APrf Emma Sherratt
Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
College of Science
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
ROLES:=> Director of Science Programs: Program Director for the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science (Advanced) including the end-on Honours and embedded Honours (4-year) programs=> Associate Professor, Lead of the Quantitative Morphology Group: our research aims to understand how the diversity of animals and plants we see around us today came about, so called morphological evolution=> Academic Transition Panel, Science. Overseeing curriculum development for the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science of Adelaide University.See tabs below for details about my Research, Teaching and Professional Activities
I am an evolutionary biologist with expertise in morphometrics - the statistical analysis of organismal form (shape and size), which I apply to the study of morphological trait evolution at macroevolutionary (among species) and microevolutionary (within species) scales. From 2013-2017 I was co-author of the widely used R package 'geomorph' for statistical analysis of multivariate and multidimensional data. I continue to write code for my own research projects and teach workshops in morphometrics.
I'm the lead of the Quantitative Morphology Group.
Our day-to-day research is computer based and museum focussed. We use cutting-edge 3D technology, such as X-ray microCT and laser scanning, to get digital anatomical information from museum specimens. Then we take precise measurements on these morphological structures and use statistical analysis to test specific hypotheses about morphological trait evolution.
The main aim of our research is to investigate macroevolutionary trends in the morphological evolution of organisms to understand the historical factors responsible for biodiversity. The lab's empirical research uses a diverse array of animal species, including reptiles, birds, mammals, beetles, and other invertebrate groups. We apply 3D digital imaging (micro-CT, surface scanning and microscopy) to characterise morphological variation, and also use these data to contribute to systematics (taxonomy) and phylogenetics.
Quantitative Morphology Group are:
- Dr Rishab Pillai Postdoc
- Dr Philip Stott visiting researcher
- Nuttakorn Taewcharoen (ณัฐกรณ์ เตียวเจริญ) "Win" PhD
- Ellen Martin PhD
- Tamika Nash-Hahn PhD
- Ammresh PhD (external, Monash with Alistair Evans & Jane Melville)
- Ashten Turner PhD (external, JCU with Espen Knutsen)
- Yuxuan Zhao "George" PhD
- Isabella Donato PhD
- Jasmine Towle PhD
- Fabian Sauchelli PhD
- Natasha Hiotis PhD
- Katherine Oestmann MPhil
- David Brito PhD (external U.Wollongong with Damien Esquerré)
- Nut Xanat Suarez Perez PhD (external U.Otago with Nic Rawlence)
- Hudson Browne BSc Hons
- Yu Qian Tan "Ruby" BSc Hons
- Kelly Summers BSc Hons
=> Contact me for research collaboration opportunities and morphometrics training.
=> Contact me for supervision: I am happy to take students at all levels (undergraduate student summer scholarships, undergraduate honours, masters and PhD). I have projects available using morphometrics and phylogenetic comparative methods to answer questions in evolutionary biology, developmental biology, palaeontology and ecology.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Associate Professor (T&R Academic, continuing) | University of Adelaide |
| 2023 - 2024 | Senior Lecturer (T&R Academic, continuing) | University of Adelaide |
| 2023 - ongoing | Director Science Programs | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2023 | Senior Lecturer (T&R Academic, fixed-term) | University of Adelaide |
| 2020 - 2023 | ARC Future Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2019 - 2019 | Lecturer (T&R Academic, fixed-term) | University of Adelaide |
| 2017 - 2019 | Research Fellow | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 2016 - 2017 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Australian National University, Canberra |
| 2014 - 2016 | Lecturer in Zoology (T&R Academic, fixed-term) | University of New England |
| 2013 - 2014 | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | Iowa State University, Ames |
| 2011 - 2013 | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | Harvard University, Cambridge |
| 2006 - 2007 | Research Technician | University of Manchester, Manchester |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Award | Executive Dean's Staff Award for Service | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2021 | Award | School of Biological Sciences Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Award | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2021 | Nomination | Executive Dean of Sciences Awards for Excellence in Teaching | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2020 | Fellowship | ARC Future Fellowship | The University of Adelaide | Australia | $681,697 |
| 2019 | Award | Women’s Research Excellence Award | The University of Adelaide | Australia | $5000 |
