Professional summary
Susan is a quantitative ecologist interested in how we can best monitor our environment to understand ecological patterns and changes. She is particularly interested in how to use multiple sources of data on our environment together e.g. traditional survey data alongside citizen science. Much of her recent work has been to develop and apply statistical methods to integrate multiple types of ecological and environmental data. She is also interested in how best to collect new data, and investigates adaptive sampling as an approach for efficient ecological sampling. Susan's work spans terrestrial and freshwater environments and she has particular expertise in working in agricultural settings investigating the impacts of agri-environment schemes and agrochemicals. Susan has over 10 years experience at UKCEH and is a member of the Land Use group.