DrNatasha Marais
Senior Lecturer in Animal Ecology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
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- Senior Lecturer in Animal EcologyFaculty of Science and Engineering
- University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
BIO
Natasha is a South African born researcher. Her research interests include the ecology, evolution, biology, and parasitology of invasive species. She completed a co-tutelle PhD degree (joint degree) between Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France) in 2020. She is currently employed by the University of Wolverhampton, UK, as a lecturer in Animal Ecology where she will take on teaching responsibilities within the Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Conservation course and continue her research on amphibians and their parasites.
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON APPOINTMENTS
- Lecturer in Animal EcologyUniversity of Wolverhampton, Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Ecology, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom1 Mar 2022
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate Editor of The Herpetological JournalBritish Herpetological Society, Montrose, United Kingdom1 Mar 2022
- Selection panel memberSynthesys or Systematic Resources User Selection Panel, United Kingdom1 Jul 2022 - 14 Sep 2022
- Postdoctoral Research FellowStellenbosch University, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Apr 2020 - 1 Oct 2020
DEGREES
- PhD, ZoologyStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Jan 2017 - 8 Mar 2020
- PhD, ZoologyClaude Bernard University Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France1 Jan 2017 - 9 Mar 2020
- MSc, Biodiversity and Conservation EcologyNorth-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2016
- BSc. Hons, Biodiversity and Conservation EcologyNorth-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2014
- BSc, Botany and ZoologyNorth-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa1 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2013
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- AfrikaansCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review