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.

Director
Prof. Phil A.R. Hockey - 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
Prof. Peter G. Ryan - Associate 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 Rob Little - Manager: DST/NRF Centre of Excellence
Dr Antoni Milewski - 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
Hilary Buchanan - Departmental Administrator (PFIAO)
Tania Jansen - CoE Secretary (PFIAO)
Anthea Links - Departmental/Accounts Assistant
Margaret Koopman - Librarian
Phelisa Hans - Library Assistant

External Centre of Excellence Team Members
Dr Paulette Bloomer - Project leader (University of Pretoria)
Dr Rauri Bowie - Project leader (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, U California Berkeley)
Assoc. Prof. Andrew McKechnie - Project leader (University of Pretoria)
Dr Colleen O'Ryan - Project leader (Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, UCT)

Conservation Biology MSc Lecturers (2012)
Assoc. Prof. Colin Attwood (Department of Zoology, UCT)
Dr Arjun Amar (PFIAO)
Dr Phoebe Barnard (PFIAO, South African National Biodiversity Institute)
Dr Jacqui Bishop (Department of Zoology, UCT)
Dr Peter Carrick (Plant Conservation Unit, Department of Botany, UCT)
Prof. Tim Crowe (PFIAO)
Dr Woody Cotterill (Africa Earth Observatory Network, UCT)
Graeme Cumming (PFIAO)
Georgina Cundhill (Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University)
Prof. John Hanks (former CEO of WWF-South Africa & first Executive Director of the Peace Parks Foundation)
Prof. Phil Hockey (PFIAO)
Assoc. Prof. John Hoffman (Department of Zoology, UCT)
Dr Jackie King (Freshwater Research Unit, UCT)
Dr Jack Ritchie (Department of Philosophy, UCT)
Assoc. Prof. Peter Ryan (PFIAO)
Dr Jane Turpie - (Anchor Environmental Consultants)

Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr Steve Boyes
Maëlle Connan (new)
Dr Timothée Cook
Dr Susan Cunningham
Tom Flower (new)
Dr Douglas Loewenthal
Dr Rowan Martin
Dr Ralf Mullers
Martha Nelson Flower (new)
Dr Lorien Pichegru
Dr Tim Reid

Doctoral Students
Viviane Barquete
Owen Davies
Grant Joseph
Potiphar Kaliba
Sonja Krüger
Tshifhiwa Mandiwana-Neudani
Mduduzi Ndlovu
Lisa Nupen
Sharon Okanga
Margaux Rat (new)
Jessica Shaw
Alex Thompson
Zingfa Wala

Masters Students (Dissertation)
Mia Cerfonteyn
Lisle Gwynn
Dominic Henry
John Heydinger (new)
Dane Paijmans (new)
Rowen van Eeden
Blair Zohgby (new)

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

Conservation Biology Masters Students (2011/12)
Nikki Best
Emily Cressey
Lauren de Vos
Jeremy Goss
Hlengiwe Mbatha
Jenneca McCarter
Christine Moore
Edward Rice
Maurice Schutgens
Lovelater Sebele
Darlington Tuagben
Daniel Wright

Conservation Biology Masters Students (2010/11)
Masumi Gudka

External (Co-supervised) Students

Doctoral
Justine Braby (Animal Demography Unit, UCT)
Matt Marsik (University of Florida)
Ben Smit (University of Pretoria)