Background
Spencer, Hamish Gordon was born on July 18, 1960 in Gisborne, New Zealand. Son of Phil Mervan and Florence Joan Spencer.
Spencer, Hamish Gordon was born on July 18, 1960 in Gisborne, New Zealand. Son of Phil Mervan and Florence Joan Spencer.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Auckland, New Zealand, 1982. Master of Science, University Auckland, New Zealand, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988.
Lecturer University Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1989-1992, University Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1992-1997, senior lecturer New Zealand, 1997—2002, associate professor, since 2002. Associate investigator Allan Wilson Center Molecular Ecology and Evolution, since 2002.
Member American Society Naturalists, Genetics Society of America, Society for Study of Evolution, Genetics Society Australia.
Married Abigail Marion Smith, February 22, 1986. Children: Nicholas Edwin, David Arthur.