Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Marine Science and Conservation
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2024 - Present
Marine Science and Conservation,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Recent Publications
From signal to location: using goniometer-derived Argos UHF power to enhance movement data for cryptic whales
Journal Article Animal Biotelemetry · December 1, 2026 Background: Satellite telemetry is a key method to study cetacean movements, but it is limited by sparse location data and positional errors. Positions are recorded only when animals surface and satellite coverage is available, creating large temporal gaps ... Full text CiteForaging behavior of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales is associated with ambient noise, prey density and the acoustic behavior of conspecifics
Journal Article Endangered Species Research · March 4, 2026 Full text CiteJoint spatiotemporal modelling of zooplankton and whale abundance in a dynamic marine environment
Journal Article Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C Applied Statistics · January 1, 2026 North Atlantic right whales are an endangered species. Their entire population is estimated to be approximately 372 individuals, and they are subject to major anthropogenic threats. They feed on zooplankton species whose distribution shifts in a dynamic an ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Bioenergetic Model for North Atlantic Right Whales
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of St. Andrews · 2021 - 2024Atlantic Behavioral Response Study
ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by HDR, Inc. · 2021 - 2023Double MOCHA: Phase II Multi-study Ocean acoustic Human effects Analysis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of St. Andrews · 2018 - 2023View All Grants
Education
Duke University ·
2009
Ph.D.