- Curator of Vertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
I am a curator at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, where I am primarily in charge of the marine mammal collection. In addition, I am an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago (Dunexin, NZ).
My main research interests are the biology and evolution of marine mammals, especially cetaceans (whales and dolphins). I am particularly fond of baleen whales - the largest animals that ever lived. My previous work has focused on reconstructing the baleen whale family tree, the environmental and biological drivers behind cetacean evolution, marine mammal feeding, swimming, and the description of new species. Together with Olivier Lambert and Mark Uhen, I have also written a textbook on whale and dolphin evolution: "Cetacean Paleobiology", published by Wiley Blackwell.
Experience
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2020–presentCurator Vertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, NZ)
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2019–2019DECRA Fellow, Monash University and Museums Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)
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2018–2019FNRS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Liège and RBINS (Belgium)
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2015–2018Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellow, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS, Brussels)
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2015–2017Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellow, Monash University and Museums Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)
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2013–2015JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, National Museum of Nature and Science (Tsukuba/ Tokyo, Japan)
Education
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2012University of Otago, PhD
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2009University of Bristol, MSci
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- Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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