Current Lab members

Brooke Bessesen. Visiting Research Fellow at University of Reading, UK. 

PhD (2019-2022) "Diving deeper into the population ecology, habitat preferences, and community perceptions of the rare yellow sea snake, Hydrophis platurus xanthos"

Twitter @BessesenBrooke

Kerry Stewart. University of Reading, UK. Co-supervised by Prof Chris Venditti, Drs Carlos P. Carmona, Joe Tobias and Chris Clements. Funded by SCENARIO DTP (NERC)

PhD (2021-) "A global assessment of functional biodiversity loss in the Anthropocene"

Aditya Srinivasulu. University of Reading, UK. Co-supervised by Dr. Deepa Senapathi. Funded by UoR International Studentship. 

PhD (2021-) "Conservation prioritization of South Asian bats"

Roxana Andrea Rojas Vera Pinto. University of Reading. Funded by Beca Generación del Bicentenario (Peru).

PhD (2023-) "Andean bears and people: improving knowledge of human-bear conflicts in South America"

Pip (Philippa) Oppenheimer. Institute of Zoology and University of Reading. Main supervisor Dr. Robin Freeman. Funded by SCENARIO DTP (NERC)

PhD (2022-) "Developing a next-generation global biodiversity indicator to provide improved estimates of trends in wildlife abundance"

Twitter @PipOppen

Rana Orturk. University of Reading. Main supervisor Dr. Campbell Murn. Funded by SCENARIO DTP (NERC)

PhD (2022-) "Assessing the threat of exposure to UK birds of prey species from Microplastic pollution based on diet and trophic level"