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About me…

I am a researcher in the TropWATER Seagrass Ecology Lab at James Cook University in Cairns. I work on seagrass and coral monitoring and restoration as well as seagrass herbivory research. I’m the coordinator of the Cairns-Port Douglas Reef Hub working with local partners to strengthen and scale assisted coral reef recovery.

My PhD research investigated at the role of herbivory in structuring seagrass meadows around the Great Barrier Reef. I currently work on tropical seagrass research and marine monitoring in the Great Barrier Reef.

I'm passionate about conserving our marine environment, science communication and producing results which can be used in management decisions.

Follow me on twitter and instagram to stay up to date with my research and field trips. Catch up on my radio show episodes and seminars about my work here and check out my blog.

 
Pint of Science Cairns is coming very soon and I can't wait! Get your tickets now to join us for some really awesome talks. After many years of just organising, I'm finally speaking this year too! I'm so excited that these amazing speakers are bring
A magic day out on the reef with @wavelengthreefcruises last weekend. Perfect conditions to show my friends the Great Barrier Reef for the first time, and we got to visit some fantastic sites. It was great to see the coral nurseries and watch John
Very sad to do the last ever Wild Science radio show today before the wonderful Phil Staley leaves. It's been a crazy ride since we started in 2020, but it's been so fun and great to learn from the best in the business. I will miss talking about wild
Taking my shopping basket full of baby corals to their new home on the the reef as part of a new experiment working with scientists and community. I'm very excited to be involved in this new collaborative experiment with @australianmarinescience, @j
In celebration of International day of women and girls in science (which was yesterday!) here are some of the amazing ladies I'm lucky enough to work with and be supported by in the TropWATER team at JCU. I'm very fortunate to have been inspired by
My colleague asked ChatGPT to write a poem about me and seagrass and turtles and honestly the robot has nailed it. Maybe this should be my new bio?! 🤣
It's not just the GBR with colourful fish... England has some amazing marine life too...! I grew up diving around the UK and fell in love with the marine environment there before I came to Australia. Although the waters around the UK might look dark
A green turtle in the green green seagrass of Green Island 💚 It's been a while since I was visiting Green Island and these turtles regularly for my PhD research and I definitely miss it, it's such a special place and the seagrass is spectacular!
When the ocean is so blue that the birds look blue too 💙 The bird life on our recent trip to the Coral Sea was really amazing, the islands and cays provide an important breeding area and refuge. It was really cool to see the bright blue of the ocea
Back to work for the new year today! Not quite jumping back into the ocean as this photo suggests, but planning many more exciting projects this year.
We have some PhD opportunities in our team! If you are interested in seagrass restoration have a look at the web page for more information. Scholarship funding and project funding available for these. More info here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/graduate-
The things you see (or don't see...) on an inshore coral survey on the Great Barrier Reef. Conditions on the surface were ideal but visibility in Mackay was a bit variable for our inshore coral surveys. Fortunately for me to his meant I didn't see t
Day one in Mer Island, we are here working with Traditional Owners to survey areas of interest for corals and look for crown of thorns starfish. What a beautiful spot to work in!
Our first on-water Cairns-Port Douglas Reef Hub event! It was amazing to led our first Cairns-Port Douglas Reef Hub workshop out to Moore Reef with local partners, Gunggandji Traditional Owners and scientists visiting for the AMSA conference. This
Science week talks this Wednesday at the Tanks! I'll be talking about exploring the Great Barrier Reef as part of this science week Pecha Kucha series. Come and hear science topics explained in 20 slides for 20 seconds! This is a free event (gold