Pitching the importance of connection on the Great Barrier Reef at a start up conference this week.... It might sound crazy to pitch a science project to investors, but I learnt so much from attending the @tropicalinnovationfestival this week, it w
I'm looking forward to speaking at the @tropicalinnovationfestival in Cairns next week. I'll be sharing more about the @cpdreefhub on Monday evening and with everyone who is heading out to the Reef on Tuesday. Can't wait to meet everyone and be a par
Waibene seagrass 💚 I realised there's been a lack of seagrass and fieldwork on my feed recently. So here's some photos from some of the most impressive seagrass in Queensland, from our annual monitoring survey back in March this year. There's so m
That's a wrap for @pintofscienceau 2025 #pintau25 🍺🔭🧪🐛🌊 Huge thanks to all our Cairns speakers and volunteers (particularly @gone_buggo for speaking and MC'ing), and to everyone who came to watch! And importantly, I couldn't organise this witho
🍻 Pint of Science is back next week! 🧠 Join us at @macalisterbrewingco for two nights of amazing science talks, served with your favorite brew: 🔬 Monday, 19 May Spit, Bugs, and Bricks: Weird Science for a Better World! Find out how worm spit can
🚁 Fieldwork season has begun, and it's been crazy! These photos were from a trip back in October surveying inshore habitats from Cooktown to Cairns looking at damage post cyclone. There will be more to come in terms of the findings from this, but n
Come and watch me and a bunch of other scientists try and make our research funny! Tomorrow at @macalisterbrewingco, get your tickets now!
💙🤿🛥️ Winter on the GBR 🛥️🤿💙 Winter tends to be pretty windy here on the GBR, but when you get a good day, it's so good. Headed out to Batt and Tongue Reefs at the weekend to make the most of the weather, it was so nice to get in the water and
🌱 The biggest World Seagrass Conference yet! 💚 Last week I was at the World Seagrass Conference and @isbw15 in Naples, a week filled with science, collaboration and meeting friends old and new. My first seagrass conference was six years ago in Sin
It was amazing to be back at @uni_southampton where I studied my undergrad and masters last week to give a seminar on how some of my work in the Solent while studying and working at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust took me to the Great Ba
It's the last day for my @jamescookuniversity masters placement intern @courtneyjonson who has been helping out since February. Courtney has been helping in the lab, in the field and in the office processing data and helping to write reports. Huge t
Pint of Science 2024 🍻👩‍🔬🐝🪸 What a way to celebrate 10 years of @pintofscienceau in Australia!! Cairns Pint of Science was our biggest ever and with an amazing line up of speakers. We even made front page news 🤣 Huge thank you to the bril
Cairns Pint of Science tickets are on sale now!!! Join us at @macalisterbrewingco to hear about some of the latest research from your local scientists. It's an awesome line up for our 10th birthday, featuring scientists from @jamescookuniversity,