Over 15 years combined experience in teaching and research across Africa, Spain, Ireland and Australia
I lecture in Animal Sciences and Production within the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture at the University of Tasmania. I am also the unit coordinator for the Research Honours program at the institute. My research is on the use of feed and nutritional strategies to reduce methane in livestock production with expertise in Animal Nutrition, Gut Health and Development, Digestive and Environmental Physiology. You can read more about my work by clicking the link below.
Between 2020-2022, I was a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Agriculture and Food Development Authority of Ireland (Teagasc), Ireland, under the Research Leaders 2025 Program funded by the European Commission. As part of the fellowship, I spent 18 months at the University of Leon, Spain. My project was called the Milkobiome Project.
With Prof Ana Carval and Asso. Prof Hector Arguello at University of Leon, Spain.
I have been blessed to win several young scientist awards across the globe. These include 3x Young Scientist Award from the World’s Poultry Science Association and 2x Young Scientist Award from Alltech Inc., USA with the major highlight being coming 1st in the graduate category for Africa and Middle East region in 2011 and representing the region in a global final at Kentucky, USA.
With all other graduate category winners from all the regions at the finals.