Dr Jody McKerral (Fisher)

Jody McKerral (Fisher) has a background in applied mathematics but has a strong interest in interdisciplinary research. She has investigated a range of problems examining emergent properties and constraints of complex systems. Jody is presently an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow (in collaboration with Defence Science and Technology) with a project modelling influence activity in complex conflicts. Her prior research has included the role turbulence plays in structuring ecosystem dynamics, the geometric biasing of diffusion, assembly rules of microbiomes, the ecology of viruses, as well as satellite communication and geolocation. She undertook a Fulbright placement during her PhD with Albert-László Barabási at the Centre for Complex Network Research in Boston (Northeastern University). Jody's PhD research was supervised by Jim Mitchell (biophysics and systems biology), Jerzy Filar (mathematics), and Nima Dehmamy (physics).