Education

Tertiary

2011-2016: PhD (Environmental Sciences), Central Queensland University, Australia. “Interactions of Marine Debris with Selected Seabird Species of Eastern Australia and the Application of an Ecological Risk Matrix”. Fully funded scholarship from CQU (value $135,000) and received competitive internal ($22,265.00) and external grants ($17,718.00).

2006-2010: Honours Bachelor of Science, Biology minor, University of Waterloo, Canada. Overall average of 88%. Received academic awards for best academic performance and was on the Dean’s List for two Academic Semesters.

Certificates

Mar-May 2015: Introduction to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Development course. International Water Centre, Australia.

June 2013: Advances in Water Quality Monitoring short course. Central Queensland University, Australia.

Dec 2012: Crocodile Awareness Course. Koorana Crocodile Farm, Australia.

Feb 2012: Workshops in Small Animal Necropsy and Practical Laboratory Skills. Coordinated by the Australian Registry of Wildlife Health in conjunction with University of Sydney and the C.L. Davis Foundation, Australia.