Robert David Edwards
Curriculum Vitae
EdwardsRD (at) si.edu
last updated: November 2021
Curriculum Vitae
EdwardsRD (at) si.edu
last updated: November 2021
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Curator for the Environment (2021-)
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio
“Understanding plant diversity and evolution of the Great Lakes while preparing for a future under catastrophic climate change"
EDUCATION
2013: PhD from The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
“Biogeography of the Australian Monsoon Flora, with emphasis on the broad-leaved paper bark (Melaleuca leucadendra) species complex” Primary advisors: Dr Lyn Cook (UQ), Dr Mike Crisp (ANU), Mr Lyn Craven (CSIRO)
2006: BSc Honours (1st Class), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
“Systematics of the iconic Australian genus Melaleuca, with attention to the taxonomic and biogeographic implications”
Advisors Dr Mike Crisp (ANU), Dr Lyn Cook (ANU)
2005: Bachelor of Science, Australian National University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Research Scientist (2020-2021)
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Yale University, The Map of Life
and Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
"Integrating taxonomies across global flowering plant databases to drive research and conservation priorities"
Research Associate (2019-2020)
Department of Biology - University of Memphis, and Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
"Phenotypic evolution in North American Composite"
Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2018)
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
"Characterizing landscape genomics and reconstructing pathways to plant ecological specialization and speciation"
Funk Lab, in collaboration with USGS, USDA, NSF, CSIRO
Postdoctoral Researcher (December 2013-December 2015)
Department of Biology, University of Rochester, USA
"Identifying hybrid sterility genes on the Drosophila mauritiana and D. simulans X chromosome"
Daven Presgraves' Lab
Research Assistant (July-November, 2013)
John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University
"Optimization of photosynthesis genes using a meta-phylogenetic framework, GIS, and field trials"
Jill Gready Lab, Genome Biology, Computational and Conceptual Biology Group
Volunteer Research Assistant
Orchid Research Group, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (CSIRO herbarium), Canberra (2003-2004)
Curation, databasing and inventory
Dr Mark Clements & Dr David Jones
Assistant Field Researcher
Australian Antarctic Division (January-March 2004)
Invasion of invertebrates on sub-antarctic Macquarie Island
Dr Mark Stevens & Dr Penny Greenslade
PUBLICATIONS
Siniscalchi, CM, Edwards, RD, Gomez, JL, Moore, ER, Mandel, JR (2021) Photosynthesis metabolism in the Compositae: Current knowledge and future directions. Taxon online early
Choi, B, Crisp, M, Cook, L, Meusemann, K, Edwards, R, Toon, A, Kulheim, C (2019) Identifying genetic markers for a range of phylogenetic utility - From species to family level. PLOSONE August 1.
Edwards, R.D., M.D. Crisp , L.G. Cook (2018). Species limits and cryptic biogeographic structure in a widespread complex of Australian Monsoon Tropics trees (broadleaf paperbarks; Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 31(5): 495-503.
Carrington, S., R.D. Edwards, G.A. Krupnick (2018). Assessment of the Distribution of Seed Plants Endemic to the Lesser Antilles in Terms of Habitat, Elevation, and Conservation Status. Caribbean Naturalist, Special Issue 2: 30-47.
Edwards, R.D., J.T. Cantley, M.M. Chau, S.C. Keeley, V.A. Funk (2018) Biogeography and relationships within the Melanthera alliance: A pan-tropical lineage (Compositae: Heliantheae: Ecliptinae). Taxon, 67(3): 552-564.
Funk, V.A., Edwards, R., Keeley, S. 2018 The Problem With(out) Vouchers. Taxon, February 12, 2018
Yen-Po Lin, Edwards, R.D, Kondo, T., Semple, T.L., Cook, L.G. 2017 Species delimitation in asexual insects of economic importance: The case of black scale (Parasaissetia nigra), a cosmopolitan parthenogenetic pest scale insect PLOSONE, May 1
Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D. Cook, D.H., & Cook, L.G. 2017 Congruent biogeographical disjunctions at a continent-wide scale: Quantifying and clarifying the role of biogeographic barriers in the Australian tropics. PLOSONE, April 4
Craven, L., Edwards, R.D., & Cowley, K. 2014 New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae). Taxon 63(3): 663-670.
Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D., & Cook, L.G. 2013 Niche differentiation and spatial partitioning in the evolution of two Australian monsoon tropical tree species. Journal of Biogeography 40(3): 559-569.
de Villemereuil, P., Wells, J.A, Edwards, R.D., & Blomberg, S.P. 2012. Bayesian models for comparative analysis integrating phylogenetic uncertainty. BMC Evolution 12(102).
