Specialism: Statistical ecology
I study how species and ecosystems respond to environmental change. Most of my current research focuses on tropical forests, and I have been working in this area since joining the University of Leeds as a postdoctoral researcher in 2014. Prior to that my research mostly focused on birds. I did my PhD at the University of East Anglia, looking at how to model the spread and predict the impact of non-native bird species in the Iberian Peninsula. After finishing my PhD, I spent a year working as a Research Ecologist at the British Trust for Ornithology, where I analysed data from the Breeding Bird Survey to investigate how bird communities in the UK are changing.
I joined Manchester Metropolitan University in 2019, and have developed several projects working in African tropical forests. I am also involved in other areas of research, including studying saltmarsh restoration and blue carbon, and continue my early love of birds by being a member of the British Ornithologists’ Union Grants Committee. I teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in statistics and research skills, as well contributing research informed teaching in tropical ecology and biological responses to environmental change.