The University of Western Australia

Assoc/Prof Helen Spafford

Associate Professor
School of Animal Biology

Contact details

Address

School of Animal Biology
The University of Western Australia (M085)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Fax

6488 2243

Email

helen.spafford@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

MSc Brigham Young, PhD Utah State

Key research

Improve the safety and effectiveness of biological control of weeds and insect pests.

Increase human understanding and appreciation of insect ecology and insect-plant interactions.

Improving teaching in higher education.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Parasitoid feeding ecology and behaviour

Funding received

Grains Research and Development Corporation
CRC Australian Weed Management

Memberships

Entomological Society of America

Teaching

SCIE 3351 Integrated Pest Management: Tactics and Strategies
STAT 2210 Biometrics 1
ANIM 3316 Entomology
ANIM 2203 Invertebrate Zoology (Entomology section)
SCIE 4501 FNAS Research Projects

Current external positions

In-kind contributor to the CRC for Australian Weed Management

Current projects

Factors influencing the establishment of introduced biological control agents.
Evaluation of biological control.

Research profile

Research profile and publications