PhD Students

  • Anna Clark – Predicting outcomes of gene drives in multi-species models

  • Michelle Liddy – developing natural samplers (filter feeders, such as sponges and tunicates) of environmental DNA for marine biodiversity monitoring. 
  • Gracie Kroos – Surveillance of wallaby pest species in New Zealand using environmental DNA
  • Nicolás Restrepo Garzon – Understanding ecosystem health in kelp forests using environmental DNA (eDNA).
  • Jack Sissons – Exploring gene drives in marine contexts.
  • Molly Johnson – Investigating the use of environmental RNA (eRNA) as a noninvasive, real-time biomarker for marine health

Co-Supervised PhD students

  • Ryan Easton –  fish passage barriers and river connectivity in Murihiku (Southland Region) on New Zealand’s South Island