Research Fellow
Animal and Plant Sciences
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
Degrees MSc, University of Groningen, The Netherlands PhD, University of Bath, UK Employment March 2005-April 2005 - Freelance consultant ornithologist in a risk assessment study, RIFCoN GmbH, Germany June 2009-August 2009 - Postdoctoral Research Officer, University of Szeged, Hungary September 2009-April 2010 - Postdoctoral Research Officer, University of Bath, UK April 2010-January 2014 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sheffield, UK January 2014-present - Research Co-Investigator, University of Sheffield, UK
My principal research interest is in conflict resolution: How do animals decide whether to cooperate or to defect towards their social partners? I address this question using field-based observations and experiments testing specific evolutionary hypotheses.