Supervision

MSc Students

Paul Whitelaw, 2017, MSc. thesis entitled ‘Using local calls improves the playback census method for a nocturnal burrow-nesting seabird, the Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus).’ Co-supervised with Prof. John Quinn and Dr Mark Jessopp.

Luca Pisani, 2016, MSc. thesis entitled ‘Population and Behavioural Ecology of the Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus, in Ireland’ Co-supervised with Prof. John Quinn and Dr Mark Jessopp.

Katie Costello, 2016, MSc. thesis entitled ‘A Comparison of the Efficacy of Census Techniques for the Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)’ Co-supervised with Prof. John Quinn and Dr Mark Jessopp.

David Whelan, 2015, MSc. thesis entitled ‘Population ecology of Manx shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus) on High Island, Co. Galway.’ Co-supervised with Prof. John Quinn and Dr Mark Jessopp.

Undergraduate projects

Eva Linehan, 2017, project entitled ‘Can you hear me now? Factors affecting the response and detection probability of European Storm Petrel Hydrobates Pelagicus during an acoustic playback survey on Inishmurray, Co.Sligo.’ Co-supervised with Prof. John Quinn.

Ronan O’Sullivan, 2016, Undergraduate Bursary student – carried out survey work on burrow-nesting seabirds on High Island, Co. Galway and Inishvickillane, Co. Kerry

Alan McCarthy, 2016, Undergraduate Bursary student – carried out survey work on burrow-nesting seabirds on Little Saltee, Co. Wexford and Great Saltee, Co. Wexford

Teaching

Lecturing: University College Cork (2019 - Present)

Creating and delivering lectures on the following undergraduate and postgraduate modules:

▪ Marine Megafauna (BL6012), MSc. Marine Biology students.

▪ Global Topics in Marine Biology (ZY3022), third year BSc. Zoology and Ecology students.

Laboratory Demonstrator (2015 – 2018). University College Cork

Provided guidance to students, corrected and marked reports for the practical elements of the following undergraduate and postgraduate modules:

▪ Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics and Evolution (BL1002)

▪ Physiology and structure of Plants and Animals (BL1004)

▪ Vertebrate Diversity (ZY2000)

▪ Invertebrate Diversity (ZY2005)

▪ Biology of Marine Mammals (ZY4016)

▪ Population Dynamic of Birds (ZY4012)

▪ Marine Megafauna (BL6012)