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Research Overview

Key Research Interests:

• Conservation of aquatic systems
• Drivers influencing biological community structure and biodiversity patterns
• Bioacoustic monitoring in aquatic systems
• Animal behaviour
• Global change and aquatic systems

Current Research

* Coastal, estuarine and wetland ecology

* Desalination impacts on the coastal environment 

* Bioacoustic monitoring 

Collaborations

CMMI, Cyprus

Funding and Grants

CREW funded project "Assessing the impact of forestry on water quality in Scotland: A review of modelling capabilities". £93 090.30 grant. P.I. start: December 2023.

RSE grants “Ecoacoustic diversity in Scottish wetlands”. £5000. Grant P.I. Start: 2025

Teaching Responsibilities

Programme coordination:

SBS Postgraduate Teaching coordinator

Co-coordinator of the MSc programme in Environmental Management

Course coordination and teaching:

Level 2 Ecology: lectures on population growth

Level 2 Conservation Biology: Lectures on PVA analysis, biodiversity, reintroductions and MPAs

Level 2 Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecology field course

Level 3 Behavioural Biology: lectures on parasites, predators, foraging theory and reproduction

Level 3 Animals in captivity: lectures on the ethics of keeping fish in captivity

Level 5 Environmental pollution: lectures on freshwater pollution

Level 5 Catchment management: lectures and coordination

Level 5 Core Skills in Environmental Sciences: coordination and lectures on statistical analyses and sampling designs

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

Personal tutor