2019-2021

     Senior Researcher (PI) 

     MKO Research

     Wildlife-wind energy interactions.

 2018-2019

     Postdoctoral Researcher

     University College Cork

     Hen harrier ecology in novel environments.

2016, 2018

     Field & research assistant

     Harvard University

     Behavioural and evolutionary ecology of Anolis lizards.

2014

     Researcher Officer

     University College Cork

     Hen harriers and wind energy.

2013-2018

     PhD Candidate

     University College Cork

     Physiological, phenological and morphological responses to global change in a river passerine.

2013

     Research & field assistant

     University College Cork

     Hen harriers and wind energy.

2011-2012

     MSc Candidate

     Doñana Biological Station / Universidad Pablo Olavide 

     Population dynamics of avian scavengers.

2009-2010

     Field assistant

     Uppsala University / Percy Fitzpatrick Institute 

     Ant-eating chat cooperative breeding .

2009

     Research & field assistant

     Ministerio de Ambiente de Argentina 

     Solitary crowned eagle ecology.

2019

     Project Officer

     BWI - BirdLife Ireland

     Shannon callows waterbirds.

2011

     Research Officer

     BWI - BirdLife Ireland

     Machair wader conservation.

2010

     Lead Surveyor

      BWI - BirdLife Ireland

     Pilot merlin survey.

2009

     Reintroduction Officer

      Peregrine Fund

     Ridgway's hawk reintroduction.

2008

     Research & field assistant

     BWI - BirdLife Ireland

     Barn owl conservation.

2008

     Research & field assistant

     BWI - BirdLife Ireland

     Shannon callows wader conservation.

2007

     Field technician

     SEO - BirdLife Spain

     Marine IBA's.

2007

     Field assistant

     Peregrine Fund

     Harpy eagle reintroduction.

2006

     Field assistant

     Universitat de Barcelona / Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya

     Little bustard conservation.

2006

     Nature reserve warden

     Delta del Llobregat Nature Reserve

     Kentish plover monitoring & conservation.

2005

     Surveyor

     SEO - BirdLife Spain / Aigüestortes i Sant Maurici National Park

     Capercaillie & ptarmigan monitoring.

2005-2011

     Keeper

     Barcelona Zoo

     Bird and mammal keeper (multiple contracts).

2004-2006

     Field assistant

     Institut Català d’Ornitologia / SEO - BirdLife Spain

     Bird ringing & monitoring.

2020-present

     Title TBC

     2x60’ Crossing the Line Films

     Senior researcher (content creation & development, research, production, license procurement, fieldwork, scientific advisory).

2020

     Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas

     1x50’ Crossing the Line Films

     For PBS

     Awards: Jackson Wild (Best sound)

     Researcher (fact-checking, script annotation).

2016-2020

     Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey

     2x60’ Crossing the Line Films 

     For BBC Two, PBS, ORF, France TV, SVT, RTÉ

     Awards: Jackson Wild (Best presenter-led program, Best audioscape)

     Nominations: Emmys (Nature documentary, Cinematography, Sound); Wildscreen (Editing); Grierson (Natural history documentary)

     Senior researcher (fact-checking, script annotation).

2018

     A Wild Irish Year

     4x50’ Crossing the Line Films

     For RTÉ

     Researcher (fact-checking, script annotation).

2014-2016

     Wild Ireland: The Edge of the World

     2x60’ Crossing the Line Films 

     For BBC Two, PBS, ORF, France TV, TG4

     Awards: Grierson (Best natural history documentary); IFTA (Best camera); Oireachtas (Best program)

     Nominations: Emmys (Nature documentary; Cinematography); Wildscreen (Cinematography, Script)

     Researcher (Fieldwork, camera assistance, research assistance).

2014-2016

     Ireland's Wild Cities

     4x50’ Crossing the Line Films 

     For RTÉ

     Awards: IFTA (Best direction)

     Nominations: IFTA (Specialist factual, editing)

     Researcher (Content creation, research, fieldwork, camera assistance).

Own productions

Natural selection on behavior

     2018          1x2’

     For Harvard University / YouTube

Wind farm effects on upland birds

     2018          1x2’

     For University College Cork / YouTube

Ireland's Skydancer

     2016          1x5’

     For BWI BirdLife Ireland / YouTube

2019  PhD in Ecology

     University College Cork

     Responses to global change in a river passerine.

2012  MSc in Biodiversity & conservation biology

     Doñana Biological Station / Universidad Pablo Olavide 

     Density‐dependent productivity in a colonial vulture at two spatial scales.

2005  Licentiate in Biology (EQF 7; BSc + MSc)

     Universitat de Barcelona

     BSc in biology; MSc in ecology & zoology.

Workshops and courses

2023  First Responder (Wilderness First Aid)

     Rocky Mountain Adventure Medicine

     24-hour, 3-day training

2020  Jackson Wild media lab (science filmmaking)

     Jackson Wild

     5-day workshop

2019  Odyssey program (career development)

     University College Cork

     2-day workshop

2019  Postdoc training & development

     University College Cork

     Multiple 1-day courses

2016  Feather corticosterone analysis techniques

     Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

     1-month research stage

2013  LAST animal ethics and handling

     LAST Ireland / Univ. College Cork

     2-day course 

2012  Multivariate analysis in R

     Doñana Biological Station

     2-day workshop

2012  GIS for ARCGIS 10

     ESRI

     5-week online course

2010  Merlin survey and monitoring techniques

     BWI-BirdLife Ireland / NPWS

     2-day workshop

2006  Alpine flora species and populations

     Universitat de Girona

     10-day workshop

2005  Field techniques for the study of bat populations

     Granollers Museum

     10-day workshop

2005  Advanced wildlife photography

     Universitat de Barcelona / Iñaki Relanzón 

     10-day workshop

2004  Bird population monitoring and survey techniques

     Universitat de Barcelona

     10-day workshop