Cook, L.G., Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D., Hardy, N.B. 2010. Need morphology always be required for new species descriptions? Invertebrate Systematics 24(3): 322–326.
Edwards, R.D., Craven, L.A., Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. 2010. Melaleuca revisited: cpDNA and morphological data confirm that Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) is not monophyletic. Taxon 59(3) 744-754.
Greenslade, P., Stevens, M.I., Edwards, R.D. 2007. Invasion of two exotic terrestrial flatworms to subantarctic Macquarie Island. Journal of Polar Biology 30(8): 961-967.
Cook L.G., Morris, D.C., Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D. 2008 Reticulate evolution in the natural range of the invasive wetland tree species Melaleuca quinquenervia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47(2): 506-522.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Grant, 2018 (US$56,000)
iDigBio Postdoctoral Funding, 2017 (US$28,000)
USGS Powell Center Grant, 2016 (US$133,049)
GBIF Young Researcher Award Australian nominee, 2012
Australian Systematic Botany Society IBC Travel Grant, 2011 (AU$200)
UQ School of Biological Sciences Conference Travel Award, 2010 (AU$500)
UQ School of Biological Sciences, Postgraduate Appreciation Award, 2009
Australian Systematic Botany Society conference student poster prize, 2009
Australian Systematic Botany Society conference travel grant, 2009 (AU$200)
Australian Systematic Botany Society conference travel grant, 2008 (AU$200)
Hansjorg Eichler Scientific Research Fund, 2008 (AU$2,000)
Australian Systematic Botany Society conference travel grant, 2007 (AU$200)
PRESENTATIONS
*Presenting author
Edwards, R.D.* (2020) Importance of Phylogenomics in Understanding the Evolution of North American Compositae, Botany 2020 (virtual conference)
Edwards, R.D.* (2020) North America Defies a Global Trend of Decreased Diversity Under Extreme Environments (Early Career Scientists Symposium, Center for Biodiversity and Global Change, Yale, CT, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2020) Importance of Phylogenomics in Understanding the Evolution of North American Compositae (Plant and Animal Genome conference, San Diego, CA, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2019) North America Defies a Global Trend of Decreased Diversity Under Extreme Environments (Botany, Tucson, AZ, USA)
Edwards, R.D.* (2018) How the environment drives diversification in daisies (Stockton University, NJ, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2018) Incorporating Soil, Geochemistry, and Topography, as well as Climate in the Evolutionary Models Allows the Identification of Adaptive Processes in Plant Diversification (Goldschmidt Conference of the European and North American Geochemical Societies, Boston, MA, USA).
Edwards, RD.* (2018) Environmental Drivers of Species Diversity and Turnover in Large, Widespread Radiations of North American Plants (Compositae) (Botany, Rochester, MN, USA).
Edwards, RD.* (2017) Home is where the heat is: exploring landscapes to understand plant diversity and evolution (Botanical Society of Washington, Washington, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2016) The Earth Beneath My Feet: Using Soil and Climate Data to Explain Species Distributions and Diversity, Smithsonian Institution (National Museum of Natural History, Washington, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2015) Biogeography of the Australian Monsoon Tropics and the role of environmental barriers in the evolution of the Broadleaf Paperbark (Melaleuca leucadendra) species complex (University of California Berkeley, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2014) Biogeography of Australia's Monsoon Tropics (University of Rochester, USA), 3 October.
Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D.,* Cook, D., Cook, L (2013) Systematics with borders (talk) Australasian Systematics Society conference (Sydney, Australia), 1-6 December.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. Systematics and speciation of a complex of Australian Monsoon trees (2011) International Botanical Congress (Melbourne, Australia), 24-30 July.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2010) (Portland, USA), June 25-29.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2010) Ecological differentiation in two closely related Australian tropical tree species (2010) Departmental presentation (UMBC, USA), July.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2009) Drawing a line in the sand: differentiation between Melaleuca argentea and M. fluviatilis, two ecologically similar members of the broadleaf paperbark complex (poster) Australian Systematic Botany Society conference (Armidale, Australia), 1-3 December. Best poster winner.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2009) Biogeographical barriers in Australian monsoon plant distributions (talk) Australian Systematic Botany Society conference (Armidale, Australia), 1-3 December.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2008) Taxonomy and Systematics of the Melaleuca leucadendra (Broadleaf Paperbark) complex (talk) National Postgraduate Training Workshop in Systematics (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), July 20-25.
