My research focuses on the sustainable management of livestock parasites and diseases. I combine laboratory and field-based diagnostics with mathematical modelling to predict and tackle protozoan, arthropod, and helminth (worm) parasites. I also examine the complex interactions between parasites, their external environments—including intermediate hosts and vectors—and the development of drug resistance.
My academic journey began at Queen's University Belfast, where I completed my BSc (Hons) in Zoology, followed by a PhD and postdoctoral research positions in Veterinary Parasitology. In 2026, I joined the School of Biological Sciences and the Institute for Global Food Security as a Lecturer in Veterinary Bioscience, coinciding with the launch of QUB's new Veterinary Bioscience degree pathway.