Dr Stannard teaches into all subjects in the Discipline of Animal Anatomy and Physiology at CSU. She also teaches into a range of other animal science and veterinary science subjects at CSU. Her specialty areas are wildlife biology and comparative animal anatomy physiology. Prior to joining CSU Dr Stannard taught into the animal science, zoology and veterinary science degrees at the University of Sydney and Western Sydney University.

Dr Stannard’s research supports animal conservation efforts in Australia. Her research answers fundamental questions such as how animals obtain and utilise scarce and diminishing resources to survive and reproduce successfully, and how interactions with pathogens in the environment affect animal health. Dr Stannard collaborates with numerous external organisations to ensure her research outcomes translate to on the ground actions that support species conservation. Her research has improved understanding around disease treatment in wild animals; developed nutritional guidelines for captive populations, developed measures for animal health; and detailed the functional relationships between diet selection and the digestive system.