My research has focused on understanding how ecological systems function and how that knowledge can be used to support better conservation and resource-management decisions.

Specific ecological projects include:

• Community ecology and ecosystem function of coral reefs

• Community ecology and ecosystem functioning of oysters (Ostrea edulis in the Blackwater Estuary).

• Reef carbonate processes and taphonomy

• Ecology of sponges

• Fisheries ecology – what make a habitat a home for juvenile fish (focus on Essex/Suffolk estuaries and Dicentrarchus labrax)

• Improving scientific rigour in biodiversity measurements for use by practitioners

• Coralligenous habitat in the Mediterranean

• Equity, diversity and Inclusion

• Business Sustainability

Specific educational projects include:

• Innovative pedagogy

• Contemplative Pedagogy

• Equity, diversity and inclusion in environmental science

• Science -policy interface

• Public and Community engagement

• Communication of science through art