| 2018 | Award | Travel Award from Society for the Study of Evolution | Society for the Study of Evolution | France | US $5,000 |
| 2017 | Award | Early Career Researcher International Conference Travel Award | The University of Adelaide | Australia | $2000 |
| 2017 | Fellowship | Early Career Research Fellowship | The University of Adelaide | Australia | $20,000 plus salary |
| 2017 | Recognition | Best talk | Australian National University | Australia | - |
| 2012 | Award | Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development | Harvard University | United States | US$1,000 |
| 2007 | Scholarship | PhD Scholarship, National Environmental Research Council (NERC) industrial collaborative awards in science and engineering (CASE) | University of Manchester | United Kingdom | - |
| 2006 | Award | Zoology Prize of Excellence | University of Manchester | United Kingdom | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| French | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| German | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | University of Manchester, Manchester | United Kingdom | Ph.D. Animal Biology |
| 2002 - 2006 | University of Manchester, Manchester | United Kingdom | B.Sc. Zoology with Industrial Experience |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Standard Mental Health First Aider | Mental Health First Aid, Australia | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Starr, K., Sherratt, E., & Sanger, T. (2023). Evolutionary Patterns of Anolis Skull Shape Diversity. In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Vol. 63 (pp. S440). OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. |
| 2020 | Gray, J. A., Sherratt, E., Hutchinson, M. N., & Jones, M. E. H. (2020). Dragons of the trees, the rocks, and the ground: the evolution of cranial shape in a continental-scale evolutionary radiation of lizards (Lepidosauria: Agamidae). In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Vol. 60 (pp. E89). Austin, TX: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. |
| 2020 | Kraatz, B., FRANKENBERG, L., Sherratt, E., & SCHMITZ, L. (2020). A link between orbital convergence and locomotor behavior in leporids and its implications for the evolution of the primate visual system. In American Journal of Physical Anthropology Vol. 117 (pp. 148-149). Los Angeles, CA USA: Wiley. |
| 2019 | Sherratt, E., & Sanders, K. L. (2019). Tiny heads: the evolution of microcephalic sea snakes. In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Vol. 59 (pp. E212). Tampa, FL: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. |
| 2016 | Barak, M. M., Sherratt, E., & Lieberman, D. E. (2016). Trabecular orientation in the 3rd metacarpal head of humans and chimps reveals their difference in locomotion behavior. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Vol. 159 (pp. 86). Atlanta, GA: WILEY-BLACKWELL. WoS3 |
| 2015 | Sherratt, E., Adams, D. C., & Serb, J. M. (2015). Macroevolution, phylomorphospace and directional evolution in recessing scallops. In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Vol. 55 (pp. E166). West Palm Beach, FL: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. |
| 2012 | Sherratt, E., Wilkinson, M., Gower, D. J., & Klingenberg, C. P. (2012). Evolution of Cranial Modularity in Caecilians. In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Vol. 52 (pp. E159). Charleston, SC: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. WoS1 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Authors: Sherratt E. Title: They've Kept On Keeping On. Extent: N/A. DOI |
| 2012 | Authors: Sherratt E. Title: Is it a snake? Is it a worm? No it's a caecilian!. Description: Article aimed at 16 to 18-year-olds in educational magazine. Discusses research on caecilian amphibians.. Extent: 7 pages. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Sherratt, E. (2025). Data for: From Wild to Domestic and The In Between? How Domestication and Feralization Changed the Morphology of Rabbits. DOI |
| 2025 | Tiatragul, S., & Sherratt, E. (2025). Data set: Uncovering the drivers of vertebra number variation in Australian blindsnakes. DOI |
| 2023 | Sherratt, E., & Kraatz, B. (2023). Data for: Multilevel analysis of integration and disparity in the mammalian skull. DOI |
| 2022 | Sherratt, E. (2022). Data from: Macroevolution in axial morphospace: Innovations accompanying the transition to marine environments in elapid snakes. DOI |
| 2020 | Sherratt, E. (2020). Ply files for automatic patch placement for: Global elongation and high shape flexibility as an evolutionary hypothesis of accommodating mammalian brains into skulls. DOI |
| 2020 | Sherratt, E. (2020). Endocasts and endocast dissections for: Global elongation and high shape flexibility as an evolutionary hypothesis of accommodating mammalian brains into skulls. DOI |
| 2020 | Marcy, A., Guillerme, T., Sherratt, E., Rowe, K., Phillips, M., & Weisbecker, V. (2020). Data for: Australian rodents reveal conserved craniofacial evolutionary allometry across 10 million years of murid evolution. DOI |
