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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
Phone 6488 3590
Fax 6488 2243

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.

Major research interests

  • Applied entomology
  • Biological control of weeds and insect pests
  • Insect ecology

Qualifications

MSc Brigham Young, PhD Utah State

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

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