Curriculum Vitae
A full academic CV is available upon request.
Professional history
Academic positions
2023–present. Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
2017–2022. Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in Vertebrate Palaeontology of Thalattosuchian Crocodylomorphs
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
2010–2017. Teaching Assistant
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Academic qualifications
2006–2009. PhD Earth Sciences
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
(NERC CASE partnership with the Natural History Museum, London, UK)
2005–2006. MSc Advanced methods in taxonomy and biodiversity
Imperial College, London, UK
(Degree taught/housed in the Natural History Museum, London, UK)
Grade: Distinction.
2001–2005. BSc (Hons) Zoology
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Grade: First-class honours.
Teaching qualifications
November 2021. Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
While at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Professional registrations
Februrary 2021. Chartered Biologist (CBiol)
Registered with the Royal Society of Biology.
Professional memberships
2023–present. Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolution (SORTEE)
2020–present. Linnean Society of London
Fellow (FLS)
2020–present. European Society for Evolutionary Biology
2018–present. Royal Society of Biology
Member (MRSB)
Committee & IUCN memberships
2022–present. Membership & Professional Affairs Committee
Royal Society of Biology
2020–present. Linz Zoocode Committee
2021–2025. IUCN SSC Europe
2021–2025. IUCN SSC Pigeon & Dove Specialist Group
2021–2025. IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group
Professional experience
Funding
2017. Leverhulme Trust Research grant (RPG-2017-167) (named on grant)
2016. EU-funded SYNTHESYS grant (HU-TAF-6505)
2015. EU-funded SYNTHESYS grant (DE-TAF-5698)
2014. EU-funded SYNTHESYS grant (DE-TAF-5132)
2013. EU-funded SYNTHESYS grant (FR-TAF-4021)
2013. Royal Society Research Grant (RG130018) (named on grant)
Current editorial positions
2020–present. Associate editor
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2020–present. Editorial board member
Bionomina
2020–present. Subject editor–Reptilia: Crocodylia
Zootaxa
2014–present. Academic editor
PeerJ
Peer-reviewing experience
2007–Present. Reviewer (over 30 journals) including:
Cretaceous Research, Ethology Ecology & Evolution, Geological Magazine, Gondwana Research, Integrative Organismal Biology, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Journal of Morphology, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Nature Communications, PLOS Biology, PLOS ONE, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Scientific Reports, and Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Student Mentoring
PhD student supervision
University of Edinburgh, UK
2014–2022. PhD [3 students]
Masters student supervision
University of Edinburgh, UK
2018–present. MScR Palaeontology and Geobiology [6 students]
University of Southampton, UK
2013–2017. MSci Marine Biology [6 students]
2012–2016. MRes Vertebrate Palaeobiology [6 students]
University of Bristol, UK
2007–2009. MSc Palaeobiology [6 students]
2006–2007. MSci Palaeontology and Evolution [1 student]
Undergraduate supervision
University of Edinburgh, UK
2011–2016. BSc Zoology [10 students]
2011–2013. BMedSci Zoology [2 students]
2014–2015. BSc Geology and Physical Geography [1 student]