About me
I am a marine benthic ecologist, formally at the University of Southampton, as part of the NERC Changing Arctic Ocean programme. My research explored how marine invertebrates respond to changing environments. I have a special interest in the reproductive processes and growth rates of invertebrates from shallow and deep-water ecosystems.

Most of my research has been conducted in the Polar seas where I use benthic invertebrates to study the effects of environmental change over time. The Southern and Arctic Oceans are vulnerable ecosystems, and we are still discovering how it will be affected by future projected changes in temperature, pH, and nutrient enrichment. My Antarctic research is in close collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey, and through the versatile facilities at the University of Southampton. 
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I have also worked in tropical reef ecology, studying the effects of nutrient enrichment on reef corals and their symbionts at the at the University of Southampton. I specifically looked into the proteins associated with the photosynthetic pathways during exposure to nutrient and thermal stress. During this time I built a large experimental aquarium system to maintain reef corals in specific nutrient conditions for extended periods.  

Media/Outreach/Webpages


Changing Arctic Ocean profile

​University of Southampton Webpage

Antarctic Molluscs 'Switch Sex' - BBC Nature News 2012

​Meet the Scientist on board RRS James Clark Ross

Set-up reef coral fluorescence display tank at the Southampton  Boat Show 2015
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