NERC Independent Research Fellow, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK (2016-present) Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia (2016-present) Guest Visitor, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany (2015-present) Visiting Scholar, Trinity College Dublin, Eire (2014-present) DECRA Austrailian Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia (2014-2016) Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany (2013-2015) Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia (2013) Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany (2011-2012) PhD Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, The University of Pennsylvania, USA  (2005-2011)

Desert ecology: Effects of climate change on the population dynamics of desert biota Life history theory: Quantification of the repertoire of life history strategies and their controls among plants and animals. Senescence: Exploration of the biomolecular, anatomic and physiological mechanisms that facilitate the escape from senescence, as well as demographic strategies that correlate with it. Structured population modelling: Application of matrix population models and integral projection models to a wide range of ecological, evolutionary and conservation biology matters. Comparative biology: Evaluation of phylogenetic signal and rate of evolution on various life history traits (e.g. degree of iteroparity, lifespan) across the tree of life.