I am an ecologist specialised in Global Change Ecology and Biogeography. My research focuses on how environmental and biological drivers shape the spatio-temporal responses of terrestrial species (vertebrate and vegetation) to past, present, and future climate changes. My most important contributions have been in applied ecology, biodiversity conservation, theoretical ecology, extinction dynamics, human demography, species responses to climate change, and applying ecological theory and modelling techniques to predict ecosystem changes.
I joined Flinders University in the College of Science and Engineering in July 2017 as Research Fellow in Ecology for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, and lead CI for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures. I am the Stream Leader of Centre Modelling and Relationship Partner with the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). I am also the Coordinator of the Global Ecology Laboratory (with Professor Corey Bradshaw).