Edwards, R.D.,* Cook, L.G., Craven, L., Crisp, M.D. (2007) Non-monophyly of Melaleuca (poster) Australian Systematic Botany Society conference (Darwin, Australia), September 24-28.
NON PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Edwards, R.D. Using Big Data to Ask Big Questions: Why are There So Many (Damn) Daisies? Feature Article - The Plant Press US National Herbarium (Vol. 21 No. 2).
Edwards, R.D. A reference and picture guide to the Sydney region’s flora: Native Plants of the Sydney Region from Newcastle to Nowra and West to the Dividing Ranges (3rd edition) Alan Fairley and Philip Moore (book review) Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter No. 155, June 2013.
Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. Drawing a line in the sand: differentiation between Melaleuca argentea and M. fluviatilis, two ecologically similar members of the broadleaf paperbark complex (conference presentation report) Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter No. 141, December 2009.
TEACHING, MENTORING, & OUTREACH
Presentation, Q & A "What do we do at the Museum?!" Eaton Elementary School Career's Day, Washington, DC, 2018.
Presentation, Q & A "How did I get here?!" NMNH Summer Intern Program, 2018.
Presentation, Q & A, workshop "How Science *Actually* Works" NMNH Youth Program, 2018.
Undergraduate Intern Mentor "Modeling plant diversity on the Guyana Shield", NMNH Natural History Research Experiences, 2017.
Undergraduate Intern Mentor "Ecological niche modeling and spatial partitioning in Madia species in California", NMNH Natural History Research Experience, 2016.
Plant Adaptation & Ecophysiology (3rd year) teaching assistant, project mentor: University of Queensland 2009, 2010, 2011.
Plant Biology (3rd year) teaching assistant: University of Queensland 2009, 2011.
Advanced Rainforest Ecology (3rd year and Post-Graduate) project supervisor: University of Queensland 2009, 2010.
Ecology, Evolution and Genetics (1st year) teaching assistant and lab supervisor: University of Queensland 2008, 2009.
Advanced Ecology (3rd year) project supervisor: University of Queensland 2010.
Molecular Techniques in Ecology and Evolution (3rd year) teaching assistant field and lab classes: University of Queensland 2009.
Plant Structure and Function (2nd year) lab supervisor: Australian National University 2007.
Plant Evolution and Ecology (3rd year) field assistant: Australian National University 2006.
Assistant Curator for the Environment (2021-)
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio
“Understanding plant diversity and evolution of the Great Lakes while preparing for a future under catastrophic climate change"
EDUCATION
2013: PhD from The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
“Biogeography of the Australian Monsoon Flora, with emphasis on the broad-leaved paper bark (Melaleuca leucadendra) species complex” Primary advisors: Dr Lyn Cook (UQ), Dr Mike Crisp (ANU), Mr Lyn Craven (CSIRO)
2006: BSc Honours (1st Class), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
“Systematics of the iconic Australian genus Melaleuca, with attention to the taxonomic and biogeographic implications”
Advisors Dr Mike Crisp (ANU), Dr Lyn Cook (ANU)
2005: Bachelor of Science, Australian National University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Research Scientist (2020-2021)
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Yale University, The Map of Life
and Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
"Integrating taxonomies across global flowering plant databases to drive research and conservation priorities"
Research Associate (2019-2020)
Department of Biology - University of Memphis, and Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
"Phenotypic evolution in North American Composite"
Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2018)
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
"Characterizing landscape genomics and reconstructing pathways to plant ecological specialization and speciation"
Funk Lab, in collaboration with USGS, USDA, NSF, CSIRO
Postdoctoral Researcher (December 2013-December 2015)
Department of Biology, University of Rochester, USA
"Identifying hybrid sterility genes on the Drosophila mauritiana and D. simulans X chromosome"
Daven Presgraves' Lab
Research Assistant (July-November, 2013)
John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University
"Optimization of photosynthesis genes using a meta-phylogenetic framework, GIS, and field trials"
Jill Gready Lab, Genome Biology, Computational and Conceptual Biology Group
Volunteer Research Assistant
Orchid Research Group, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (CSIRO herbarium), Canberra (2003-2004)
Curation, databasing and inventory
Dr Mark Clements & Dr David Jones
Assistant Field Researcher
Australian Antarctic Division (January-March 2004)
Invasion of invertebrates on sub-antarctic Macquarie Island
Dr Mark Stevens & Dr Penny Greenslade
PUBLICATIONS
Siniscalchi, CM, Edwards, RD, Gomez, JL, Moore, ER, Mandel, JR (2021) Photosynthesis metabolism in the Compositae: Current knowledge and future directions. Taxon online early
Choi, B, Crisp, M, Cook, L, Meusemann, K, Edwards, R, Toon, A, Kulheim, C (2019) Identifying genetic markers for a range of phylogenetic utility - From species to family level. PLOSONE August 1.
