I specialize in applied animal ecology, with an emphasis on studying animal movements, behaviors, and habitat use in dynamic and challenging environments. Utilizing tools such as camera traps, GPS, and accelerometers, I track and monitor animal locations and behaviors, analyzing environmental, anthropogenic, and interspecific factors influencing their distribution. My data analysis expertise encompasses machine learning, energy expenditure calculations, home range and space use, habitat preference and resource selection, and GIS applications in R.

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Professional Experience:

• 2021- Present: Conservation Scientist and data analyst with Panthera, South Africa. 

• 2020: Research Associate at Swansea University, UK. 

• 2015-2019: Ph.D. candidate at Queen’s University Belfast, UK. 

• 2014-2015: Volunteer at the Cape Leopard Trust, the Primate and Predator Project, and the Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Center, South Africa.

• 2010-2014: Bachelors degree, hons, in Biological Sciences with a Year’s Work Experience at the University of Birmingham, UK. 

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Global Impact:

My research has taken me across the globe, fostering collaborations aimed at understanding and enhancing animal ecology and survival in human-altered landscapes.