07/2024 Lecturer in Marine Conservation, University of Plymouth
2022 – 2024 Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, ZSL
2019 – 2020 Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, ZSL
2016 – 2019 Postdoctoral Research Associate, ZSL
2014 – 2016 Chagos Consortium Coordinator, Conservation Programmes, ZSL
2011 – 2014 Assistant Research Professor, University of Western Australia
Teaching
Teaching interests
I teach on the following modules:
OS202 Monitoring the Marine Environment (Module Lead)
OS304 Marine Ecosystem Conservation
MAR530 Managing Marine Ecosystems
Research
Research interests
My scientific interests are concerned with ways of improving conservation of marine species, habitats and ecosystems, through applied and fundamental research in ecology. Using empirical approaches at the intersection of the biological and social sciences, and technology, I aim to better understand environmental and anthropogenic pressures and impacts on biodiversity, wildlife and ecosystem processes.
Other research
Current PhD Students
Isabel Black. Novel approaches to monitoring shark populations and tackling wildlife-human conflict. University of Oxford, Institute of Zoology, ZSL. Co-supervised with Dr Marcus Rowcliffe. Funded by NERC.
Udayaga Sampath. Acoustic ecology of cetaceans in the Chagos Archipelago. Ocean University of Sri Lanka, University of Plymouth, Institute of Zoology, ZSL. Co-supervised with Dr Clare Embling, Dr Danielle Harris, Dr Asha de Vos, and Prof. MFM Fairoz. Funded by the Bertarelli Foundation.
Isha. Cetacean Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat in the Chagos Archipelago. Institute of Zoology, ZSL, and University of Plymouth. Co-supervised with Dr Clare Embling, Dr Danielle Harris, Dr Simon Ingram, Dr R Charles Anderson, and Dr Asha de Vos. Funded by the Bertarelli Foundation.