Employment & Qualifications

2019 -      : Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Queen's University Belfast

2014-2019: Lecturer in Physical Geography, Queen's University Belfast

2012-2014: Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University

2008-2012: Ph.D. Physical Geography, Queen's University Belfast

2007-2008: M.Sc. Climate Change, University of East Anglia

2004-2007: B.Sc. Geography, Queen's University Belfast

Climate Science; Climate Change; Climate Impacts; Climate Modelling; Extreme Heat; Sport Scheduling; Soil Erosion

I am a climate scientist focused on quantifying the impacts of climate change on natural and human systems. My research assesses real-world consequences across diverse applications, from extreme heat constraints on major sporting tournaments to climate-driven impacts on agriculture, ecosystems, and infrastructure. It draws on observed and modelled climate data, alongside a range of process-based impact models.

Funded Projects 

•2024-2029: £108,013 (personal ownership) on £5.3m award from Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) (Co-I)

• • Climate+ Co-Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Water (with Prof. Mark Emmerson, QUB; and others)

•2017-2018: £5,000 (personal ownership) on £60,000 award from Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (Co-I)

• • Climate Change and Hidden Heritage: Lessons from Majuli (with Dr Satish Kumar, QUB; and others)

•2014: $23,000 CAD from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (Co-I)

• • Climate change and the viability of the world’s longest heavy haul ice road (with Graeme Swindles, Leeds; Tim Patterson, Carleton; and others)

• 2012-2013: £2,600 from British Society for Geomorphology (PI)

• • Climate change and muddy flooding in Flanders, Belgium (with Karel Vandaele, Samenwerking Land en Water; John Boardman and Dave Favis-Mortlock, Oxford)

I created a new Master's (MSc) programme in Climate Change, which began in September 2023. I am Course Director for the MSc, and also coordinate modules and contribute teaching to modules on the MSc and the BSc Geography programme. Module contributions are shown below:

BSc Geography

GGY1013 Earth Systems - Module Coordinator

GGY2055 Geographical Research Skills

GGY3081 Dissertation

GGY30XX Climate and Environmental Change

MSc Climate Change

GGY7004 The Science of Climate Change - Module Coordinator

GGY9100 Climate Change Dissertation - Module Coordinator

GGY7005 Living with Climate Change