| 2019 | Changes in ontogenetic patterns facilitates diversification in skull shape in Australian agamid lizards (project) (2019). DOI |
| 2019 | Hipsley, C., & Sherratt, E. (2019). Literature and survey data for: Psychology, not technology, is our biggest challenge to open digital morphology data. DOI |
| 2019 | Gallaher, T. J., Adams, D. C., Attigala, L., Burke, S. V., Craine, J. M., Duvall, M. R., . . . Clark, L. G. (2019). Data from: Leaf shape and size tracks habitat transitions across forest-grassland boundaries in the grass family (Poaceae). DOI |
| 2018 | Sherratt, E., Coutts, F., Rasmussen, A. R., & Sanders, K. (2018). Data for: Vertebral evolution and ontogenetic allometry: The developmental basis of extreme body shape divergence in microcephalic sea snakes. DOI |
| 2018 | Sherratt, E., Anstis, M., & Keogh, S. K. (2018). Ecomorphological diversity of Australian tadpoles. DOI |
| 2018 | Attard, M., Sherratt, E., McDonald, P., Young, I., Vidal-García, M., & Wroe, S. (2018). Data for: A new, three-dimensional geometric morphometric approach to assess egg shape. DOI |
| 2018 | Sherratt, E., Rasmussen, A., & Sanders, K. (2018). Data for: Trophic specialisation drives morphological evolution in sea snakes. DOI |
| 2017 | Sherratt, E., Vidal-García, M., Anstis, M., & Keogh, S. (2017). Data for: Adult frogs and tadpoles have different macroevolutionary patterns across the Australian continent. DOI |
| 2017 | Esquerré, D., Sherratt, E., & Keogh, J. S. (2017). Data for: Evolution of extreme ontogenetic allometric diversity and heterochrony in pythons, a clade of giant and dwarf snakes. DOI |
| 2017 | Attard, M., Medina, I., Sherratt, E., & Langmore, N. (2017). Data for: Egg shape mimicry in parasitic cuckoos. DOI |
| 2017 | Dickson, B. V., Sherratt, E., Losos, J. B., & Pierce, S. E. (2017). Data from: Semicircular canals in Anolis lizards: ecomorphological convergence and ecomorph affinities of fossil species. DOI |
| 2016 | Sherratt, E., Alejandrino, A., Kraemer, A. C., Serb, J. M., & Adams, D. C. (2016). Data from: Trends in the sand: directional evolution in the shell shape of recessing scallops (Bivalvia: Pectinidae). DOI |
| 2015 | Sherratt, E., Castañeda, M. D. R., Garwood, R., Mahler, D. L., Sanger, T., Herrel, A., . . . Losos, J. (2015). Data for: Amber fossils demonstrate deep-time stability of Caribbean lizard communities. DOI |
| 2014 | Castañeda, D., Sherratt, S., & Losos, B. (2014). The Mexican amber anole, Anolis electrum, within a phylogenetic context: implications for Caribbean anoles origins (project). DOI |
| - | Sherratt, E., Sanders, K. L., Watson, A., N, H. M., Lee, M. S. Y., & Palci, A. (n.d.). Data for: Heterochronic shifts mediate ecomorphological convergence in skull shape of microcephalic sea snakes. DOI |
| - | Sherratt, E., & Sanders, K. (n.d.). Data for: Patterns of intracolumnar size variation inform the heterochronic mechanisms underlying extreme body shape divergence in microcephalic sea snakes. DOI |
| - | Green, A., Oliver, P., Gray, J., & Sherratt, E. (n.d.). Data for: Adaptive tails? parallel evolution of expanded tails in monsoonal tropics lineages of an Australian gecko radiation (<i>Oedura</i>). DOI |
| - | Palci, A., Lee, M. S. Y., Aubret, F., & Sherratt, E. (n.d.). Data for: Multiple paths to a larger mouth: morphological divergence in two island populations of Australian tiger snakes (<i>Notechis scutatus</i>). DOI |
| - | Harvey, A., & Sherratt, E. (n.d.). Data for: A comparison of ecomorphology between introduced and native Australian dung beetles. DOI |
| - | Zhao, Y., Guzik, M., Humphreys, W., Watts, C. H. S., Cooper, S., & Sherratt, E. (n.d.). Data for: Evolutionary transition from surface to subterranean living in Australian water beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) through adaptive and relaxed selection. DOI |
| - | Palci, A., Lee, M. S. Y., Crowe-Riddell, J. M., & Sherratt, E. (n.d.). Data for: Shape and size variation in elapid snake fangs, and the effects of phylogeny and diet. DOI |
| - | Botha, T., Sherratt, E., Droser, M. L., Gehling, J., & Garcia-Bellido, D. (n.d.). <em>Eoandromeda octobrachiata </em>surface scans. DOI |
| - | Latimer, A., Sherratt, E., Bonnet, T., & Torsten, T. (n.d.). Data for: Semicircular canal shape diversity among modern lepidosaurs – Life habit, size, allometry. DOI |
| - | Sherratt, E., Crowe-Riddell, J. M., Palci, A., Ammresh, A., Hutchinson, M., Lee, M. S. Y., & Sanders, K. L. (n.d.). Data for: Rapid evolution and cranial morphospace expansion during the terrestrial to marine transition in elapid snakes. DOI |
