Biography

Matt completed his undergraduate, honours and PhD at the University of Sydney before going on to consecutive research post-doctoral fellowships there. He then spent time at Macquarie University and Monash University before arriving at Charles Sturt University Port Macquarie campus.

He has been undertaking research on the invasion of cane toads in Australia for over ten years, having worked throughout northern Australia and more recently focusing on the invasion front in Northern New South Wales.

His interests in the invasion are varied ranging from the ecology of toads, to impacts on and responses of native species and finally, investigating methods of control. In addition to his extensive research on toads, he has also been involved in various projects focussed on conservation of Australian reptiles and amphibians. In total he has authored or co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed papers and two book chapters.

He is a member of the Australian Society of Herpetologists and is an honorary research associate in the herpetology section at The Australian Museum.