Edwards, R.D., M.D. Crisp , L.G. Cook (2018). Species limits and cryptic biogeographic structure in a widespread complex of Australian Monsoon Tropics trees (broadleaf paperbarks; Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 31(5): 495-503.
Carrington, S., R.D. Edwards, G.A. Krupnick (2018). Assessment of the Distribution of Seed Plants Endemic to the Lesser Antilles in Terms of Habitat, Elevation, and Conservation Status. Caribbean Naturalist, Special Issue 2: 30-47.
Edwards, R.D., J.T. Cantley, M.M. Chau, S.C. Keeley, V.A. Funk (2018) Biogeography and relationships within the Melanthera alliance: A pan-tropical lineage (Compositae: Heliantheae: Ecliptinae). Taxon, 67(3): 552-564.
Funk, V.A., Edwards, R., Keeley, S. 2018 The Problem With(out) Vouchers. Taxon, February 12, 2018
Yen-Po Lin, Edwards, R.D, Kondo, T., Semple, T.L., Cook, L.G. 2017 Species delimitation in asexual insects of economic importance: The case of black scale (Parasaissetia nigra), a cosmopolitan parthenogenetic pest scale insect PLOSONE, May 1
Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D. Cook, D.H., & Cook, L.G. 2017 Congruent biogeographical disjunctions at a continent-wide scale: Quantifying and clarifying the role of biogeographic barriers in the Australian tropics. PLOSONE, April 4
Craven, L., Edwards, R.D., & Cowley, K. 2014 New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae). Taxon 63(3): 663-670.
Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D., & Cook, L.G. 2013 Niche differentiation and spatial partitioning in the evolution of two Australian monsoon tropical tree species. Journal of Biogeography 40(3): 559-569.
de Villemereuil, P., Wells, J.A, Edwards, R.D., & Blomberg, S.P. 2012. Bayesian models for comparative analysis integrating phylogenetic uncertainty. BMC Evolution 12(102).
Cook, L.G., Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D., Hardy, N.B. 2010. Need morphology always be required for new species descriptions? Invertebrate Systematics 24(3): 322–326.
Edwards, R.D., Craven, L.A., Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. 2010. Melaleuca revisited: cpDNA and morphological data confirm that Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) is not monophyletic. Taxon 59(3) 744-754.
Greenslade, P., Stevens, M.I., Edwards, R.D. 2007. Invasion of two exotic terrestrial flatworms to subantarctic Macquarie Island. Journal of Polar Biology 30(8): 961-967.
Cook L.G., Morris, D.C., Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D. 2008 Reticulate evolution in the natural range of the invasive wetland tree species Melaleuca quinquenervia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47(2): 506-522.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Grant, 2018 (US$56,000)
iDigBio Postdoctoral Funding, 2017 (US$28,000)
USGS Powell Center Grant, 2016 (US$133,049)
GBIF Young Researcher Award Australian nominee, 2012
Australian Systematic Botany Society IBC Travel Grant, 2011 (AU$200)
UQ School of Biological Sciences Conference Travel Award, 2010 (AU$500)
UQ School of Biological Sciences, Postgraduate Appreciation Award, 2009
Australian Systematic Botany Society conference student poster prize, 2009
Australian Systematic Botany Society conference travel grant, 2009 (AU$200)
Australian Systematic Botany Society conference travel grant, 2008 (AU$200)
Hansjorg Eichler Scientific Research Fund, 2008 (AU$2,000)
Australian Systematic Botany Society conference travel grant, 2007 (AU$200)
PRESENTATIONS
*Presenting author
Edwards, R.D.* (2020) Importance of Phylogenomics in Understanding the Evolution of North American Compositae, Botany 2020 (virtual conference)
Edwards, R.D.* (2020) North America Defies a Global Trend of Decreased Diversity Under Extreme Environments (Early Career Scientists Symposium, Center for Biodiversity and Global Change, Yale, CT, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2020) Importance of Phylogenomics in Understanding the Evolution of North American Compositae (Plant and Animal Genome conference, San Diego, CA, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2019) North America Defies a Global Trend of Decreased Diversity Under Extreme Environments (Botany, Tucson, AZ, USA)
Edwards, R.D.* (2018) How the environment drives diversification in daisies (Stockton University, NJ, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2018) Incorporating Soil, Geochemistry, and Topography, as well as Climate in the Evolutionary Models Allows the Identification of Adaptive Processes in Plant Diversification (Goldschmidt Conference of the European and North American Geochemical Societies, Boston, MA, USA).
