Dr Perry Beasley-Hall

Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Perry Beasley-Hall (she/her) is an Australian Biological Resources Study Postdoctoral Fellow. Her current research focuses on teasing apart the Tree of Life for cave crickets, at-risk yet poorly understood subterranean insects, and assigning them formal taxonomic names. She has a background in insect systematics, molecular evolution, bioinformatics, and biogeography. Perry is also passionate about entomological outreach and increasing the visibility of LGBT+ people and women in STEM.

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Major research interests include:

evolution of insects in subterranean environments
insect taxonomy, particularly the Orthoptera
insect molecular evolution and genomics

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2022 - ongoing	ABRS Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Adelaide
2022 - 2022	Project Officer in Evolutionary Genomics	South Australian Museum
2021 - ongoing	Honorary Associate	University of Sydney
2020 - 2022	Honorary Researcher	South Australian Museum
2020 - 2022	Postdoctoral Researcher	The University of Adelaide

Language Competencies

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Language	Competency
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2017 - 2020	The University of Sydney	Australia	Doctor of Philosophy
2016 - 2016	The University of Adelaide	Australia	Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science
2013 - 2015	The University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science (Advanced)

Research Interests

Animal Systematics and Taxonomy Biogeography and Phylogeography Entomology Molecular Evolution

Journals

Year	Citation
2023	Beasley-Hall, P. G., Murphy, N. P., King, R. A., White, N. E., Hedges, B. A., Cooper, S. J. B., . . . Guzik, M. T. (2023). Time capsules of biodiversity: Future research directions for groundwater-dependent ecosystems of the Great Artesian Basin. FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 10, 19 pages. DOI
2022	Langille, B. L., Tierney, S. M., Bertozzi, T., Beasley-Hall, P. G., Bradford, T. M., Fagan-Jeffries, E. P., . . . Cooper, S. J. B. (2022). Parallel decay of vision genes in subterranean water beetles. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 173, 107522-1-107522-9. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2022	Jones, B. R., Brock, P. D., Mantovani, B., Beasley-Hall, P., Yeates, D. K., & Lo, N. (2022). Integrative taxonomy of the stick insect genus Austrocarausius Brock, 2000 (Phasmatodea: Lonchodidae) reveals cryptic species in remnant Queensland rainforests. Invertebrate Systematics, 36(9), 849-873. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2022	Beasley-Hall, P. G., Bertozzi, T., Bradford, T. M., Foster, C. S. P., Jones, K., Tierney, S. M., . . . Cooper, S. J. B. (2022). Differential transcriptomic responses to heat stress in surface and subterranean diving beetles. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 16194-1-16194-11. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2022	Balart-García, P., Bradford, T., Beasley-Hall, P., Polak, S., Ribera, I., Cooper, S., & Fernández, R. (2022). Highly dynamic evolution of the chemosensory gene repertoire driven by gene gain and expansion across subterranean beetles. DOI
2021	Beasley-Hall, P. G., & Umbers, K. (2021). Polyzosteria viridissima. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021, e.T190512630A196182036. DOI
2021	Beasley‐Hall, P. G., Rose, H. A., Bourguignon, T., & Lo, N. (2021). Molecular systematics and biogeography of an Australian soil‐burrowing cockroach with polymorphic males, Geoscapheus dilatatus (Blattodea: Blaberidae). Austral Entomology, 60(2), 317-329. DOI
2021	Beasley‐Hall, P. G., Rose, H. A., Walker, J., Kinjo, Y., Bourguignon, T., & Lo, N. (2021). Digging deep: a revised phylogeny of Australian burrowing cockroaches (Blaberidae: Panesthiinae, Geoscapheinae) confirms extensive nonmonophyly and provides insights into biogeography and evolution of burrowing. Systematic Entomology, 46(4), 767-783. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2021	Hogg, C. J., Morrison, C., Dudley, J. S., Alquezar-Planas, D. E., Beasley-Hall, P. G., Magrath, M. J. L., . . . Grueber, C. E. (2021). Using phylogenetics to explore interspecies genetic rescue options for a critically endangered parrot. CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 3(9), 10 pages. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2019	Beasley-Hall, P. G., Chui, J., Arab, D. A., & Lo, N. (2019). Evidence for a complex evolutionary history of mound building in the Australian nasute termites (Nasutitermitinae). BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 126(2), 304-314. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2018	Beasley-Hall, P., Tierney, S., Weinstein, P., & Austin, A. (2018). A revised phylogeny of macropathine cave crickets (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) uncovers a paraphyletic Australian fauna. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 126, 153-161. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC2
2018	Beasley-Hall, P. G., Lee, T. R. C., Rose, H. A., & Lo, N. (2018). Multiple abiotic factors correlate with parallel evolution in Australian soil burrowing cockroaches. Journal of Biogeography, 45(7), 1515-1528. DOI Scopus6 WoS6

