Professional summary
Research Interests
- Bias in biological records: senior author of the first ever formal “risk-of-bias” tool in ecology, and of an R package for bias heuristics.
- Modelling temporal trends in species occurrence data: developed a novel hierarchical Bayesian model for National Plant Monitoring Scheme; also the lead analyst for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) Atlas 2020 project.
- Biological records curation: Recording Secretary for the British Bryological Society.
- Invasive plant species expert: contributed to numerous horizon scans and pest risk assessments around the world and in UK; alien grasses referee for the BSBI.
- Citizen science project coordinator: National Plant Monitoring Scheme lead at UKCEH, with responsibility for project management, analysis, data publishing, and website management.
Brief CV
- 2016 – present: Associate Editor, Biological Flora of the British Isles (Journal of Ecology)
- 2018 – 2021: Associate Editor, BioInvasions Records
- 2013 – present: Data Analyst & Plant Ecologist, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- 2013 – present: Recording Secretary, British Bryological Society
- 2013: Post-doctoral research assistant, Urban BESS, University of Sheffield
- 2011: British Ecological Society POST (Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology) Fellow
Qualifications
- 2009 – 2013: PhD, Ecological genetics of plant-plant parasitism, University of Sheffield
- 2002 – 2006: BSc, Biological Sciences with a year in industry (First class), University of Birmingham
- 2009 – 2013: PhD, Ecological genetics of plant-plant parasitism, University of Sheffield
- 2002 – 2006: BSc, Biological Sciences with a year in industry (First class), University of Birmingham
Panels, committees and memberships
- Member of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
- Council Member of the British Bryological Society
- Member of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
- Council Member of the British Bryological Society