Edwards, RD.* (2018) Environmental Drivers of Species Diversity and Turnover in Large, Widespread Radiations of North American Plants (Compositae) (Botany, Rochester, MN, USA).
Edwards, RD.* (2017) Home is where the heat is: exploring landscapes to understand plant diversity and evolution (Botanical Society of Washington, Washington, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2016) The Earth Beneath My Feet: Using Soil and Climate Data to Explain Species Distributions and Diversity, Smithsonian Institution (National Museum of Natural History, Washington, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2015) Biogeography of the Australian Monsoon Tropics and the role of environmental barriers in the evolution of the Broadleaf Paperbark (Melaleuca leucadendra) species complex (University of California Berkeley, USA).
Edwards, R.D.* (2014) Biogeography of Australia's Monsoon Tropics (University of Rochester, USA), 3 October.
Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D.,* Cook, D., Cook, L (2013) Systematics with borders (talk) Australasian Systematics Society conference (Sydney, Australia), 1-6 December.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. Systematics and speciation of a complex of Australian Monsoon trees (2011) International Botanical Congress (Melbourne, Australia), 24-30 July.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2010) (Portland, USA), June 25-29.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2010) Ecological differentiation in two closely related Australian tropical tree species (2010) Departmental presentation (UMBC, USA), July.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2009) Drawing a line in the sand: differentiation between Melaleuca argentea and M. fluviatilis, two ecologically similar members of the broadleaf paperbark complex (poster) Australian Systematic Botany Society conference (Armidale, Australia), 1-3 December. Best poster winner.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2009) Biogeographical barriers in Australian monsoon plant distributions (talk) Australian Systematic Botany Society conference (Armidale, Australia), 1-3 December.
Edwards, R.D.,* Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. (2008) Taxonomy and Systematics of the Melaleuca leucadendra (Broadleaf Paperbark) complex (talk) National Postgraduate Training Workshop in Systematics (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), July 20-25.
Edwards, R.D.,* Cook, L.G., Craven, L., Crisp, M.D. (2007) Non-monophyly of Melaleuca (poster) Australian Systematic Botany Society conference (Darwin, Australia), September 24-28.
NON PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Edwards, R.D. Using Big Data to Ask Big Questions: Why are There So Many (Damn) Daisies? Feature Article - The Plant Press US National Herbarium (Vol. 21 No. 2).
Edwards, R.D. A reference and picture guide to the Sydney region’s flora: Native Plants of the Sydney Region from Newcastle to Nowra and West to the Dividing Ranges (3rd edition) Alan Fairley and Philip Moore (book review) Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter No. 155, June 2013.
Edwards, R.D., Crisp, M.D., Cook, L.G. Drawing a line in the sand: differentiation between Melaleuca argentea and M. fluviatilis, two ecologically similar members of the broadleaf paperbark complex (conference presentation report) Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter No. 141, December 2009.
TEACHING, MENTORING, & OUTREACH
Presentation, Q & A "What do we do at the Museum?!" Eaton Elementary School Career's Day, Washington, DC, 2018.
Presentation, Q & A "How did I get here?!" NMNH Summer Intern Program, 2018.
Presentation, Q & A, workshop "How Science *Actually* Works" NMNH Youth Program, 2018.
Undergraduate Intern Mentor "Modeling plant diversity on the Guyana Shield", NMNH Natural History Research Experiences, 2017.
Undergraduate Intern Mentor "Ecological niche modeling and spatial partitioning in Madia species in California", NMNH Natural History Research Experience, 2016.
Plant Adaptation & Ecophysiology (3rd year) teaching assistant, project mentor: University of Queensland 2009, 2010, 2011.
Plant Biology (3rd year) teaching assistant: University of Queensland 2009, 2011.
Advanced Rainforest Ecology (3rd year and Post-Graduate) project supervisor: University of Queensland 2009, 2010.
Ecology, Evolution and Genetics (1st year) teaching assistant and lab supervisor: University of Queensland 2008, 2009.
Advanced Ecology (3rd year) project supervisor: University of Queensland 2010.
Molecular Techniques in Ecology and Evolution (3rd year) teaching assistant field and lab classes: University of Queensland 2009.
Plant Structure and Function (2nd year) lab supervisor: Australian National University 2007.
Plant Evolution and Ecology (3rd year) field assistant: Australian National University 2006.