• Ph.D. in Mechanistic Biology, University of York, UK (2021)
• B.Sc. in Biology, University of York (2015)

• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Georgia, GA, USA (2021-Present)
• Project Coordinator, Slovenian Forestry Institute (2019-2020)
• Graduate Student Demonstrator, University of York (2015-2020)
• Research Technician, University of York, UK (2015)
• Research Assistant, University of York (2014)

• Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) ecology and functional diversity
• The role of host identity and genetics in structuring endophytic microbial communities
• Soil health and plant-microbe interactions in agricultural systems

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) PIPS Additional Funding (£1000)

• Intern, Harvard Museum of Natural History, MA, USA (2018)
• Equality and Diversity Working Group LGBTI representative, Department of Biology, University of York, UK (2018)
• Graduate School Student Representative, Department of Biology, University of York, UK (2015-2018)

Talks:

• Forest Science For Future Forests: Forest genetic monitoring and biodiversity in changing environments, Ljubljana, Slovenia (remote participation): Introducing a web-based population genetics analysis platform for use in the LIFEGENMON project and beyond. Brailey-Jones, P. et al., September 2020.
• International Conference on Mycorrhiza, Merida, Mexico: The legacy effect of drought on fungal communities from agricultural land under contrasting management types. Brailey-Jones, P. et al., June 2019.
• British Society of Soil Science ECR Symposium, Lancaster, UK: The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculum on soil physical and chemical properties involved in nutrient leaching from agriculture. Brailey, P., March 2017.
• BES Plant-Soil Ecology Symposium: Connecting above and belowground researchers, London, UK: Can microbial diversity mitigate water stress and maintain crop yield in wheat? Brailey, P., January 2016.

Posters:

• International Conference on Mycorrhiza, Prague, Czechia: The effect of AMF inoculum on soil physiochemical properties involved in nutrient leaching from agriculture. Brailey, P., June 2017.
• BES Plant Physiology ECR Symposium, Sheffield, UK: The effect of AMF inoculum on soil physiochemical properties involved in nutrient leaching from agriculture. Brailey, P., February 2017

• Mrak, T., Šibanc, N., Brailey-Jones, P., Štraus, I., Gričar, J., & Kraigher, H. (2021). Extramatrical Mycelium and Ectomycorrhizal Community Composition of Quercus pubescens in a Sub-Mediterranean Stress-Prone Environment. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 6. doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.599946