Datasets

Year	Citation
-	Beasley-Hall, P., Bertozzi, T., Bradford, T., Foster, C., Jones, K., Tierney, S., . . . Cooper, S. (n.d.). Paroster nigroadumbratus transcriptome (only longest ORFs, .fasta file). DOI
-	Beasley-Hall, P., Bertozzi, T., Bradford, T., Foster, C., Jones, K., Tierney, S., . . . Cooper, S. (n.d.). Paroster nigroadumbratus transcriptome (.fasta file). DOI
-	Beasley-Hall, P., Bertozzi, T., Bradford, T., Foster, C., Jones, K., Tierney, S., . . . Cooper, S. (n.d.). Paroster nigroadumbratus transcriptome annotations (only longest ORFs, .txt file). DOI
-	Beasley-Hall, P., Bertozzi, T., Bradford, T., Foster, C., Jones, K., Tierney, S., . . . Cooper, S. (n.d.). Paroster nigroadumbratus annotated transcriptome. DOI

Beasley-Hall, P G, Austin, A D, Cooper, S J B, Reed, E, Trewick, S (2022-2025). Systematics and taxonomy of Australian cave crickets (Rhaphidophoridae, Macropathinae), an enigmatic and at-risk fauna. National Taxonomy Research Grant Program, Australian Biological Resources Study ($300,000, chief investigator).

Beasley-Hall, P G (2022-2025). Systematics and taxonomy of Australian cave crickets (Rhaphidophoridae, Macropathinae), an enigmatic and at-risk fauna. Karst Conservation Fund, The Australian Speleological Federation ($15,000, chief investigator).

Shaw, M, Beasley-Hall, P G (2022). Solving the evolutionary puzzle of climate outliers: description of new cave and mallee mites (Dermanyssiae: Ologamasidae) as part of the Yalata Bush Blitz. Bush Blitz taxonomy research funding, 2022-23 round, Australian Government ($15,000, joint investigator).

Papadelos, P, Beasley-Hall, P G, Hewitt, A, Umbers, K, Guzik, M, Beasley, C (2022). Science communication behind the scenes?: Interrogating the role of women in professional life sciences associations. Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics Interdisciplinary Internal Research Funding Scheme, The University of Adelaide ($9,953, co-investigator).

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2022	Co-Supervisor	Invertebrate Ecology of Disconnected and Highly Vulnerable Habitats	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Brock Adam Hedges

Board Memberships

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2020 - ongoing Board Member Australian Entomological Society Australian Entomological Society Australia
Committee Memberships

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2020 - ongoing Co-Chair Queers in Science Executive Committee Queers in Science (South Australian chapter) Australia
Offices Held

Date Office Name Institution Country
2022 - ongoing Program Leader Invertebrates Australia, Ltd Australia

Date	Role	Board name	Institution name	Country
2020 - ongoing	Board Member	Australian Entomological Society	Australian Entomological Society	Australia

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2020 - ongoing	Co-Chair	Queers in Science Executive Committee	Queers in Science (South Australian chapter)	Australia

Date	Office Name	Institution	Country
2022 - ongoing	Program Leader	Invertebrates Australia, Ltd	Australia

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Email: perry.beasley-hall@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Darling, floor Ground Floor
Room: G16
Org Unit: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Dr Perry Beasley-Hall

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