Jacqueline Nguyen

Dr. Jacqueline Nguyen is a Research Associate at Flinders University's College of Science and Engineering and concurrently serves as a Scientific Officer in Ornithology at the Australian Museum Research Institute in Sydney. She joined Flinders University in 2020 as an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, maintaining dual part-time positions at both institutions. Her academic focus centers on avian systematics and evolutionary biology.

Her primary research examines the origins, evolution, and diversity of passerines through morphological and genomic analyses. Key research domains include:

• Systematics and taxonomy of Australasian birds
• Morphological evolution in passerines
• Fossil bird phylogenetics
• Genomic clock calibration
• Avian paleontology

Nguyen's recent publications demonstrate strong focus on avian genomics and fossil analysis, with works appearing in Nature and PNAS. Her research consistently integrates paleontological evidence with modern genomic techniques to reconstruct avian evolutionary history.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship (2020-present)

As a member of the Bird 10,000 Genomes Consortium, she collaborates internationally on large-scale avian genomics. Her supervisory interests include evolution, vertebrate paleontology, and avian systematics, though no specific students are listed.