I am currently a Researcher focusing on global change ecology, and am based at the University of Bergen, Norway. I belong to the Between the Fjords research group, led by Prof. Vigdis Vandvik, where we are trying to better understand the terrestrial ecosystem-climate interactions of alpine and arctic systems.

My main focus currently is on the DURIN research project, which focuses on the the roles of dwarf-shrubs in responding to and influencing global climate in high latitude ecosystems. In particular, I am examining variation in dwarf-shrubs physiological and growth responses to climate, and their impacts on local microclimate conditions, and assessing how these outcomes can be used to parameterize dwarf-shrubs as a new plant functional type within a terrestrial ecosystem model. This links to my prior work as a PostDoc at UiB in the EMERALD research group, which was trying to better understand the terrestrial ecosystem-climate interactions of alpine and arctic systems. Here, my role was to improve our process based understanding of these relationships by synthesizing across observational and experimental research approaches.

In addition to this work, I am also actively involved in projects relating to invasive species, plant thermal tolerance, and establishing frameworks for how we assess adaptive capacity of species. I also seek to find ways to ensure our primary research is better able to be synthesized into policy reports and decisions at both national and international levels.

I undertook my PhD at The Australian National University, studying in the Division of Ecology and Evolution. I conducted my research under the supervision of Professor Adrienne Nicotra. My Bachelor of Science (Hons) was completed at the University of Otago (NZ) focusing on Geography and Ecology.