Academics

Aaron Camens

Lecturer in Palaeontology

Expertise

• Functional morphology
• Fossil footprints
• Palaeoecology

Mike Lee

Professor of Evolutionary Biology

Expertise

• Phylogenetics & macroevolution
• Herpetology
• Palaeontology

John Long

Strategic Professor in Palaeontology

Expertise

• Early vertebrates
• Fish evolution

Gavin Prideaux

Professor in Palaeontology

Expertise

• Australian mammals
• Kangaroo evolution
• Palaeoecology

Vera Weisbecker

Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology

Expertise

• Marsupial evolution
• Geometric morphometrics

Rod Wells, AM

Professor Emeritus

Expertise

• Marsupials & monotremes
• Biomechanics
• Wombats

Trevor Worthy

Vice-Chancellor’s Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Expertise

• Fossil birds
• Australian, New Zealand & Pacific faunas

Post-doctoral researchers

Sam Arman

Research Associate in Palaeontology

Expertise

• Dental microwear
• Kangaroo diets

Brian Choo

Casual Academic

Expertise

• Silurian & Devonian fish
• Early vertebrates
• Palaeo art

Alice Clement

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Expertise

• Early vertebrates
• Fish evolution
• Brain evolution

Research support staff

Carey Burke

Technical Officer in Palaeontology

Expertise

• Fossil preparation
• Molding & casting
• Fieldwork management

Rachel Correll

Research Assistant

Expertise

• Mammalian body-size ecology
• Evolutionary ecology

Warren Handley

Research Assistant

Expertise

• Dromornithids
• CT data
• Bird brain morphology

Elen Shute

Research Assistant

Expertise

• Australian Quaternary bird fossils
• Palaeoecology
• Conservation

Research students

Jacob Blokland

PhD candidate

Project title: A phylogenetic investigation of Oligocene-Miocene fossil ralloids (Aves, Ralloidea), and the origins of crown group Rallidae

Arthur Crichton

PhD candidate

Project title: Pwerte Marnte Marnte: Characterising an Oligocene vertebrate fauna of central Australia

Diana Fusco

PhD candidate

Project title: Impacts of environmental change on the late Quaternary mammalian fossil fauna at Cathedral Cave, Wellington Caves, central eastern Australia

Grant Gully

PhD candidate

Project title: Dietary evolution and palaeoecology of the extinct diprotodontoid marsupials

Isaac Kerr

PhD candidate

Project title: Systematics and palaeobiology of kangaroos of the late Cenozoic genus Protemnodon

Aubrey Kiernan

Honours student

Project title: Endocranial comparison of the nocturnal Letter-winged Kite to other raptors

Ellen Mather

PhD candidate

Project title: Relationships of the fossil Accipitridae (eagles and kin) of Australia and the origins of the extant fauna

Phoebe McInerney

PhD candidate

Project title: Reconstruction of Genyornis newtoni crania and semicircular canals for palaeoecological and phylogenetic inference

Corinne Mensforth

PhD candidate

Project title: Brain endocast relationships in living and extinct vertebrates

Lisa Nink

PhD candidate

Project title: Comparing the early Pleistocene mammalian faunas of inland and coastal southeastern Australia

Rachel Oertel

Honours student

Project title: The Pliocene mammalian fauna from Corra-Lynn Cave, SA and its implications for Australia’s faunal evolution

Cassia Paragnani

PhD candidate

Project title: Systematics and evolution of echidnas

Amy Tschirn

PhD candidate

Project title: Functional morphology and evolution of early kangaroos

Jacob van Zoelen

PhD candidate

Project title: Systematics and evolution of late Cenozoic diprotodontid marsupials