- Senior Lecturer in Plant Sciences, University of Stirling
My research is broadly focussed on the dispersal, impacts and management of invasive non-native species. I have expertise in community and ecosystem responses to invasive non-native plant species in freshwater and forest environments and I am interested in the threats to water and food security due to invasion by non-native species, particularly in rural landscapes.
I research understudied dispersal pathways such as Raw Water Transfer schemes and the role of anthropogenic disturbances (e.g., river degradation due to agriculture) in facilitating the spread of invasive non-native species. I am interested in the restoration of habitats degraded by urbanisation and agricultural land use coupled with climate extremes and invasions, particularly the promotion of native species in restoration practices.
I work with various stakeholders to implement and assess management methods tackling invasive non-native species, with a focus on working towards the UN SDG goals 15 and 6, CBD Target 6.
Experience
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2023–presentSenior lecturer, University of Stirling
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2019–2023Lecturer , Newcastle University
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2018–2019Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Stirling
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2016–2018Postdoctoral research associate, University of Stirling
Education
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2016University of Stirling, PhD Environmental science
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2012Royal Holloway University of London, MRes Biological Research
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2011Royal Holloway University of London, BSc (Hons) Environmental Ecology
Professional Memberships
- British Ecological Society
- Freshwater Biological Association
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- Location: Stirling, Scotland
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