Michelle is an Associate Professor at the School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University. Her research career began as a parasitologist, and has now broadened to consider co-infection and disease ecology within Australian ecosystems. She is particularly interested in reverse zoonoses, or the transmission of disease agents from humans to wildlife species—an interest that has seen emphasis on studies examining the dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria to wildlife species, and subsequent impacts on wildlife health.