Research interests

• Biology of root and foliar diseases in wheat and barley
• Cereal product quality
• Development of molecular tools for selecting improved crop varieties
• Molecular interactions of crop plants with fungal pathogens
• Resistance of barley towards foliar pathogens

Further details of this research can be found at the CCH website: http://www.usq.edu.au/research/research-at-usq/institutes-centres/crop-health.

Professional memberships

Fellow, Australasian Plant Pathology Society
Ag Institute Australia
Australian Society of Plant Scientists
Wheat Breeding Society of Australia
American Phytopathology Society

USQ Research affiliations

• Centre for Crop Health (CCH)
  

Currently teaching courses/programs

BIIO2202 Plant Physiology
BIO2107 Cell & Molecular Biology