Research

I am a member of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, the Royal Entomological Society and The Orthopterists' Society

My research interests lie in two areas.

1. Animal behaviour and evolution

My most recent biological research looks at mate choice and intrasexual competition in the speckled bush cricket Leptophyes punctatissima.

Previously I worked on the determinants of dominance and the relationships between status, territory and mating success among peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in a feral population at Whipsnade Zoo.

The research for my D.Phil was concerned with mother–offspring relationships and social organization in red deer (Cervus elaphus) on the Isle of Rum in Scotland.

2. eLearning

From 2011-2015 I was joint Project leader of the Evaluating Approaches to Developing Digital Literacy (EADDLS) project.

I previously carried out extensive research into technology-enhanced learning in Science higher education (see Publications).