About Me

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Monk’s Cowl, Drakensberg mountains, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2014)

Currently employed as Collections Officer (Biological Data) by Glasgow Museums, I am responsible for maintaining the Glasgow Museums Biological Records Centre.

Prior to this role, I was employed as  Biodiversity Officer for Cody Dock in London. Where I worked as an ecologist and entomologist with a focus on community 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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      Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo (2017)

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Entomology Manchester

Insects and insect-related events in the Manchester Museum

The Street Tree

A blog by Paul Wood

Considering Birds

My continuing adventures in the natural world

More Than A Dodo

Oxford University Museum of Natural History Blog

David Zelený

Mind snapshots

DEBrief

Blog of the Division of Environmental Biology, NSF

How to write a PhD in a hundred steps (or more)

A workingmumscholar's journey through her PhD and beyond

Johnston Lab

University of Edinburgh

Germán Orizaola

Evolutionary Ecology in Extreme Environments

The Kenyan Camper

A travel blog about my adventures (mostly) camping in Kenya.

From Plants to Birds

Posts of plants, insects, birds and their interactions + other random ecological or biological thoughts

Tattersall Lab (TEMP)

Thermoregulatory, Evolutionary, Metabolic Physiology

Reconciling human livelihood needs and nature conservation

DAAD-Quality Network Biodiversity Kenya (2016-2019)

Reflections on Papers Past

Revisiting old papers in ecology and evolution through interviews with their authors

Kenya Bird Map Blog

A blog for sharing information, updates and tips relating to the Kenya Bird Map project

Kenya Birding

Bird Watching in Magical Kenya

British Ecological Society - Tropical Ecology Group Special Interest Group

British Ecological Society - Tropical Ecology Group Special Interest Group