Summary
I investigate the sensory and physiological bases of behaviour. I am particularly interested in phenotypic plasticity, which I explore using social and sexual systems in insects, but I am open to supervision or collaboration on any organism we can get into the lab!
I am co-convenor of the Royal Entomological Society's annual Orthoptera meeting. If you would like to come along, or even present your work, then please do get in touch – students and enthusiasts are particularly welcome.
https://www.royensoc.co.uk/membership-and-community/special-interest-groups/orthoptera/
2023- Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Hull
2023- Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
2019-24 Visitor, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK
2011-23 Postdoctoral research: University of Cambridge, UK; KU Leuven, Belgium (FWO Fellowship); University of Lincoln, UK
2007-11 PhD Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
2002-06 BA (Hons) and MSc Biological Sciences, University of Oxford (Wadham College), UK
I am the module convenor for second-year (Level 5) Genetic Analysis (500697) at the University of Hull. I also contribute to first-year Molecular Biology & Genetics, third-year Invertebrate Zoology, and organise the biennial third-year Field Studies trip to Brazil.
I supervise lots of third-year undergraduate projects, with a focus on insect behaviour, physiology and genetics. If you have a project in mind then please do get in touch.
Journal Article
RNAi of the elastomeric protein resilin reduces jump velocity and resilience to damage in locusts
Rogers, S. M., Cullen, D. A., Labonte, D., Sutton, G. P., Vanden Broeck, J. J., & Burrows, M. (2025). RNAi of the elastomeric protein resilin reduces jump velocity and resilience to damage in locusts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122(1), Article e2415625121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2415625121
Global perspectives and transdisciplinary opportunities for locust and grasshopper pest management and research
Ries, M. W., Adriaansen, C., Aldobai, S., Berry, K., Bal, A. B., Catenaccio, M. C., Cigliano, M. M., Cullen, D. A., Deveson, T., Diongue, A., Foquet, B., Hadrich, J., Hunter, D., Johnson, D. L., Karnatz, J. P., Lange, C. E., Lawton, D., Lazar, M., Latchininsky, A. V., Lecoq, M., …Cease, A. (2024). Global perspectives and transdisciplinary opportunities for locust and grasshopper pest management and research. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 33(2), 169-216. https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.33.112803
Ear pinnae in a neotropical katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) function as ultrasound guides for bat detection
Pulver, C. A., Celiker, E., Woodrow, C., Geipel, I., Soulsbury, C. D., Cullen, D. A., Rogers, S. M., Veitch, D., & Montealegre-Z, F. (2022). Ear pinnae in a neotropical katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) function as ultrasound guides for bat detection. eLife, 11, Article e77628. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77628