Dr. Natasha Speight is a senior lecturer at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide and is a registered veterinarian. She obtained a Bachelor of Science (Veterinary Biology) and a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery from Murdoch University and a Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide. Her current research focuses on the biology, health and diseases of South Australian populations of koalas, particularly oxalate nephrosis.