Dr Jacqueline Nguyen

Dr Jacqueline Nguyen is a Scientific Officer in Ornithology at the Australian Museum and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow at Flinders University. She was previously an Australian Museum Chadwick Biodiversity Fellow after receiving her PhD from the University of New South Wales.

Jacqueline’s research interests include the systematics, morphology, and evolution of Australian birds, particularly songbirds. She is interested in using a combination of fossils, morphology, and DNA to gain a better understanding of the evolutionary history of birds, living and extinct. Jacqueline has described several species of Australasian fossil birds and has collaborated on phylogenomic studies to estimate the relationships and evolutionary timescale of modern birds. She also enjoys engaging with diverse audiences to raise the profile of Australian birds.

• Doctor of Philosophy (Biological Sciences), University of New South Wales
• Bachelor of Science (Honours Class 1), University of New South Wales

• Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Flinders University
• Honorary Research Associate, South Australian Museum

• Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Australian Research Council (2020)
• Theo Murphy Initiative Fund, Australian Academy of Science (2019)
• Australian Museum Foundation Grant (2019)
• Betty Mayne Scientific Research Fund for Earth Sciences, Linnean Society of New South Wales (2018)
• Chadwick Biodiversity Fellowship, Australian Museum (2015)
• Australian Bird Study Association Fund for Avian Research (2015)