About
I am a PhD Researcher in the Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab.
My PhD research focuses on the parasitoid wasp genus Psyllaephagus. I use live wasp rearing and whole-genome sequencing to discover and delimit species.
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My Recent Research Papers
DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia.
You can run, but you will never escape: A new species of Psyllaephagus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae), parasitoid of the classical biological control agent Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Moore) (Hemiptera, Aphalaridae) in Florida, USA.
Integrative and accelerated taxonomy recognises a new species of Psyllaephagus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitic on Lasiopsylla striata (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) from Australia.
Newsletter Articles
I’ve departed for a JSPS Research Fellowship
In June of 2025, I did something I had never done before, I moved overseas! I’m off on a new adventure: a two-year fellowship in Matsue, Japan. I’m here to research the climate change vulnerability of Japanese basket clams or ‘yamato-shijimi’ (Corbicula japonica) in…
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Visiting Researcher: Dr Luke Kresslein
Throughout April of 2025, the Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab was lucky enough to host Dr Luke Kresslein as a visiting researcher from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), based at the Smithsonian Institution. Dr Kresslein is a leading systematist working with wasps…
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Eureka!
Insect Investigators won a Eureka Award! In 2024, the Insect Investigators program was nominated for, and then awarded a prestigious Eureka Award in the category Innovation in Citizen Science. The Insect Investigators program was led by Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries from the Invertebrate Systematics and…
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