Projects per year
Personal profile
Particulars
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 Geography & Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University
2008-2012: Ph.D. Climate Impacts Modelling, Queen's University Belfast
2007-2008: M.Sc. Climate Change, University of East Anglia
2004-2007: B.Sc. Geography, Queen's University Belfast
Research Interests
Regional Climate Scenario Development; Climate Impacts; Soil Erosion & Muddy Flooding; Resilience of Environmental Management Strategies to Climate Change
Research Statement
My research focuses on the development of regional and site-specific future climate change scenarios using statistical downscaling techniques, and their application to a wide range of environmental and socio-economic impact sectors.
My specialist impact sector is soil erosion and muddy flooding from agricultural land, with primary concern for changes in the off-site transport of sediment and nutrients into the neighbouring natural and built environment.
More recently I have begun applying climate change scenarios to a range of new impact sectors, with current projects examining future climate threats to natural systems and northern infrastructure in arctic and sub-arctic regions.
Other
Recent Funded Projects
•2017-2018: £60,000 from NI 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)
Teaching
GGY2062 Managing Environmental Issues (Belgium) - Module Coordinator
GGY3073 Climate Change - Module coordinator
GGY1009 Physical Geography: Earth, Wind and Water
GGY2055 Geographical Research Skills
GGY3081 Dissertation
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R3525BSC: Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity and Water
Emmerson, M. (PI), Barry, J. (CoI), Blaauw, M. (CoI), Caplat, P. (CoI), Cuthbert, R. (CoI), Flynn, R. (CoI), McKinley, J. (CoI), Mullan, D. (CoI), Reid, N. (CoI), Sheenan, L. (CoI), Slevin, A. (CoI) & Swindles, G. (CoI)
30/01/2024 → …
Project: Research
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R3979NBE: Climate Change and Hidden Heritage: Lessons from Majuli
Kumar, M. S. (PI), Ell, P. S. (CoI), Lilley, K. (CoI), Megarry, W. (CoI), Morrow, R. (CoI), Mullan, D. (CoI), Padmanabhan, D. (CoI) & Sengupta, U. (CoI)
27/09/2017 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research
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Climate and water-table levels regulate peat accumulation rates across Europe
Swindles, G. T., Mullan, D. J., Brannigan, N. T., Fewster, R. E., Sim, T. G., Gallego-Sala, A., Blaauw, M., Lamentowicz, M., Jassey, V. E. J., Marcisz, K., Green, S. M., Roland, T. P., Loisel, J., Amesbury, M. J., Blundell, A., Chambers, F. M., Charman, D. J., Evans, C. R. C., Feurdean, A. & Galloway, J. M. & 16 others, , 23 Jul 2025, In: PLOS ONE. 20, 7 July, 16 p., e0327422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate warming and deglaciation drive new peat formation in the Southern Alps, Aotearoa/New Zealand
Fewster, R. E., Swindles, G. T., Carrivick, J. L., Gałka, M., Roland, T. P., McKeown, M., Sutherland, J. L., Tweed, F., Mullan, D., Graham, C., Gallego-Sala, A. & Morris, P. J., 28 Feb 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 4, 11 p., e2024GL113786.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Extreme heat risk and the potential implications for the scheduling of football matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Mullan, D., Barr, I., Brannigan, N., Flood, N., Gibson, O. R., Hambly, C., Kennedy-Asser, A. T., Kielt, A. C., Matthews, T. & Orr, M., Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Biometeorology. 69, 4, p. 753-763 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping winter road connections to remote First Nations communities in Canada
Salles, A., Mullan, D., Spagnolo, M. & Catney, G., Nov 2025, In: Cold Regions Science and Technology. 239, 9 p., 104590.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecohydrological response of a tropical peatland to rainfall changes driven by intertropical convergence zone variability
Swindles, G. T., Whitney, B. S., Gałka, M., Mullan, D. J., Low, R., Gallego‐Sala, A., Lopez, R. O., Kilbride, E., Graham, C. & Baird, A. J., 03 Dec 2024, (Early online date) In: Journal of Biogeography. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)40 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Estyn Evans Dissertation Prize
Mullan, D. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Sarah M. Holland Memorial Prize
Mullan, D. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Climate Northern Ireland Climate Change Policy and Research Panel
Mullan, D. (Advisor)
01 Mar 2024 → 01 Sept 2024Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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Response of testate amoebae to peatland drain blocking: implications for biomonitoring of peatland restoration efforts
Evans, C. R. C. (Presenter), Mullan, D. (Contributor), Roe, H. (Advisor), Swindles, G. (Advisor), Fox, P. M. (Contributor) & Gray, S. (Contributor)
Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Testate amoeba response to peatland rewetting.
Evans, C. R. C. (Presenter), Mullan, D. (Contributor), Fox, P. M. (Contributor), Roe, H. (Advisor), Swindles, G. (Advisor) & Gray, S. (Contributor)
Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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External Examiner for MSc Climate Change, Maynooth University
Mullan, D. (Advisor)
01 Sept 2023 → 31 Aug 2027Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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Northern Ireland UCAS Exhibition 2022
Mullan, D. (Participant)
09 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
Press/Media
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BBC Newsline Interview on Hot Summer Weather
02/08/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BBC Radio Foyle Interview on Climate Change following COP26
10/11/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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NewsLetter Article on Climate Change in Northern Ireland
27/07/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Irish Times Newspaper Article on the role of the Oceans in Climate Change
25/09/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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Adaptation measures for climate change impact – benefits for Flemish Government, water company (Watering van Sint-Truiden), landowners, communities and the environment.
Mullan, D. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental Impact, Economic Impact, Societial Impact