PhD: The University of Sydney (1998-2001), examining the Cretaceous high-P granulites of Fiordland, New Zealand.

Postdoctoral research: The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Geological Sciences and Institute for Geophysics (2001-2003), examining the structural evolution of the Australian-Pacific plate boundary near Macquarie Island.

Began lecturing at Macquarie University in 2003.

Fields of research interest include: (i) structural geology and tectonics, (ii) metamorphic petrology and thermobarometry, (iii) evolution of plate boundary zones, (iv) integration of geological and geophysical data, (v) geochronology, and (vi) field mapping.

Member of the Geological Society of Australia (1997-current), Geological Society of America and American Geophysical Union (2002-current).

Publications 

Fiordland, New Zealand

Macquarie Island