| - | Sherratt, E., Böhmer, C., Callou, C., Nelson, T. J., Pillai, R., Ruf, I., . . . Geiger, M. (n.d.). Data for: From Wild to Domestic and The In Between? How Domestication and Feralization Changed the Morphology of Rabbits. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Adams, D. C., Collyer, M., Kaliontzopoulou, A., & Sherratt, E. (2017). geomorph: Software for geometric morphometric analyses (Version 3.0.5) [Computer Software]. CRAN. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| - | Sherratt, E., Coutts, F., Rasmussen, A. R., & Sanders, K. (n.d.). Data for: Vertebral evolution and ontogenetic allometry: The developmental basis of extreme body shape divergence in microcephalic sea snakes. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Taewcharoen, N., Norris, R., & Sherratt, E. (2024). Small-to-medium sized mammals show greater morphological disparity in cervical than lumbar vertebrae across different terrestrial modes of locomotion. DOI |
| 2023 | Mitchell, R., Sherratt, E., & Weisbecker, V. (2023). Facing the facts: Adaptive trade-offs along body size ranges determine mammalian craniofacial scaling. DOI |
Research Grants
2023 Australia & Pacific Science Foundation (APSF23039), Chief Investigator: Dr Natalie Warburton, Murdoch University; co-Investigator: Dr Emma Sherratt
- 3-years’ research funds, AU$44,380
2023 University of Otago Research Grant, University of Otago, Principal Investigator: Dr Nic Rawlence; Co-PI: Dr Kieren Mitchell; Associate Investigators: Dr Emma Sherratt, Prof Aaron Bauer, Dr Stuart Nielsen, Dr Christophe Sand
- 12-months’ research funds, NZD$50,000
2020 Discovery Project Australian Research Council (DP200102328), co-lead CI, with Prof Mike Lee Flinders University
- 3-years’ research funds, AUD$425,930
2020 Future Fellowship, Australian Research Council (FT190100803)
- 4-years’ salary and research funds, AUD$681,697
2018 University of Adelaide Research Fellowship, University of Adelaide, SA AUS (13120262)
- 12-months’ salary and research funds, AUD$125,590
2017 University of Adelaide Research Fellowship, University of Adelaide, SA AUS (13117787)
- 12-months’ salary and research funds, AUD$121,400
Travel Grants
2018 Travel Award from Society for the Study of Evolution
- Travel grant (US$500) to attend Evolution Joint Congress in Montpellier, France
2017 Early Career Researcher International Conference Travel Scheme, University of Adelaide, SA AUS
- Travel grant (AU$2,000) to attend Evolution, Portland OR USA
2012 Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development, Harvard University, MA USA
- Travel grant (US$1,000) to attend World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver Canada
2003 Zochonis Special Enterprise award, The University of Manchester, UK
- Travel grant (£1,000) to join Operation Wallacea conservation group in Indonesia
Coordinator
Principles & Practices of Research (Advanced) (SCIENCE 1300)
- Course Coordinator
Guest Lecturer
Molecular Methods in Ecology and Evolution (ENV BIOL 3545 Sem 1)
- Trait evolution lecture
Evolutionary Biology III (ENV BIOL 3590 Sem 2)
- Snake practical class
University of Idaho, ID USA
- Online discussion about my research for Herpetology (BIOL 489 Fall)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Investigating cryptic invertebrate biodiversity in groundwater systems with formal descriptions of new species across isopod Phreatomerus latipes and related genera. | Master of Philosophy | Master | Part Time | Ms Katherine Oestmann |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Investigating cryptic invertebrate biodiversity in groundwater systems with formal descriptions of new species across isopod Phreatomerus latipes and related genera. | Master of Philosophy | Master | Full Time | Ms Katherine Oestmann |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Shaping palaeoherpetology in Australia: a spatial and temporal view of the palaeoecology of Varanus. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Isabella Donato |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Conservation biology of Australian native marine animals | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Jasmine Doreen Towle |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | The evolutionary patterns and processes of diversification in the Australian bat genus Vespadelus. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Fabian Eric Sauchelli |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | A phenotypic and genetic approach to identify fossil frogs from Naracoorte caves with comparison to modern Australian species in the southeast. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Natasha Lee Hiotis |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Conservation biology of Australian native marine animals | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Jasmine Doreen Towle |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Shaping palaeoherpetology in Australia: a spatial and temporal view of the palaeoecology of Varanus. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Isabella Donato |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | The evolutionary patterns and processes of diversification in the Australian bat genus Vespadelus. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Fabian Eric Sauchelli |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | A phenotypic and genetic approach to identify fossil frogs from Naracoorte caves with comparison to modern Australian species in the southeast. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Natasha Lee Hiotis |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Evolution of Australian Underground Water Beetle (Dytiscidae) Fauna: A Phylo-Comparative Approach for Evolution in the Dark Biosphere | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Yuxuan Zhao |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Evolution of Australian Underground Water Beetle (Dytiscidae) Fauna: A Phylo-Comparative Approach for Evolution in the Dark Biosphere | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Yuxuan Zhao |
