Rate My Professor Kelsey Pool

Pool earned her PhD in reproductive seasonality from the University of Sydney and INRA, Nouzilly, France, in late 2020, with research leading to the registration of a commercial Australian product for improving ovine reproductive efficiency. Her career includes postdoctoral work at UWA following her PhD, where she has driven industry-relevant outcomes, such as running the WA Semen Standards laboratory central to an Australian-first livestock semen testing company. Key publications include 'Ecological and reproductive consequences of endocrine disrupting chemicals in agricultural systems' (Payne & Pool, 2026, Reproduction & Fertility), 'Development of a sperm morphology assessment standardization training tool' (Seymour et al., 2025, Biology Methods and Protocols), 'Use of a sperm morphology assessment standardisation training tool improves the accuracy of novice sperm morphologists' (Seymour et al., 2025, Scientific Reports), 'Oestrogenic metabolite equol negatively impacts the functionality of ram spermatozoa' (Pool et al., 2021), and 'Exogenous melatonin advances the ram breeding season' (Pool et al., 2020). She has received the 2024 Young Tall Poppy Award, Animal Ethics 3Rs Award (2022), Sheep CRC legacy award (2019), Christian Rowe Thornett scholarship (2018), and Murray Black Award (2018). Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals such as Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-being, and Climate Action.