Associate Professor Dominique Potvin
PhD Melb., MSc W.Ont., BSc (Hons) Qu.
Associate Professor, Animal Ecology
Lead for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Member, Centre for Bioinnovation
Email: dpotvin@usc.edu.au
Telephone: +617 5459 4462
Location: Moreton Bay, MB-A.1.56
Dominique is an Associate Professor in Animal Ecology at the Moreton Bay campus. Dominique's research interests encompass two major avenues of study: 1) The proximate and ultimate sources of selection contributing to the evolution of vocalizations, especially birdsong; and 2) The impact of anthropogenic activities such as urbanization, noise and land use changes on vertebrate populations. Dominique uses a very interdisciplinary and broad-scale approach to investigate these themes, incorporating genetics, bioacoustics, ecology, physiology and even neuroscience.
Dominique also has an interest in Bayesian statistics, ornithological methods and evidence-based university teaching.
Dominique is the Membership Officer for the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour, an Associate Editor for the journal Emu: Austral Ornithology and a Subject Editor for the Journal of Avian Biology.
Any students interested in pursuing a potential research project can contact Dominique via email.
Research
Teaching and supervision
Professional
Awards and memberships
Professional memberships
- Australian Bird and Bat Banding Authority A-Class
- Australian Bird Studies Association
- Australasian Ornithologist’s Union
- Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (Membership Officer)