Fields of Research

Aquaculture
Fish pests and diseases
Digital health
Educational technology and computing
Health psychology
Educational psychology

Research Objectives

Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Fisheries - aquaculture
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in coastal and estuarine environments
Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs)
Expanding knowledge in education
Preventive medicine

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A highly sensitive, non-invasive qPCR-based strategy for direct quantification of Yersinia ruckeri in fish faeces; Journal of Fish Diseases
Alginate microencapsulation for oral immunisation of finfish: release characteristics, ex vivo intestinal uptake and in vivo administration in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L; Marine Biotechnology
Assessment of immune response and protection against bacterial coldwater disease induced by a live-attenuated vaccine delivered orally or intraperitoneally to rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum); Aquaculture
Microencapsulation of a putative probiotic Enterobacter species, C6-6, to protect rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), against bacterial coldwater disease; Journal of Fish Diseases
Oral immunoprophylaxis of finfish using alginate microencapsulation; Seventh International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health
Oral immunoprophylaxis using microencapsulated antigens as a disease-management strategy in farmed finfish populations
Oral vaccination of first-feeding Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., confers greater protection against yersiniosis than immersion vaccination; Vaccine
Transcriptomic characterisation of a common skin lesion in farmed Chinook salmon; Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Research Projects

eHealth strategy research consultation for Snug Health
Skin health of New Zealand farmed Chinook salmon
Snug Health PhD Stipend for UTAS Active Work Lab

Research Candidate Supervision