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Lecturer in Ecosystem Resilience, University of Plymouth, UK

Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada

Professional memberships

  • American Geophysical Union
  • European Geosciences Union
  • Canadian Geophysical Union
  • British Ecological Society
  • British Bryological Society

Roles on external bodies

Co-Chair: Peatlands and Wetlands Special Interest Group - British Ecological Society

Science and Policy Advisory Board - Can-Peat: Canada's peatlands as nature-based climate solutions

ACU British Council Commonwealth Future Climate Research Cohort Fellow

Supervised research degrees

Lead Supervisor (Director of Studies):

Emma Duley (PhD student) 2023 - 2027 The Wetter the Better? Understanding wet woodland carbon dynamics in the Anthropocene (ARIES DTP)

Co-Supervisor:

Georgie Freer-Carmichael (PhD student) 2023 - 2027 Assessment of the co-benefits of Natural Flood Management interventions (Lead supervisor: Dr Paul Lunt)

Izadora Kervin (PhD student) 2023 -2029 (PT) Developing capacity in ex situ conservation for threatened bryophytes (Lead supervisor: Dr Jennifer Rowntree)

Natasha Underwood (PhD student) 2021 -2024 Project: Wetland restoration on the Somerset Levels (Lead supervisor: Dr Paul Lunt)

Megan Schmidt (MRes student) 2019 – 2021 Project: Greenhouse gas exchange on restored peatland seismic lines (Lead supervisor: Dr Maria Strack)

Teaching interests

My teaching interests fall broadly within Environmental Science and Ecology. Specifically,

  • Ecosystem vulnerability, resilience and management
  • Climate Change
  • Biogeosciences
  • Science Communication

I am the Stage 1 Lead for the ENVS/ENVM programmes

I currently teach on the following modules:

Environmental Science/Management and Sustainability

ENVS1009 Sustainability Science (module lead)

ENVS1003 The Biosphere (module lead)

ENVS/ENVM2002 Environmental Expedition and Environmental Management and Sustainability in Practice

ENVS2004 Environmental Issues and Communication

ENVS3016 Climate Change Action

Earth Science

GEOL1007 Sustainable Geosciences

Geography

GGP3212 Contemporary Arctic and Alpine Challenges

GGX1206 Sustainable Futures

MSc programmes

GEES506 Climate Change: Science and Policy

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

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