Lab Leader

Zoë is a marine ecologist, science communicator and passionate advocate for accessible science. She loves creative, inter-disciplinary research and supporting the next generation of scientists. Zoë teaches zoology and research methods at Adelaide Uni, and is on the ARC College of Experts. See Zoë's GoogleScholar and LinkedIn profiles for publications and career history.

PhD Student

Arieli is undertaking a PhD on developing chemical markers for marine biological application, which a focus on radiogenic isotopes and decapod crustaceans. She has a Master's in fisheries biology from the Federal University of São Paulo (and has a passion for cephalopods!). She is principally supervised by Zoë and co-supervised by Justin Payne, Rob Klaebe, and Ming-Tsung Chung (National Taiwan Uni).

PhD Student

Louise is a former research assistant at MARIS Lab. She is pursuing a PhD with a focus on using sclerochronology for the conservation of threatened and commercially important shark species. Louise is supported by an Elevate Scholarship from the Academy of Technological Science and Engineering and principally supervised by Zoe, with co-supervision from Justin Payne and Bonnie Holmes (Uni Sunshine Coast).

PhD Student

Didik is pursuing a PhD in Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) to facilitate sustainable transboundary fishing along the Australia-Indonesia border. He holds a Master of Environmental Management from Flinders University. Didik is supported by an Australia Award funded by the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade. His PhD research is principally supervised by Zoë with co-supervision from Brianna Le Busque, and Melissa Nursey-Bray.

PhD Student

Thom is undertaking his PhD in association with our ARC Discovery grant “Unlocking the potential of radiogenic isotopes for ocean conservation”, with a focus on long-range migration of fish in the western Pacific. Thom has an integrated Master’s of Science (marine biology) from Clive Trueman’s lab at University of Southampton. He is principally supervised by Zoe and co-supervised by Bronwyn Gillanders.

PhD Student

Neve is undertaking a PhD and investigating the distribution and population biology of invasive pearl oysters in Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Neve is principally supervised by Craig Styan and co-supervised by Zoe Doubleday.

PhD Student

Beth is investigating the trophic ecology of the famous giant Australian cuttlefish in South Australia, which come together in their 1000s to breed in Spencer Gulf. Beth is principally supervised by Ryan Baring (Flinders Uni), and co-supervised by Lauren Meyer and Zoe Doubleday.

PhD Student

Xiaoni is investigating how to better optimise agrifood supply chains for improved sustainability, with a focus on canned tuna. Xianoi is principally supervised by Ady James and co-supervised by Zoe and Gerald Cheang.

Master’s student

Beth is exploring the use of cuttlebone chemistry to better understand the life history of the famous cuttlefish breeding aggregation in South Australia, particularly in relation to the 2025/26 algal bloom in SA which had a devastating impact on marine life. Sarah is principally supervised by Bronwyn Gillanders and co-supervised by Zoe.

Luca Ankeny (intl. intern)

Celia Chareyron (intl. intern)

Chathuri Nisansala (masters student)

Rachel Newsome
 (vacation scholar)

Madi Mclatchie
 (vacation scholar)

Courtney Cheesman (vacation scholar)

Elise Boultby
 (vacation scholar)

James Peyla (Fulbright fellow)

Kaitlyn Rowney

Issac Duke

Elise Boultby

Divya Daryanani

Qiaz Hua

Erica Durante (Ian Wark Medallist)

Jasper Willoughby (Res Assistant)

Louise Hosking (Res Assistant)

Jasmin Martino (Res Associate)