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Get to Know Dr Stephen Hearth

Job Title
Lecturer (Health Science)
Contact Details
Qualifications​
Doctor of Philosophy (Biology), Macquarie University
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Macquarie University
Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity and Conservation), Macquarie University

Staff Bio

Stephen Hearth has taught biological and health sciences at a tertiary level for almost 20 years. Beginning at Macquarie University where Stephen began teaching laboratory and fieldwork-based units alongside completing his PhD examining evolution disease defences in Australian wasps, and collaborating on population genetics projects examining thrips, native flying foxes, and invasive crabs. Stephen came into the Health Science team as a lecturer in 2017 and teaches across units involving research design, physiology, and evidence-based practice.

Teaching Interests

Researching design and analysis, physiology, nutrition and pathophysiology.

Research Interests

Molecular ecology, evolution of social insects, population and evolutionary genetics

Publications

Burden et al. (2014). Genetic structure of Carcinus maenas in southeast Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 500, 139-147
Hoggard et al. (2013). The effectiveness of antimicrobial defenses declines with increasing group size and genetic similarity. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 106 (1), 53-58
Turnbull et al. (2012). Primordial Enemies: Fungal Pathogens in Thrips Societies. PLOS ONE 7 (11), e49737
Turnbull et al. (2011). Antimicrobial strength increases with group size: implications for social evolution. Biology Letters 7 (2), 249-252
Hoggard et al. (2011). Social complexity and nesting habits are factors in the evolution of antimicrobial defences in wasps. PLoS One 6 (7), e21763
Baldwin et al. (2010). Non-invasive genetic sampling of faecal material and hair from the grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus). Australian Mammalogy 32 (1), 56-61
Hoggard et al. (2009). Mating system and genetic structure in the paper wasp (Polistes humilis). Australian Journal of Zoology 57 (2), 73-76

Conference Presentations

Hoggard, S.J., Beattie, A.J. and Stow, A.J. (2007). Mating System, Group Size and Disease Risk in Polistes Wasps. Genetics Society of AustralAsia 2007
Grants
2010-11 Australian Postgraduate Award
2009 Macquarie University Vice-Chancellors International Travel Grant

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