I conducted my doctoral research on woodland ecology and conservation planning at the Australian National University in Canberra. Prior to this, I have worked widely in tropical Asia, including in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. I am currently at BirdLife International where i coordinate projects on migratory species conservation and conservation policy in Asia. I am especially interested bird assemblages in tropical forest fragments, migration ecology of Asian landbirds, systematic conservation planning, and the interface of conservation science and policy-making.