I have 15 years of research and teaching experience at four Australian universities. As a tutor and laboratory demonstrator, I have delivered subjects using blended-learning technologies and worked productively in academic teams of up to fifteen people, delivering subjects to students from first to third year levels. During those experiences, I fostered excellent working relationships with colleagues and students of diverse cultural backgrounds and academic abilities.My research interests are in the fields of ecological-entomology and plant eco-physiology, particularly interactions between insect herbivores and defense-chemistry responses of plants. I have co-authored articles in international peer-reviewed journals including Oecologia; Austral Entomology; Sustainability; Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment; and the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.