About

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Education:

– PhD Earth Sciences (2012) – University of Cambridge, UK

– MSc Marine Biology with Distinction (2002 – 2003)  – Bangor University, UK

– BSc Marine Biology with Oceanography (1999 – 2002) – Bangor University, UK

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Employment History:

– Assistant Professor in Sustainable Aquaculture -Fisheries, Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Rhode Island, USA (2018 – present)

– Lecturer in Marine Biology – School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, UK (2016 – 2018)

– Teaching & Learning Support – School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, UK (2015 – 2016)

– Post Doctorate Researcher – School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, UK (2012 – 2015) – NERC Standard Grant No. NE/J007544/1

– PhD Student – British Antarctic Survey & Cambridge University, UK (2008 – 2012)

– Support Scientist – Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK (2005 – 2008) – Project SPIINES2

– Hyperbaric Chamber Attendant – SAMS Diving Centre, UK (2007 – 2008)

– Benthic Macro Fauna Processor – Hebog Environment, Menai Technology, UK (2004)

– Aquaculture Technician – Indian Ocean Aquaculture, Mozambique (2003 – 2004)

– Research Technician – Bangor University, Centre of Arid Zone Studies, UK (2002 – 2003)

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Volunteer History:

– Marine Mammal Surveyor & Marine Education Officer – Marine Awareness North Wales, UK (2002 -2003)

– Assistant Curator – Anglesey Sea Zoo, UK (2000 – 2001)

– Cuttlefish Rearer – Bangor University, School of Ocean Sciences, UK (2001 – 2003)

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Invited presentations:

-‘A slow-growing perspective on multi-generational responses to future change.’ – Physiomar, University of Cambridge, UK – Sept. 2017.

– ‘A meta-analysis of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture: extractive species growth is most successful within close proximity to open-water fish farms.’ – 7th International Oyster Symposium, Bangor University, Wales, UK – Sept. 2017.

– ‘Use of mesocosms in climate change research’ – Global change in coastal marine ecosystems: science, policy, and sustainable development Workshop, Santos, Brazil (2015)

– Ocean acidification – JNCC Modiolus Annex I Workshop (2014)

– ‘Antarctic sea urchins acclimate towards future climate change’ – Poster – SET for Britain, Parliament, London, UK – Mar 2014

– Ocean acidification – Modiolus modiolus research group, Port Erin, Isle of Man (2013)

– Ocean acidification – Endeavor Society, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, UK (Various)

– Ocean acidification – Seminar Series, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, UK (Various)

– Annual careers meeting – SOSA Alumni and Endeavor Society, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, UK

– Ocean acidification – 3rd year Undergraduate module, Bangor University, UK  (from 2010 each year; Professor Michel Kaiser)

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Presentations:

– ‘A slow growing perspective on multi-generational responses to future change.’ – Talk – 46th NOAA United States-Japan Natural Resources (UJNR) Scientific Symposium on Marine Aquaculture in a Changing Environment, Mystic, Connecticut (USA) – Nov 2018.

– ‘A slow growing perspective on multi-generational responses to future change.’ – Talk – World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montreal (Canada) – May 2018.

– ‘Metabolic responses of two species of brachyuran crustaceans to multiple-stressors’ – Talk – World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montreal (Canada) – May 2018.

– ‘How will organisms respond to a future climate?’ – Talk – NERC Advanced Training Course ‘A Skills Framework for Delivering Safe & Effective Fieldwork in the Polar Regions’, Cambridge (UK) & Svalbard (Norway) – Aug to Sept 2015.

– ‘Metabolic responses of two species of brachyuran crustaceans to multiple-stressors’ – Talk – Aquatic Biodiversity & Ecosystems, Liverpool, UK – Aug 2015.

– ‘Antarctic sea urchins can acclimate within months to rapid climate change’- Talk (Featured in Scientific Highlights) – PICES Third Climate Change Symposium, Santos,Brazil – Mar 2015.

– ‘Metabolic responses of two species of brachyuran crustaceans to ocean acidification & reduced salinity’- Poster (Awarded for ‘Best Poster’) – PICES Third Climate Change Symposium, Santos, Brazil – Mar 2015.

