About Me

Currently employed as Biodiversity Officer for Cody Dock in London. I am an ecologist and entomologist working in citizen science, urban ecology and adult learning.

Previously, FSC BioLinks Project Officer for London, I coordinated invertebrate-focused place-based volunteer training and delivered a range of recording project activities across London. You can find out more about the project here.

I studied ant genomics and evolution and held a Research Assistant position at Queen Mary University of London. With a keen interest in ecology and entomology, I have volunteered with the Lepidoptera department and Soil Biodiversity Group at the Natural History Museum, and on the Thorn to Orchid and Water for Wildlife projects with London Wildlife Trust.

My research interests include:

• • Urban ecology and entomology
  • Evolution and adaptation in response to habitat and climate change
  • Predation, parasitism, trophic cascades and food webs
  • Mimicry, camouflage and crypsis
  • Taxonomy and museum curation
  • Pollination
  • Biodiversity, endemism and biogeography
  • Invasive species
  • Habitat and species conservation

    

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