Education
- M.V.Sc. in Avian Medicine and Surgery (candidate), Technology University
- Higher Education Teaching Certificate (2021), Harvard University
- Ph.D. in Genetics (2017), Stellenbosch University
- M.Sc. cum laude in Genetics (2014), Stellenbosch University
- B.Sc.(Hons.) in Genetics (2012), Stellenbosch University
- B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (2011), Stellenbosch University
- Cert. in Music (2010), Stellenbosch University and University of South Africa
Supplementary Education
- Acoustic Telemetry Workshop (VEMCO), Oceans Research, Mossel Bay, South Africa, 22 April 2013.
- Shark Dissection workshop, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Fisheries Branch, Foreshore, Cape Town, South Africa, 26-27 March 2015.
- Computational Molecular Evolution, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom, 13 -24 April 2015.
- Bioinformatics applied: An introduction to statistics and methods in bioinformatics, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 14 -17 July 2015.
- Real-time PCR training course: theory and optimization, Applied Biosystems, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 4 November 2015.
- Fluidigm (Biomark HD) Gene Expression and SNP Genotyping Training, NIBIO Svanhovd Research Centre, Svanvik, Norway, 28-29 November 2018.
- Acoustic Telemetry Workshop (VEMCO), Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town South Africa, 6 October 2019.
- Landscape Genomics, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 25-29 November 2019 (3.5 European Credit Transfer System, ECTs).
- Online Landscape Genetics Graduate Student Course, 15 January - 6 May 2020
- Introduction to Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics, Transmitting Science, Online, 14-18 September 2020 (2 ECTs).
- 8th NCEP Conservation Teaching & Learning Studio (2021), Online, 9-30 June 2021.
- Genetics and Society: A Course for Educators, American Museum of Natural History, Online, April - May 2021.
- How to Design and Teach Blended Courses (Fall 2021), Online, University of Bergen, Norway, October - November 2021.
- Eukaryotic genome assembly using PacBio and Hi-C, Online, Free University of Berlin, Germany, 15-19 November 2021 (3 ECTs).
- Ambios Effective Camera Trapping Distance Learning Course – January - February 2022, Online with practical field exercise
- Ambios Effective Bird ID Course – January - February 2022, Online with a practical field exercise.
- [Standard BioTools] Fluidigm (Biomark HD) Gene Expression Training, NIBIO Svanhovd Research Centre, Svanvik, Norway, 14-15 March 2023.