CURRICULUM VITAE of ASHLEIGH K.

WOLFE
Department of Environment & Agriculture, Curtin University
Kent St, Bentley 6102 Western Australia
Phone: +61 450 337 633
E-mail: ashleigh.wolfe@postgrad.curtin.edu.au
EDUCATION
PhD Candidate

2014

Department of Environment & Agriculture, Curtin University Bentley WA

Title: The urban ecology of reptiles in Western Australia using dugites (Pseudonaja affinis)
and bobtails (Tiliqua rugosa) as model species.
Supervisors: Dr Bill Bateman (Curtin University), A/Prof Trish Fleming (Murdoch University)
2010
2013

BSc (Hons., First Class) Environmental Biology

Department of Environment & Agriculture, Curtin University Bentley WA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (CURTIN UNIVERSITY)

2015

Laboratory demonstrator, Quantitative Biology 2002 (Semester 1).

2015

Tutor, Functional Biology 100 (Semester 2).

2014

Tutor, Biology 100 (Semester 2).

Marking Assistant, Climate Change and Adaptation 102 (Semester 2).
Laboratory demonstrator, Zoology 201 (Semester 1).

2012
2013

UniPASS Senior Peer Learning Facilitator.

MENTOR
Honours students: Rebecca Chippendale (2015), Aleksa Marinovic (2015), Meghan Castelli
(2015 present).
High school students: Zahra Aisya (2015), Caitlin Jarvis (2015), Rohit Khanna (2015).

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
2016

A.K. Wolfe, P.W. Bateman, P.A. Fleming. GPS tracking dugites (Pseudonaja affinis) in Perth
via external tail attachment: an effective alternative to implants? Australian Society of
Herpetologists, ASH2016, Launceston, Tasmania.
Invited speaker, Ecosystem Restoration & Intervention Ecology Research Group, University
of Western Australia, February 5.

2015

A.K. Wolfe, P.W. Bateman, P.A. Fleming. Vehicles, pet predators, and diseases, oh my!
Causes of reptile death in a city using volunteer records from wildlife rehabilitation

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centres. International Ethological Congress Behaviour 2015, Cairns, Queensland.
A.K. Wolfe, P.W. Bateman, P.A. Fleming. The ecology of Perths urban reptiles using a
snake and skink as models. Australian Society of Herpetologists ASH 2015, Eildon,
Victoria.
2014

A.K. Wolfe. Perths urban reptile ecology: does living in the city affect reptile diet? Royal
Society of Western Australia Centenary Postgraduate Symposium, University of Western
Australia.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS
2016

A.K. Wolfe, P.W. Bateman, P.A. Fleming. Ontogenetic diet shifts in dugites (Pseudonaja
affinis) across time and space. Australian Society of Herpetologists, ASH2016, Launceston,
Tasmania.

2015

A.K. Wolfe, P.W. Bateman, P.A. Fleming. When roadways create roadkill. Assessing
intentional motor vehicle strikes of reptiles. Australian Wildlife Management Society
Meeting, Perth, Western Australia.
A.K. Wolfe, P.W. Bateman, P.A. Fleming. Vehicles, pet predators, and diseases, oh my!
Reptile rehabilitation admissions in a city, using volunteer records from wildlife centres.
Australian Wildlife Management Society Meeting, Perth, Western Australia.

OUTREACH
2016

Invited public lecturer, Western Australian Herpetological Society February Meeting.

2015

Entrant, 3 Minute Thesis.

Invited public lecturer. Curtin University: Behavioural Ecophysiology. From crickets to
foxes and everything in between. Curtin Science Week.
Invited public lecturer. From Duck to Dinosaur. Scitech Perth.
Invited public lecturer, Atwell Joeys Scouts group, November meeting.

2014

Invited lecturer, ConocoPhillips Science Experience for Year 9 students.

Invited public lecturer, Western Australian Herpetological Society July and October
meetings.
Invited public lecturer, Western Australian Naturalists Society May and October meetings.

2011
2012

Animal husbandry volunteer, Armadale Reptile and Wildlife Centre

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Adobe Photoshop CC 2015

Adobe Premiere Pro 2015

ArcMap

Microsoft Office Suite

Department of Parks & Wildlife Licensed Volunteer

Reptile Removalist

R Studio

Senior First Aid

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GRANTS & FUNDING
2015

Department of Environment & Agriculture Research Contribution. $1,500.

2014

Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment. $6,000.

Kickstarter Crowd-sourced Funding. $6,000.
Cockburn City Council Industry Contribution. $5,000.
Curtin University Green Campus grants. $5,000.

AWARDS
2015

3 Minute Thesis, Curtin University Finalist.

2014

Australian Postgraduate Scholarship.

Curtin University Research Scholarship.

2013

Deans Award for most outstanding Honours student (School of Science), Runner up.
Western Australian Naturalists Society Serventy Memorial Prize in Natural Sciences.
Recognises excellence in research in the natural sciences.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2014

Australian Society of Herpetologists.

Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Research (BEERS) group, co-organiser.
Curtin University: Behavioural Ecology (CU:BE) group.
Royal Society of Western Australia.
Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.
Western Australian Herpetological Society.

2013

Western Australian Naturalists Society.