Academic Background

1983 - 1988 - B.Sc. in Biology and M.Sc. in Entomology, University of Sofia, Bulgaria

1988 - 1989 - Research Assistant, Faculty of Biology, University of Sofia

1989 - 1993 - Ph.D. in Biology and Statistics, University of Bath

1995 - 1998 - Postdoctoral Research Associate (Leverhulme Trust),  Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath

1998 - Teacher, Field Course, Uganda, Tropical Biology Association

1994 - 1999 - Various teaching posts, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath

2000 - 2003 - M.Sc. in Applied Statistics, Sheffield Hallam University (supported by UWE)

2006-2007 - Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow

1st January 2000 - Lecturer in Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, UWE, Bristol

2001 - 2007 - Senior Lecturer in Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, UWE, Bristol

1st August 2007 - Reader in Biometry and Animal Behaviour, School of Mathematical Sciences, UWE, Bristol