Secretary: 2024 –
Amy is a PhD Candidate with the Australian Institute of Marine Science at the University of Western Australia. Specialising in coral nutrition, her current research focusing on fish-derived nutrients and the potential for them to improve the health and physiology of complex corals. In 2023, she was a recipient of the Ocean’s Institute’s R&R Young Scholar Program Award to further her PhD research.
Amy completed her bachelor’s degree at Murdoch University and was awarded the Amanda Young Leadership Award. She continued to complete her Honours degree at Curtin University where she studied the ecophysiology of mesophotic corals at Ashmore Reef using stable isotope techniques as part of the research team on the SOI’s Mesophotic Coral Examination in 2021, which was awarded an RSWA student prize. Since then, she has worked in marine consultancy investigating coral reef health in north-west WA and has assisted with a range of coral restoration techniques in Indonesia.
Amy started on the AMSA WA committee as a student representative and is currently the Vice President for the WA Branch and Secretary for the National Council. She is also an active Divemaster and hopes to combine her love for diving, outreach and research to further our knowledge on coral reef health.