Education
Doctor of Philosophy 2006-2009. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Graduated April 2010.
Thesis Title: “Evolutionary history, landscape genetics and conservation of two Australian freshwater fishes golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) and Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica).”
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Advanced Biology program, Honours class I, 2000-2003. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Employment History
Assistant Professor November 2024-present. Watershed Ecology Lab, Graduate School of Life Science, Tohoku University, Japan.
Guest Associate Professor December 2020-present. Institute for Freshwater Biology, Nagano University, Japan.
Research Assistant December 2020-October 2024. Institute for Freshwater Biology, Nagano University, Japan.
Junior Assistant Professor November 2016-August 2020 (July 2017-April 2019 Childcare leave). Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
General position description: conduct research on freshwater biodiversity and assist in teaching activities.
Postdoctoral Research Assistant October 2015-October 2016. Sugadaira Montane Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
General position description: assist scientific research on the ecology and evolution of montane grassland communities in Japan.
Guest Researcher/Postdoc June 2011 – September 2014. Department of Ecology and Genetics, EBC, Uppsala University, Sweden.
General position description: conduct scientific research on the ecology and evolution of freshwater fish in Sweden.
Scientific Officer January 2010 – May 2011. New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment, Australia.
General position description: conduct scientific research on the conservation of freshwater fish in New South Wales.
Fisheries Technician January 2004 - December 2005. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Australia.
General position description: manage a project on carp (Cyprinus carpio) control.