Biography

Biography

Having graduated with a BSc in Animal Biology and Conservation she started working as an Ecological consultant, working with a range of protected species in the UK. This enabled her to gain a range of protected species licenses for species such as barn owls (Tyto alba), Great Crested Newts (Triturus cristatus) and bats.

She then undertook a PhD in Environmental Toxicology focusing on the effects of microplastics in agricultural landscapes, focusing on the effects to agricultural crop species. She then started as a Lecturer in Ecology at Keele University.

Her research areas include biodiversity surveying, particularly looking at anthropogenic impacts to protected species. She also undertakes work on plastic pollution in the environment with a particular interest in plastic related compounds and their effects on plant development.

School of Life Sciences,
Huxley Building,
Keele University,
Staffordshire,
ST5 5BG
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 734414