| 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Evolutionary Constraints and Trade-Offs in the Locomotor Morphology of Birds and Mammals | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Ellen May Martin |
| 2022 | Principal Supervisor | An exploration of sexual dimorphism within Australian snakes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Tamika Jayne Nash-Hahn |
| 2022 | Principal Supervisor | An exploration of sexual dimorphism within Australian snakes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Tamika Jayne Nash-Hahn |
| 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Evolutionary Constraints and Trade-Offs in the Locomotor Morphology of Birds and Mammals | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Ellen May Martin |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Cephalic and encephalic arterial anatomy and perfusion in birds and mammals assessed via microsphere circulation, contrast injection, and osteoforamina measurement | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Thomas Jack Nelson |
| 2021 - 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Constructing the body axis for running: Musculoskeletal structure of the vertebral column and its relationship with locomotion in the Leporidae | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Nuttakorn Taewcharoen |
| 2020 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Morphology and ecology of Ediacaran fossils from Nilpena Ediacara National Park, Flinders Ranges, South Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Tory Lyn Botha |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | External Supervisor | Evolution of fossorial elapid snakes | University of Wollongong | Doctor of Philosophy (Biology) | Doctorate | Full Time | David Brito Zapata |
| 2024 - ongoing | External Supervisor | Pleistocene fossil record of snakes in eastern Australia, using shape analysis to identify snake fossils | Monash University | Doctor of Philosophy (Biological Science) | Doctorate | Full Time | Ammresh |
| 2023 - 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Is the leporid auditory bulla size correlated with aridity? | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Evolution and Palaeobiology | Honours | Full Time | Jessica Broad |
| 2023 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Identifying fossil frog ilia from Naracoorte Caves via the comparison of their geometric morphometric measurements to ilia of extant Limestone Coast frogs | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Evolution and Palaeobiology | Honours | Full Time | Natasha Lee Hiotis |
| 2023 - ongoing | External Supervisor | Triassic vertebrate fossils of Australia | James Cook University | Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences) | Doctorate | Full Time | Ashten Turner |
| 2022 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Investigating conservation status and geographical distribution of native and feral Leporidae in China | The University of Adelaide | Summer Scholarship | Other | Full Time | Leyan Chen |
| 2022 - 2025 | External Supervisor | Finding that lost to time: geometric morphometricanalysis of Hoplodactylus cf. maculatus subfossil bonesto determine unknown diversity | University of Otago | Master of Science (Zoology) | Master | Part Time | Alex Brown |
| 2022 - ongoing | Other | Adaptation and constraint in macrostomatan snake jaws | University of Chicago | Doctor of Philosophy (Evolutionary Biology) | Doctorate | Full Time | Danny Rhoda |
| 2022 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Diving in the dark: morphological diversity of subterranean beetles | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Evolution and Palaeobiology | Honours | Full Time | Yuxuan Zhao |
| 2021 - ongoing | Other | Spatial variability in carapace morphology for Sternotherus carinatus (razor-backed musk turtle). | Stephen F. Austin State University | Master's of Science in Natural and Applied Science | Master | Part Time | Robert Zac Selden, Jr. |
| 2021 - 2023 | External Supervisor | Cranial evolution in the Pygopodidae – ontogeny, ecology and divergence in skull shape of legless lizards | Murdoch University | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Matthew Patterson |
| 2021 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Phenotypic plasticity in Tiger Snakes | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Evolution and Palaeobiology | Honours | Full Time | Ammresh |
