I am a geologist, palaeontologist, Senior Research Fellow/Senior Lecturer in Earth Science at the University of New England, Armidale, on Anaiwan Country in New South Wales, Australia. I am a Superstar of STEM , NSW Young Tall Poppy, A.H. Voisey Medalist, Walter Howchin Medalist and ARC-funded researcher (DECRA22). I am committed to changing the landscape for girls and women who aspire to a career in STEM - particularly the Earth sciences. Get in touch about projects, research, collaborations, outreach/media/speaking appointments or studying with us at UNE.

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Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae
Publications

Publications

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View fullsize Was an honour to be invited to speak at the launch of the New England Northwest branch of the NSW Royal Society this evening. The theme of Women in STEM is very close to my heart, so I found it very difficult to cut my talk down to the required time!
View fullsize We had an absolutely wonderful time at NIGPAS in Nanjing. Huge thanks to our friend and colleague Prof. Zhiliang Zhang for inviting us to come and collaborate. Was awesome too to be able to spend time with Profs Glenn Brock @palaeobiologist, Lars Hol
View fullsize Ten million in Nanjing, but somehow managed to get a few photos today with no people in them! --- #nanjing #china #nigpas
View fullsize 37th IGC, Busan, Korea, 2024. Was a ripper. 🌎🐚⛏️🍻🦑❤️ #internationalgeologicalcongress #igc2024 #busan #korea #bexco #geology #geoscience #conference
View fullsize Rediscovered this pic today - NAPC conference field trip to Utah, 2019. I must have said something really funny 👌✨. #fieldtrip #earthscience #cambrian #utah
View fullsize I realised a while ago that I wasn't a "write a little bit, often" type of person. Rather, I have to go into full hermit mode for at least a week and, to the exclusion of all other things, focus solely on producing the manuscript that has b
View fullsize Limestones often develop this very characteristic weathering pattern. It looks very much like someone has raked their fingers through the rock, leaving parallel ridges like blades running from top to bottom. This is a type of chemical weathering - ra
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View fullsize Angorichina Station, Flinders Ranges. Our base for most of this year's field work. Love the big room with the old fireplace at the end of the long dining table. Perfect for palaeo discussions, toasting publishing successes, planning future projects,
View fullsize Thank you @microlithic for sending me down this ancient-photo rabbit hole this evening! Revisited all the great field trips I went on as an undergrad doing geo and palaeo. Such good memories!! Amazing that I did most of my major field trips in a pair
View fullsize Wonderful article today in @abcnews_au covering @eleanor.beidatsch's recent graduation @uninewengland. Eleanor graduated with a First Class Honours in Geoscience, and has been accepted into Masters in Palaeontology to continue studying under the supe
View fullsize Tuffs, trilobites and tectonics 💪. First bout of field work for my PhD student @wiisuwijai!! The Cambrian rocks in far-western NSW include lots and lots of volcanics; evidence for eruptions along what has been interpreted as an ancient subduction zo