My work aims to understand the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of animal populations and their pathogens using a combination of field data, molecular tools and computational approaches.

University of Glasgow, UK Jun 2007 – present Reader, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences Senior Lecturer, 2013 – 2016 Lecturer, 2010 – 2013 Kelvin-Smith Fellow, 2007 – 2010

Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, USA Oct 2004 – Jun 2007 Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Professor Leslie A. Real

University of Montana, USA Oct 1999 – Oct 2004 PhD, Wildlife Biology Supervisor – Professor Mary Poss

University of Montana, USA Oct 1995 – Jul 1996 Fulbright Exchange Scholar

Philipps University, Marburg, Germany Oct 1993 – Jul 1995, Oct 1996 – Jul 1999 Dipl. Biol. (1st) - Conservation Biology, Zoology, Physical Geography, Genetics

Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany Oct 1991 – Jul 1993 Biology (Grundstudium)