ProfessorDavid Phalen

DVM Research and Enquiry

· Emma Charles. Investigation into the signalment, presenting signs and response to treatment of guinea pigs with urinary calculi.

· Alexandra Berry. Investigation into the potential cause and effect relationship between lung fungal infections and interstitial pneumonia in wombats.

· Brett Fong. Looking for patterns. Is it possible to predict the leucogram of one species of reptile if you know the leucogram of another?

· Isabella Tomassetti. Hematological changes in Asian house geckos associated with abscess causing bacterial infections.

· Marie Allen. Spatial distribution of cases of lorikeet paralysis syndrome.

ABVS Honours

· Megan Shan Li Su. Are Asian house gecko’s sources of human salmonellosis on Christmas Island. Co-supervise with Associate Professor John House.

· Emma Jennifer Le Quense. Investigation into presence and impact of adenoviruses in the critically endangered Christmas Island Flying-Fox.

PhD Students

· Lucinda Barton. Prevalence, joint distribution and diagnosis of osteoarthritis in captive lions, tigers and cheetahs. University of Sydney. Supervisor.

· Jessica Agius. Disease ecology in introduced and the critically endangered reptiles on Christmas Island. University of Sydney. Supervisor.

· Laura Pulscher. Are nutritional, toxicological or infectious diseases driving the decline of the critically endangered Christmas Island flying-fox? Supervisor.

· Annabel Dorrestein. Behaviour ecology of the critically endangered Christmas Island Flying-Fox. Western Sydney University. Co-supervisor with Justin Welbergen.

· Hamish Baron. Detection, treatment and epizootiology of Macrorhabdus ornithogaster. Supervisor.

· Michelle Plant. How does eco-tourist based supplemental feeding impact parrot health. Supervisor

· Karen Mathew. Investigation into the role of Australian mammals as intermediate hosts for Coxiella burnetii. University of Sydney. Co-supervisor with Dr. Katrina Bosward.

· Nian Yang. Disease surveillance in free-ranging and captive elephants in China. Beijing Normal University. Co-supervisor with Dr. Aster Zhang. Trip to China cancelled due to Covid-19.

· Vicky Wilkinson. Developing feasible in situ control of mange disease in wombats. University of Tasmania. Co-supervisor with Dr. Scott Carver.

· Mary Knowles. Developing feasible in situ control of mange disease in wombats. University of Tasmania. Co-supervisor with Dr. Scott Carver.

· Ajani Athukorala. Understanding adenovirus diversity and host relationships using native Australian wildlife as a model. La Trobe University. Co supervisor with Dr. Subir Sarker.