Programme Director
Professor Christoph Matthaei
Stream ecology, disturbance, restoration, human land uses
Course coordinator: ECOL321
Department of Zoology
Tel +64 3 479 5863
Email christoph.matthaei@otago.ac.nz
Google Scholar profile
ResearchGate profile
Deputy Programme Director
Dr Travis Ingram
Freshwater fish, evolutionary ecology, food web ecology
Course coordinator: ECOL211, ECOL314, Ecology postgraduate programme
Department of Zoology
Tel +64 3 479 7991
Email travis.ingram@otago.ac.nz
Teaching Fellows
Dr Kunle Adebowale
Plant systematics and evolutionary ecology
Ecology Programme
Tel +64 3 471 6146
Email kunle.adebowale@otago.ac.nz
Dr Lucy Greenfield
Soil-plant interactions and nutrient cycling
Ecology Programme and Department of Botany
Tel +64 3 479 9173
Email lucy.greenfield@otago.ac.nz
Academic staff
Dr Bridie Allan
Marine ecology; swimming performance in fishes; chemical ecology of predator-prey interactions; environmental influences on predator-prey interactions
Department of Marine Science
Tel +64 3 479 8327
Email bridie.allan@otago.ac.nz
Professor Crid Fraser
Biogeography, long-distance dispersal, Antarctic and sub-Antarctic ecology and evolution
Department of Marine Science
Email ceridwen.fraser@otago.ac.nz
Research group: https://www.ceridwenfraser.com/
Dr Gaya Gnanalingam
Fisheries restoration and management
Department of Marine Science
Tel +64 3 479 5369
Email gaya.gnanalingam@otago.ac.nz
Dr Stephanie Godfrey
Wildlife parasite and disease ecology, behaviour, social networks
Course coordinator: ECOL212
Department of Zoology
Tel +64 3 479 7963
Email stephanie.godfrey@otago.ac.nz
Professor Tony Harland
Educational philosophy, intertidal ecology
Higher Education Development Centre
Tel +64 3 479 8136
Email tony.harland@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Linn Hoffmann
Marine phytoplankton physiology and ecology, ocean acidification, trace metals, biomechanical properties of diatom frustules
Department of Botany
Tel +64 3 470 3542
Email linn.hoffmann@otago.ac.nz
Dr Jenny Jandt
Behavioural ecology and evolution of social insects
Department of Zoology
Email jenny.jandt@otago.ac.nz
Research group: https://jandtlab.com
Dr Matthew Larcombe
Evolutionary ecology of plants
Course coordinator: ECOL313
Department of Botany
Tel +64 3 479 3943
Email matthew.larcombe@otago.ac.nz
Dr Jo Monks
Applied ecology and conservation of terrestrial fauna
Department of Zoology
Tel +64 27 408 3337
Email jo.monks@otago.ac.nz
Professor David Orlovich
Molecular ecology, evolution, taxonomy, systematics, population genetics of plants and fungi
Department of Botany
Tel +64 3 479 9060
Email david.orlovich@otago.ac.nz
Professor Robert Poulin
Parasitism, ecology, evolution, marine ecosystems
Department of Zoology
Tel +64 3 479 7983
Email robert.poulin@otago.ac.nz
Research group: Evolutionary and Ecological Parasitology
Dr Katja Schweikert
Marine eco-physiology
Course coordinator: ECOL211
Department of Botany
Tel +64 3 471 6146
Email katja.schweikert@otago.ac.nz
Professor Steve Wing
Marine ecology, coastal ecosystems, marine conservation, food webs, population biology, fisheries
Course coordinator: ECOL111, ECOL411
Department of Marine Science
Tel +64 3 479 9038
Email steve.wing@otago.ac.nz