Research degree supervision prior to joining QUB

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PhD (principal advisor):
1. Nor-Azlina Abdul Aziz (2012-16). Parasite life history adaptation to climate change. Government of
Malaysia scholarship. Destination: Lecturer, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia.
2. Josephine Walker (2012-16). Predicting and attenuating parasite transmission between wildlife
and livestock in Botswana. UoB Overseas scholar. Destination: PDRA, University of Bristol.
3. Nlingisisi Babayani (2011-16). Novel Approaches to an Automated Decision Support System for
on-Farm Management of Internal Parasites of Small Ruminants (with Dr J van Wyk, University of
Pretoria). Destination: Government veterinary officer, Botswana.
4. Tong Wang (2010-14). Climatic influences on the free living stages of the sheep parasite
Haemonchus contortus. Destination: PDRA, University of Calgary, Canada
5. Muhammad-Bashir Bolajoko (2011-14). Modelling transmission of Haemonchus contortus.
Destination: researcher, Vom national veterinary research institute, Nigeria.
6. Kathryn Stafford (2006-10). Targeted selective treatment strategies for nematodes of grazing
ruminants (with Gerald Coles, University of Bristol). Destination: PDRA, University of Bristol.
7. Jan van Dijk (2005-08). Climate change and the epidemiology of nematodes in sheep. BBSRC
veterinary fellowship studentship. Prize for best PhD thesis in Science Faculty 2008. Destination:
PDRA, now Lecturer in Veterinary Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Liverpool.
MSc by research (principal advisor):
1. Francesca Tavolaro (2013-15). Use of the FAMACHA© system for targeted treatment of
nematode parasites in small ruminants in southern Africa.
2. Collette Taylor (2013-14). Parasite transmission between deer and livestock.
3. James Scott-Baumann (2013-14). Nest box material and parasites of blue tits.
4. Sophie Olah (2012-14). Targeted treatment of liver fluke in sheep.
5. Rebecca Grainger-Wood (2012-14). Effects of climate on the gill parasites of trout.
6. Owen Gethings (2012-13). Forecast models for nematode infection risk in lambs.
7. Susan Thomas (2012-13). Coccidia-nematode interactions in alpacas.
8. Lydia Baines (2011-13). Parasites of elephants in the Okavango delta, Botswana.
9. Simon Allen (2010-13, part time). Lungworms of hedgehogs.
10. Hazel Wilkie (2011-12). Climate and anthelmintic resistance in sheep.
11. Peter Sirl (2011-16). Breeding for resilience to nematodes in sheep under climate change.
12. Emma Nelder (2011-12). Parasites of backyard chickens in the UK.
13. Cosmin Chintoan-Uta (2011-12). Drug resistant nematodes in deer.
14. Claire Reigate (2011-12). Toxocariasis in soil and risks of zoonotic infection.
15. Jou-An Shih (2010-11). In vitro assessment of anthelmintic drug efficacy.
16. Luke Roberts (2009-10). Angiostrongylus vasorum in gastropod hosts.
17. George Gakos (2008-09). Parasite aggregation in grazing animals.
Successful MSc students progressed to PhD study (6), to work in industry (4) or government (2), or as
intercalators returned to the veterinary course (5).
Period20082016