Archives: Staff
Frieda Schlegel BSc MRes
I am a PhD Student in the Wheeler Group here at the MBA and at the University of Southampton, working on the evolution of calcification in coccolithophores. I am interested in the molecular mechanisms behind the calcification process and their evolutionary origin and development. After doing my BSc in Marine Biology at the university of … Read more
Dr Katie Smith
I’m a marine ecologist and my research focuses on understanding how marine communities can adapt to survive in a changing world. I currently work as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Benthic Ecosystems and Environmental Change group supervised by Dr Dan Smale. My current research focuses on improving our understanding of the ecological and socioeconomic … Read more
Dr Emily Southall
I am part of the dynamic multidisciplinary team working on the ERC Ocean DeOxyfish project, aimed at unravelling the complex effects of climate-driven ocean deoxygenation on shark and tuna species. My love of shark behaviour and ecology began with research on basking sharks in 1998 and after joining the MBA in 2001 I have worked … Read more
Dr Angela Stevenson
I am a marine scientist who specializes in the ecology of deep-water (mesophotic to deep sea) biodiversity, with a prominent interest in echinoderms and fascination for crinoids, from extant to extinct forms. I leverage my unique field-based skills to study benthic communities, from communities to cells, along extreme depth gradients, as well as in the … Read more
Dr Bryce Stewart BSc (Hons), PhD
My upbringing in Australia and Papua New Guinea inspired a deep fascination and love of the ocean. Since then, I have developed a career as a marine ecologist and fisheries biologist whose work has ranged from temperate estuaries to tropical coral reefs and the deep-sea. I gained a BSc (Hons) in Zoology from the University … Read more
Alexandra Street
My role as Senior Membership Officer involves servicing a global membership, developing membership engagement and benefits, supporting Learned Society and governance activities and assisting the FMBA Applications Committee. I additionally provide support to the Events team. Originally from Sweden, I celebrate 20 years at the Marine Biological Association in different administrative roles.
Courtney Swink
I am a marine microbial ecologist who found her love of research as an undergraduate at the University of South Carolina where I earned my B.S. in Marine Science and Biology. I became interested in working with marine microalgae, microscopic phytoplankton that are important ocean primary producers, during a summer REU with the Scripps Institution … Read more
Claire Taylor, BSc (Hons)
I am the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Laboratory Manager, responsible for managing the analysts’ workloads, ensuring that the programme runs smoothly. I am also a member of the analysis team and have gained considerable taxonomic experience, analysing both CPR and non CPR plankton samples from the Arctic, North Sea, Irish Sea, North Atlantic, Southern Ocean … Read more
