Staff, Students & Associates

Below are the links to the biographies of the staff, students and associates of the Fitz. Because of the nature of the Institute and the people that constitute it, staff and students may be away for much of the time. While this has its advantages in terms of office space it can be frustrating, so, if you have difficulty reaching someone at the Fitz, please contact the Departmental Administrator.

Acting Director
Prof. Peter G. Ryan - Associate Professor

Academic Staff
Dr Arjun Amar - Senior Lecturer
Prof. Tim M. Crowe - Professor
Prof. David Cumming - Honorary Professor
Prof. Graeme Cumming - Pola Pasvolsky Chair in Conservation Biology
Prof. Sue Milton - Honorary Professor

Research Staff
Dr Phoebe Barnard - Honorary Research Associate
Dr Rita Covas - Research Associate
Dr W. Richard J. Dean - Research Associate
Dr David Grémillet - Honorary Research Associate
Dr Andrew Jenkins - Research Associate
Dr Grant Joseph - Research Associate
Dr Rob Little - Manager: DST/NRF Centre of Excellence
Dr Antoni Milewski - Research Associate
Dr Lorien Pichegru - Honorary Research Associate
Dr Martim Pinheiro de Melo - Research Associate
Dr Amanda Ridley - Honorary Research Associate
Dr Lizanne Roxburgh - Research Associate
Dr Rob Simmons - Honorary Research Associate
Dr Claire Spottiswoode - Research Associate
Anthony van Zyl - Research Associate
Dr Ross Wanless - Honorary Research Associate

Support Staff
Chris Tobler - Principal Technical Officer
Kate Meares - Project Manager: Southern Ground-Hornbill Conservation Project
Christine Moore - Project Manager: Spatial resilience of protected areas
Hilary Buchanan - Departmental Administrator (PFIAO)
Tania Jansen - CoE Secretary (PFIAO)
Anthea Links - Departmental/Accounts Assistant
Margaret Koopman - Library Manager
Phelisa Hans - Library Assistant

Centre of Excellence Team Members
Prof. Peter G. Ryan - Acting Director
Prof. Graeme Cumming - Pola Pasvolsky Chair in Conservation Biology
Dr Rob Little - CoE Manager
Tania Jansen - CoE Secretary
Dr Arjun Amar  - Project Leader
Prof. Tim M. Crowe - Project Leader
Dr Paulette Bloomer - External Project Leader (University of Pretoria)
Dr Rauri Bowie  - External Project Leader (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California-Berkeley)
Assoc. Prof. Andrew McKechnie - External Project Leader (University of Pretoria)
Dr Colleen O'Ryan - External Project Leader (Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, UCT)

Conservation Biology MSc Lecturers (2013)
Assoc. Prof. Colin Attwood (Department of Biological Sciences, UCT)
Dr Jacqui Bishop (Department of Biological Sciences, UCT)
Prof. John Bolton (Department of Biological Sciences, UCT)
Prof. William Bond (Department of Biological Sciences, UCT)
Dr Peter Carrick (Plant Conservation Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, UCT)
Dr Woody Cotterill (Africa Earth Observatory Network, UCT)
Prof. David Cumming (Honorary Professor, PFIAO
Dr Georgina Cundhill (Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University)
Assoc. Prof. John Hoffman (Department of Biological Sciences, UCT)
Dr Geordie Ractliffe (Freshwater Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, UCT)
Dr Jane Turpie (Anchor Environmental Consultants)

Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr Steve Boyes
Dr Timothée Cook
Dr Susan Cunningham
Dr Alta De Vos
Dr Tom Flower
Dr Alan Lee
Dr Kristine Maciejewski
Dr Ralf Mullers
Dr Martha Nelson-Flower
Dr Tim Reid

Doctoral Students
Julia Baum
Owen Davies
Dominic Henry
Potiphar Kaliba
Sonja Krüger
Tshifhiwa Mandiwana-Neudani
Alistair McInnes
Lisa Nupen
Sharon Okanga
Chevonne Reynolds
Margaux Rat
Dominic Rollinson
Jessica Shaw
Alex Thompson
Tanja van de Ven
Rowen van Eeden

Masters Students (Dissertation)
Philna Botha
Mia Cerfonteyn
Davide Gaglio
Lisle Gwynn
John Heydinger
Corlia Meyer
Dane Paijmans
John Pallett
Gareth Tate
Noelle Tubbs
Otto Whitehead
Blair Zoghby

Conservation Biology Masters Students (2013/14)
Wesley Bell
Jordan-Laine Calder
Greg Campbell
Nadia De Souza
Kirsten Gallaher
Rukaya Johaadien
Elliot Kinsey
Zanne Labuschagne
Phil Massie
Robyn Milne
Frances Morling
Phenias Sadondo
Tabitha Stokes

Conservation Biology Masters Students (2012/13)
Daniël Cloete
Lea Cohen
Kimon de Greef
Katherine (Kat) Forsythe
Jessica Greenston
Craig Harding
Wade Lane
Vera Liebau
Christine (Chrissie) Madden
Jayaneesh (Jah) Namah
Heinz Ortmann
Louise (Lou) Palframan
Koebraa Peters
Kirsten Retief
Carolyn (Caz) Sanguinetti

External (Co-supervised) Students