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CIRCULUM VITAE

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PhD

PhD Researcher in Biological Sciences

University of Hull, Hull, UK
​2017-Present

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Working Thesis Title: "Laterality & Parental Care in Fish"

Supervisors: Dr. Lesley Morrell & Dr. James Gilbert 

MRes
MRes Researcher in Ecology & Environmental Biology 
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
2016-2017
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Thesis title: "Feeding and associated reductions in the available aerobic scope for aerobic activity influence the spatial positioning of fish swimming in schools"
Supervisor: Dr. Shaun Killen 
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Key Skills

  • Behavioural assays

  • Fish breeding

  • Physiological measurements: 
     - metabolic rate
     - aerobic scope

  • Animal husbandry

  • Field collection of fish 

  • Video analysis and processing

  • Proficient in R

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BSc

BSc in Biological sciences with Zoology honours

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

2012-2016

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Thesis title: "The effect of early life experience on oviposition behaviour in Callosobruchus maculatus"

Supervisor: Dr. Nick Colegrave

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Departmental

Chair of the Postgraduate research committee (2019-present)

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Organiser and chair of the annual Hull Postgraduate Research Conference, University of Hull, UK (2018-2020)

 

 Hosted invited speakers at weekly seminar series,
University of Hull, UK

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Professional
Development

Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training,
University of Hull, UK (2019)
 

R programming, University of Hull, UK (2018)
 

Passport to University Teaching, LEAP directorate,
University of Hull, UK (2017)
 

Single species modelling, University of Glasgow, UK (2017)
 

Programming in R, University of Glasgow, UK (2017)
 

UK Home Office Personal Licence for working under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (including module on ‘Fish: freshwater & marine species’), Scottish Accreditation Board, UK (2016)
 

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