| 2021 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Ecomorpholgical diversity of rabbits | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Evolution and Palaeobiology | Honours | Full Time | Ellen Martin |
| 2021 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Morphological evolution of Diplodactyloid geckos | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Evolution and Palaeobiology | Honours | Full Time | Amy Green |
| 2021 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Vertebral evolution of snakes | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Evolution and Palaeobiology | Honours | Full Time | Tamika Nash-Hahn |
| 2021 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Morphology and genetics of Australian rabbits | The University of Adelaide | School of Biological Sciences - Undergraduate Summer Scholarship | Other | Full Time | Peter Brownridge |
| 2020 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | Cranial and dental phenomics associated with Fibroblast Growth Factor gene knockout (FGF10+/-) mutation | The University of Adelaide | Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science in Dentistry | Honours | Full Time | Jenny Tan |
| 2019 - 2020 | Principal Supervisor | Constructing the insect morphospace | The University of Adelaide | School of Biological Sciences - Undergraduate Summer Scholarship | Other | Full Time | Jackson Dann |
| 2019 - 2020 | Principal Supervisor | Morphological Evolution of Foot Morphology in Australian Passerine Birds | The University of Adelaide | School of Biological Sciences - Undergraduate Summer Scholarship | Other | Full Time | Ellen Martin |
| 2019 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Eoandromeda, the Ediacaran Fossil | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Evolution and Palaeobiology | Honours | Full Time | Tory Botha |
| 2019 - 2019 | Principal Supervisor | Morphological Evolution of Dung Beetles | University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Evolution and Palaeobiology | Honours | Full Time | Alex Harvey |
| 2018 - 2019 | Principal Supervisor | Geometric Morphometrics | University of Adelaide | Bachelor Science (Environmental Science and Engineering) | Other | Part Time | Dylan Simunsen |
| 2018 - 2019 | Co-Supervisor | What Makes a Dingo? Investigating the Variation in the Dingoes’ Skeletal Morphology | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Science with Honours in Ecology and Environmental Science | Honours | Full Time | Aurelie Kanishka |
| 2017 - 2018 | External Supervisor | Ontogenetic shifts in the diet and skull morphology of the dugite (Pseudonaja affinis) | Murdoch University | Bachelor of Science with Honours | Honours | Part Time | Matthew Patterson |
| 2015 - 2019 | Co-Supervisor | Morphology, Biomechanics and Diet in Anthropoidea (Primates) | University of New England | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Hiu Ying Luk |
| 2015 - 2019 | Co-Supervisor | The cranial mechanics of herbivory in diprotodont marsupials: an integrated geometric morphometric and finite element approach | University of New England | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | David Rex Mitchell |
| Date | Topic | Location | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Morphological diversity loss in the fossil record of New Zealand skinks | University of Otago | Nut Xanat Suarez Pere |
| 2019 - 2021 | Geometric morphometrics, MSc candidate | University of Otago | Lachie Scarsbrook |
| 2017 - 2019 | Geometric morphometrics, PhD candidate | University of Adelaide | Jaimi A Gray |
| 2017 - 2021 | Geometric morphometrics, PhD candidate | The University of Adelaide | Ray Chatterji |
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Academic Transition Panel | Adelaide University | Australia |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2024 | President | Australasian Evolution Society | Australasian Evolution Society | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Faculty of SET Curriculum Committee | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Faculty of SET Learning & Teaching Committee | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Vice-President | Australasian Evolution Society | Australasian Evolution Society | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Council | Royal Society of South Australia | Royal Society of South Australia | Australia |
| 2019 - ongoing | Member | School of Biological Sciences Research Committee | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2019 - 2020 | Council | Royal Society of South Australia | Royal Society of South Australia | Australia |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Associate Editor | Evolution | Oxford Academic | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Associate Editor | Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society | Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society | United Kingdom |
| 2020 - 2024 | Associate Editor | Evolutionary Ecology | Springer Nature Switzerland AG | Australia |
