STEM Faculty

Professional biography

2022-       :  Senior Lecturer in Ecology, School of Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University.

2017-2022:  Lecturer in Ecology, School of Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University.

2014-2017:  Daphne Jackson Research Fellow, School of Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University.

2008-2010:  Research Project Officer, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development & Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, University of Reading.

2002-2006:  Research Fellow, Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, University of Reading.

1998-2002:  Research Officer, Cranfield University.

1997:  Research Fellow, University of London, Wye.

1994-1997:  PhD University of London, Wye.

1989-1993:  BSc University of Edinburgh.

Research interests

• Plant community ecology, vegetation dynamics and the ecology of species-rich meadows.
• Habitat restoration and ecosystem processes within the farmed landscape.
• Impact of management practices on farmland biodiversity.
• The importance of plant-soil interactions in grassland ecosystems.