Paige Matheson

I am a motivated PhD student seeking part time or casual work to support myself throughout the remainder of my degree. I have excellent customer service skills and enjoy working in fast-paced environments. I am a quick learner with a positive attitude, extremely organised, great at problem solving, and enjoy collaborating in a team.

• 2023; University of Waikato Doctoral Scholarship ($30,000 per year for three years)
• 2023; Best poster award at the University of Waikato postgraduate conference
• 2022; Runner up prize for best oral presentation at the Inaugural Invasomics Conference
• 2018; University of Waikato School Leavers Scholarship ($4,000)

• Croft, L., Matheson, P., Flemming, C., Butterworth, N. J., & McGaughran, A. (2024). Population structure and interspecific hybridisation of two invasive blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) following replicated incursions into New Zealand. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e10832. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10832.
• McGaughran, A., ... Matheson, P., … Wilson, J. (2024). Genomic tools in biological invasions: Current state and future frontiers. Genome Biology and Evolution, 16, evad230. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad230.
• Vaughan, A. L., Parvizi, E., Matheson, P., McGaughran, A., & Dhami, M. K. (2023). Current stewardship practices in invasion biology limit the value and secondary use of genomic data. Molecular ecology resources, https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13858.
• Matheson, P., Parvizi, E., Fabrick, J. A., Siddiqui, H. A., Tabashnik, B. E., Walsh, T. K. & McGaughran, A. (2023), Genome-wide analysis reveals distinct global populations of pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella), Scientific Reports, 13, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38504-z.
• Matheson, P. & McGaughran, A. (2023). How might climate change affect adaptive responses of polar arthropods?, Diversity, 15, 47, https://doi.org/10.3390/d15010047
• Matheson, P. & McGaughran, A. (2022). Genomic data is missing for many highly invasive species, restricting our preparedness for escalating incursion rates, Scientific Reports, 12, 13987, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17937-y

• 05/2022-12/2022, Poutama Pounamu, University of Waikato; Engaged in a training course on the fundamentals of Kaupapa Māori and Critical Theory in an education context and how these tools can be leveraged to help decolonise the education system
• 11/2022, Genomics Aotearoa; Bioinformatics Spring School; A week long bioinformatics training workshop that covered DNA variant calling, genome assembly, eDNA, and nanopore technologies
• 07/2022, Department of Conservation - 7-day Volunteer, Tiritiri Matangi; Volunteer activities included track maintenance, replenishing bird feeders, welcoming visitors, and other tasks that contributed to the overall preservation of the island
• 02/2022, Genomics Aotearoa - R for Genomics workshop; Developed R skills necessary for genomic analyses
• 06/2021, Birdcare Aotearoa - Frontline Emergency Training Workshop; Learnt how to respond safely and humanely to wildlife emergencies and developed key skills necessary to care for wildlife in need
• 02/2021, Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival - Zero Waste Hero; Helped manage recycling initiatives at the Hamilton Gardens Arts festival
• 02/2020-05/2020, National Wetland Trust - Conservation Volunteer, Rotopiko Lake; Volunteer activities mainly involved pest eradication and monitoring