• MSc: Conservation Science
  Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, SL5 7PY, United Kingdom., 2014–2015
• BSc: Environmental Geography and International Development
  University of East Anglia, 2008–2011

I have been working in conservation for the last 8 years, in various volunteer, fundraising and project coordination positions. I have extensive fieldwork experience and have conducted both social and ecological research in countries such as South Africa, Madagascar, Uganda, Poland and Cambodia. I am currently studying for a PhD at Bangor University. 

My research is primarily focussed on understanding rule-breaking in Protected Areas, this involves assessing who breaks rules and why.

When investigating illegal activity, those involved may be reluctant to reveal their participation for fear of potential repercussions, which may result in dishonest reporting. Within conservation, scientists are increasingly adopting specialised questioning techniques derived from disciplines such as psychology to improve the robustness of data and reduce biases.

As part of this PhD I will be investigating the most appropriate methods to elicit robust information about the prevalence of sensitive behaviour in different conservation contexts. I am working as a researcher on part of a wider project, and my fieldwork will be based in and around Protected Areas in Indonesia and Tanzania.

2020

• PublishedChapter Five - Understanding local resource users’ behaviour, perspectives and priorities to underpin conservation practice
  Milner-Gulland, EJ., Ibbett, H., Wilfred, P., Cosmas Ngoteya, H. & Lestari, P., 23 Apr 2020, Conservation Research, Policy and Practice. Cambridge University Press, p. 63-81
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedConservation publications and their provisions to protect research participants
  Ibbett, H. & Brittain, S., Feb 2020, In : Conservation Biology. 34, 1, p. 80-92 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• E-pub ahead of printEstimating hunting prevalence and wild meat reliance in Cambodia’s Eastern Plains
  Ibbett, H., Milner-Gulland, EJ., Dobson, A. D. M., Griffin, O., Travers, H. & Keane, A., 23 Oct 2020, In : Oryx.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedEthical considerations when conservation research involves people
  Brittain, S., Ibbett, H., de Lange, E., Dorward, L., Hoyte, S., Marino, A., Milner-Gulland, EJ., Newth, J., Rakotonarivo, S., Verissimo, D. & Lewis, J., 31 Aug 2020, In : Conservation Biology. 34, 4, p. 925-933
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedExperimentally assessing the effect of search effort on snare detectability
  Ibbett, H., Milner-Gulland, EJ., Beale, C., Dobson, A. D. M., Griffin, O., O'Kelly, H. J. & Keane, A., Jul 2020, In : Biological Conservation. 247, 108581.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedMaking messy data work for conservation
  Dobson, A. D. M., Milner-Gulland, EJ., Aebischer, N. J., Beale, C., Brozovic, R., Coals, P., Critchlow, R., Dancer, A., Greve, M., Hinsley, A., Ibbett, H., Johnston, A., Kuiper, T., Le Comber, S., Mahood, S. P., Moore, J. F., Nilsen, E. B., Pocock, M. J. O., Quinn, A., Travers, H., Wilfred, P., Wright, J. & Keane, A., 22 May 2020, In : One Earth. 2, 5, p. 455-465
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2019

• PublishedConserving a globally threatened species in a semi-natural, agrarian landscape
  Ibbett, H., Lay, C., Phlai, P., Song, D., Hong, C., Mahood, S. P. & Milner-Gulland, EJ., Jan 2019, In : Oryx. 53, 1, p. 181-191
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedDetecting deterrence from patrol data
  Dobson, A., Milner-Gulland, EJ., Beale, C., Ibbett, H. & Keane, A., Jun 2019, In : Conservation Biology. 33, 3, p. 665-675
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedIntegrating models of human behaviour between the individual and population levels to inform conservation interventions
  Dobson, A. D. M., de Lange, E., Keane, A., Ibbett, H. & Milner-Gulland, EJ., 16 Sep 2019, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 374, 1781, 20180053.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

• PublishedAsking sensitive questions using the unmatched count technique: Applications and guidelines for conservation
  Hinsley, A., Keane, A., St John, F. A. V., Ibbett, H. & Nuno, A., 2018, In : Methods in Ecology and Evolution. p. 1-12
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article