My research is generally multi-disciplinary, combining ecology with genetics and disease surveillance in wild amphibians and reptiles. These can be directly reflected in my knowledge/skill set and my publications. I have been involved with projects surveying native and non-native species for the presence of infectious diseases such as the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) since 2016. Between 2018 and 2022 as part of my PhD, I studied the occurrence and impacts of ophidiomycosis (Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola), formerly known as snake fungal disease, in a population of barred grass snakes (Natrix helvetica), as well as studying the snake's population dynamics.

I am also very interested in the non-native and introduced amphibian and reptile species that can be found in the UK, and what impacts these may be having on our native species. This includes such amphibians as the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) and the alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris), both of which I have worked with quite extensively. I have experience with bioacoustics of amphibians in both Europe and Asia, with this being one area of my research I would like to expand. Finally, I am captivated by iEcology and the data that can be mined from the internet, in order to illuminate the spread of invasive species or novel species interactions for example.

As a researcher, I enjoy attending conferences and meetings in order to hear about the current research that other scientists in my field are undertaking. I also attend attend conferences outside of my field of knowledge in order to see if there are any tools or methods that I can apply to my own research. These are a great chance to network with potential collaborators, as well as the sharing of ideas. Below is a list of most of the conferences and meetings I have attended in chronological order:

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