I graduated with an Honours degree in Marine Science from NUIG and with a PhD from GMIT. Since 2004, I have carried out numerous offshore and inshore marine mammal visual and acoustic surveys onboard the state research vessels. I was work-package leader on the PReCAST project, responsible for Static and Passive acoustic monitoring 2009-2011 and principal investigator on an EPA funded project assessing Ocean Noise in Irish waters 2011-2013 and the ObSERVE Acoustic project (2015-2018). My research interests are marine mammals, bioacoustics, and effects of anthropogenic noise, soundscapes and habitat modelling but am also actively involved in acoustic research across a range of freshwater and terrestrial species.
