Biography
I am an aquatic ecologist undertaking research in both freshwater and marine environments. Our group provides research that is applied to on-the-ground conservation action focused on vegetated coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests and saltmarshes. Projects use remote sensing and spatial datasets to understand ecosystem change, conservation opportunities and ecosystem services for coastal ecosystems at landscape and global scales. The work provides a critical tool for encouraging restoration and enabling robust, data-driven policy changes and investments.
Previous positions
2017 to 2025 - (Senior) Research Associate - Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge
2015 to 2016 - Research Associate - Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
2011 to 2015 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Oklahoma State University
2010 to 2011 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton
Qualifications
2010 - Ph.D. Environmental Science - University of Southampton
2004 - MSc Applied Ecology and Conservation (Distinction) - University of East Anglia
2003 - BSc Environmental Science - University of East Anglia
Key publications
‘Mangrove Restoration Potential: A global map highlighting a critical opportunity’, (2018).
‘High-resolution mapping of losses and gains of Earth’s tidal wetlands’, (2022), Science.
