Biography

I am an “uncertain ecologist”. My research focuses on uncertainty in conservation decision making and how best to make use of it in statistical models and in communication with stakeholders. I have a footing in evidence synthesis and a strong sideline in pheasants.

Edwards’s pheasant

I am currently employed as a Researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, based in the head office in Trondheim. A list of my publications can be found here.

Interests

  • Evidence synthesis

  • Conservation decision making

  • Biodiversity conservation

  • Bayesian networks

  • Open and Reproducible Science in Ecology

Education

PhD Zoology, 2012, University of Pretoria