– ‘Antarctic sea urchins can acclimate within months to rapid climate change’- Talk – SCAR Open Science Conference, Auckland, New Zealand – Aug 2014.

– ‘Long term exposure of crabs to reduced salinity and pH: a temperate case study’ – Poster – SCAR Open Science Conference, Auckland, New Zealand – Aug 2014.

– ‘Long term ocean acidification: Forecasting the future and experimental considerations for life-cycle approaches’ – Poster – Third International Symposium of the Ocean in a High CO2 World, Monterey, California – Sept 2012.

– ‘Ocean acidification: Coping as a marine invertebrate in the future’ – Poster (Awarded for ‘Best Poster’) – UK Antarctic Science Conference, Cambridge – Sept 2012.

– ‘Antarctic acidification: Is there room for acclimation and adaptation in the future?’ – Talk – SCAR Open Science Conference, Portland, Oregon – July 2012.

– ‘The UK Polar Network: Inspiring the next generation of polar scientists in the UK and abroad’ – Poster – SCAR Open Science Conference, Portland, Oregon – July 2012.

– ‘Impact of differing rates of introduction to reduced pH on the early life-stages of a sea urchin’ – Poster – AGU Fall Meeting 2011, San Francisco – Dec 2011.

– ‘Sea urchins living in a  high CO2 world: Does increasing time lead to increasing concern?’ – Talk (Awarded for ‘Best Presentation’) – British Federation of Woman Graduates Research Presentations Day – May 2011.

– ‘Ocean acidification: The effect of adult exposure time on larval development in a temperate echinoderm’ – Talk (Awarded for ‘Best Presentation’) – British Antarctic Survey Student Network Day – Oct 2010.

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Recent funding:

-RI C-AIM (EPSCoR, NSF) seed grant (Principle Investigator), 2018-2019 – $25k.

-USDA RIAES Hatch (Co-Investigator), 2018-2023 – $4.6m.

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Outreach:

-BBC Science Cafe Interview with Adam Wharton discussing why starfish were stranded on our shores after big storms. Apr. 2018.

– Articles for The Conversation: ‘Starfish can see in the dark’& ‘Why thousands of starfish have washed up on the shore’. Feb. – Mar. 2018.

– Travel fund report, SCAR Open Science Conference 2012 attendance, British Ecological Society & The Society of Experimental Biology (Company of Biologists).

– Travel fund report, AGU Fall Meeting 2011 attendance, Challenger Society for Marine Science website

– Various reports for the UK Polar Network (UKPN) ‘Biology & Ecosystems’ workshop published in the following domains: UKPN & APECS websites, British Antarctic Survey internal newsletter.

– One day conference event: ‘Bangor Polar Symposium’. Organised through the UK Polar Network & the Endeavor Society & hosted in the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Dec. 2012.

– Two day workshop: ‘High latitude biology, ecosystems & the future; A multidisciplinary approach’. Organised through the UK Polar Network & hosted in the British Antarctic Survey, Nov. 2011.

– Ocean Acidification Information box (2011) –  Kaiser et al. Marine Ecology; Processes, systems, & impacts 2^nd Edition. Oxford University Press.

– Cambridge University Television Interview – Ocean Acidification

– ‘Integrating aquaculture’ – Talk – SAMS Open Day & the Scottish Agricultural College – 2007-2008

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Teaching and Supervision:

– Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

– Winner of the ‘Open’ Category for the Student Led Teaching Awards (2015) & nominated for ‘Best Feedback’ (2016).

– Supervised a large number of undergraduate & postgraduate students since 2010.

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Professional involvement and membership:

– Member of the British Ecological Society Grants Committee & Peer Review College.

– Member of the SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) Ocean Acidification Action Group.

– APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists) Representative for the SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) Antarctic Thresholds – Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation group (AnT-ERA).

– Co-convener for Session Theme 9: Ocean Acidification (with Richard Bellerby & James Orr) at the XXXII SCAR Open Science Conference – Oregon, USA – July 2012.

– Committee Member of the UK Polar Network (British branch of the Association for Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)) – Secretary (previously Workshops & Events).

– Member of: American Geophysical Union; Association for Polar Early Career Scientists; British Ecological Society; Challenger Society for Marine Science; Society of Experimental Biology; UK Polar Network.

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