Principle Investigator

Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Ondi Crino – (2021 – Present) Lizard endocrinology and mitochondrial metabolism expert! Ondi started as a postdoc on our newly funded ARC Discovery Grant. Dan was able to bring her over from the dark side (studying birds) to study lizards. I guess they are all just reptiles anyway!

PhD Students
I’m currently looking for PhD students to start in 2023! If you’re interested please get in touch with me.



MSc Students
If you’re interested in a MSc we have lots of projects on the go, please get in touch with me.
Anthony Ward (2020-Present – Part-time) – Anthony is doing his MSc studying how resources and density impact female reproduction. Unfortunately, due to COVID, his studies are delayed.
Undergraduate / Honours Students
If you’re interested in a Honours we have lots of projects on the go, please get in touch with me.
Lab Alumni
Postdocs
Dr. Essie Rodgers (2019–2020) – Ecophysiology and Conservation Physiology of all things big (crocodiles to be exact) and small (lizards, fish and insects!). Now runs her own physiology lab at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand!!
Dr. Julia Riley – (2018) – University of New South Wales – Julia did a short postdoc stint with Lisa Schwanz and I at UNSW as an Endeavour Fellow. She then landed a South African postdoc, followed by a prestigious NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship before landing a job at Mount Allison University in Canada!
PhD
Fonti Kar – 2016 – 2021 – University of New South Wales – Co-advised with Prof. Shinichi Nakagawa – Phenotypic plasticity and pace-of-life in a widespread lizard, Lampropholis delicata. Fonti is now a postdoc at the University of New South Wales.
Birgit Szabo – PhD 2016 – 2019 – Macquarie University – Co-advised with Dr. Martin Whiting – Comparative cognition accross in lizards with diverse social structure. Birgit is now a postdoc at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Kirke Munch – PhD 2014- 2018- University of Tasmania – Co-advised with Dr. Geoff While – Sociality, personality and learning in a family living lizard, Egernia whitii. Kirk is now working as a Grants Review Officer at the University of Tasmania.
MSc
Ophia Zhang (2019–2021) ANU – Co-advised with Dr. Megan Head. Ophia also did a short-term Research Assistant stint in the lab.
Xuechen Liu (2022) ANU – Co-advised with Prof. Sasha Mikheyev.
Honours
Eoin Noble (2019) – Hons – Australian National University
Emily Rayner (2017) – Hons 2017 – University of New South Wales
Kyleen Lopez – Hons 2017 – University of New South Wales
Fonti Kar – MSc 2015 – Macquarie University – Co-advised with A/Prof. Martin Whiting
Kerrie Wechmann – Hons 2012 – Macquarie University – Co-advised with A/Prof. Martin Whiting
Ben Clark – Hons 2012 – Macquarie University – Co-advised with A/Prof. Martin Whiting