I completed my BSc in Marine Vertebrate Zoology at Bangor University (2025) and am currently pursuing an MScRes at the same institution. My research interests centre on the behavioural ecology and conservation of large marine fauna, with a particular focus on the effects of anthropogenic pressures on coastal ecosystems.

My current MScRes research investigates the effects of increasing vessel traffic on seabird and pinniped occupancy along the coastal waters of Anglesey, Wales. Using occupancy modelling, I aim to characterise how disturbance from maritime activity influences habitat use during ecologically critical periods — including breeding, pupping, and foraging seasons. This work seeks to contribute a replicable methodological framework for assessing human-wildlife conflict in the context of rapidly expanding coastal industries, including offshore renewable energy infrastructure.

More broadly, I am interested in how escalating anthropogenic pressures — such as vessel traffic, offshore wind and tidal energy development, and coastal urbanisation — interact with the behavioural and demographic responses of marine megafauna.

Alongside my academic research, I am committed to science communication and community engagement as tools for conservation. I have contributed to two international fieldwork initiatives: the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (MWSR), where I assisted in documenting whale shark presence and residency patterns, and the Tropical Research and Conservation Centre (TRACC) in Borneo, where I participated in coral reef restoration and community education outreach.

• BSc: Marine Vertebrate Zoology
  Bangor University, 2021–2025