My research interests lie in stress physiology and the complicated nature that stress plays on the health of Koalas throughout South Australia. My current research area focuses on measuring stress hormones in fur and faeces of koalas and to understand how environmental factors impact diseases such as Oxalate Nephrosis. 

Understanding how to measure chronic stress and the impact it has on koala physiology will help us to better assist in the management of koala populations both in captivity and within the wild.