I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Marine and Freshwater Research Centre at Atlantic Technological University (ATU). My current research focuses on the ecology of the Barrow River estuary, which is impacted by multiple anthropogenic pressures. I assess the potential ecological effects of cooling water discharges from a gas-fired power station and investigate mitigation strategies for foaming events in transitional waters.
My PhD research examined the ecological role of demersal elasmobranchs, particularly their feeding ecology, habitat use, and metabolic dynamics. I applied multiple approaches from stable isotope ecology to explore how demersal sharks may respond to anthropogenic pressures such as overfishing and pollutants. I completed the International Master’s in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRsea) at Ghent University, where I developed species distribution models for pelagic sharks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
My research interests include the trophic, spatial, and metabolic ecology of elasmobranchs and bony fishes, with a focus on how species adapt to climate change and human stressors. I am particularly interested in using functional, metabolic, and trophic traits to predict species resilience and inform conservation management.
