Education
2015 – 2019 PhD Candidate LJMU
PhD Thesis: Ranging patterns and resource use in samango monkeys. Supervised by Dr. Nicola Koyama & Prof. Russell Hill
LJMU PhD Studentship
2011 – 2012 University of Liverpool MSc, Zoology, (First Class Hons)
Courses: Evolution and Behaviour, Advanced Statistics for Biological Research, Research Methods and Applications in Biological Sciences
MSc Thesis: The impact of ecotourism on the ranging behaviour of lar gibbons (Hylobates lar) in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Supervised by Prof. Steven Edwards
2008 – 2011 University of Liverpool BSc, Zoology, (First Class Hons)
Courses: Advanced Skills in Zoology, Zoology Field Course, Conservation Biology, Current Topics in Animal Behaviour
BSc Thesis: Physiological parameters that affect red cell sickling in sheep erythrocytes. Supervised by Dr. Michael Berenbrink.
Research Experience
02/2016 – 10/2017 PhD field work – Primate and Predator Project, South Africa
07/2017 – 09/2017 Interim primate coordinator – Primate and Predator Project, South Africa
06/2011 – 08/2012 Research internship – Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
09/2012 – 12/2012 & 02/2015 – 09/2015 Research assistant – University of Liverpool, UK
Teaching Experience
09/2015 – 12/2018 Demonstrator
09/2014 – 02/2015 PGCE Secondary Biology, Liverpool Hope University
Skills
R, QGIS, remote sensing, DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, microsatellite analysis
Research Centre for Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology 