Projects per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
My research interests centre around the reconstruction of late Quaternary environmental change in wetlands and coastal environments. I am interested in how these systems function, and in feedbacks between different biological groups and the physical environment over a range of time scales (sub-decadal to millennial scale and longer). Major research foci include i) applications of benthic protozoans (e.g. testate amoebae and foraminifera) and diatoms in biomonitoring and restoration; ii) the use of palaeoecological, palaeolimnological and geochemical approaches for understanding long-term climate and sea-level change; iii) use of quantitative, multi-proxy techniques to aid palaeoenvironmental reconstruction.
Internal Roles
- REF Champion UoA14 Geography and Environmental Studies (2018-)
- NERC QUADRAT DTP - QUB co-lead (2019-2020)
- Director of Research, Environmental Change Research Cluster (2014-2016)
- Deputy Director, Queen's Centre of Canadian Studies (2016-)
External Roles and Appointments
- Adjunct Research Professor, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa (2004-present)
- Honorary Secretary, Quaternary Research Association (2018-)
- Member, NERC Peer Review College (2020-)
- Member NERC Radiocarbon Facility Steering Committee (2012-2018)
- Member Royal Irish Academy's Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Committee (2018-)
- Editorial Board member, Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution; PeerJ
- External Examiner, BSc/MEnv Programmes in Environmental Geography, University of York (2018-)
- External Examiner, BSc programme in Environmental Science, Kingston University (2017- )
- AdvanceHE Aurora Programme for Future Women Leaders; role model 2015, 2019
- Northern Ireland Urban Biodiversity Forum member
- National Trust Committee, Strangford Lough, former member
Achievements (2015-present)
- Ireland-Canada University Foundation James M. Flaherty Visiting Professor 2018-19. Delivered James M. Flaherty Lecture, Global Water Institute, Ottawa, Sept 2019
- Organiser INQUA 2019, Post Congress Field Meeting, North of Ireland
- Organiser ISTA9: 9th International Symposium on Testate Amoebae (ISTA9), Belfast, Sept 2018
- Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award, QUB, 2018
- Association of Canadian Studies in Ireland, ACSI Bursary recipient 2018 (New methodologies to track water quality degradation in lakes)
- Keynote Speaker: British Ecological Society, Palaeoecology SIG, Hull, Aug 2018
- QUB-FAPESP Visiting Scholar, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2017
- Visiting Eaton Fellow, Dept. of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 2015
- Keynote Speaker: Latornell Conservation Symposium, Geosciences Day, Ontario, Nov 2015
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Projects
R1084BSC: Queens University Belfast and University of Aberdeen Doctoral Research and Training (QUADRAT)
Emmerson, M., Blaauw, M., Caplat, P., Helyar, S., McKinley, J., Roe, H. & Ruffell, A.
23/07/2019 → …
Project: Research
R1079NBE: Queens University Belfast & University of Aberdeen Doctoral Research and Training (QUADRAT)
McKinley, J., Blaauw, M., Caplat, P., Emmerson, M., Helyar, S., Roe, H. & Ruffell, A.
21/07/2019 → …
Project: Research
R6540GGY: Understanding Links Between Functional Traits and Ecological Processes in Lake Arcellinida
23/06/2016 → …
Project: Research
R8353GGY: Stratigraphic and Environmental Analysis of Peatland Cores from the Northwest Territories, Canada
22/12/2014 → …
Project: Research
Research Output
Assessment of FlowCam technology as a potential tool for rapid semi-automatic analysis of lacustrine Arcellinida (testate lobose amoebae)
Steele, R. E., Patterson, R. T., Hamilton, P. B., Nasser, N. A. & Roe, H. M., 01 Feb 2020, In : Environmental Technology & Innovation. 17, 14 p., 100580.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Use of Arcellinida (testate lobose amoebae) Arsenic tolerance limits as novel tool for biomonitoring Arsenic contamination in lakes
Nasser, N., Patterson, T., Roe, H., Galloway, J., Falck, H. & Sanei, H., 19 Feb 2020, In : Ecological Indicators.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Citation
(Scopus)
9th International Symposium on Testate Amoebae (ISTA9): Recent Advances and Future Research Priorities: Meeting Report
Roe, H., 2019, In : Quaternary Newsletter.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
An evaluation of methodologies for calibrating Itrax X-ray fluorescence counts with ICP-MS concentration data for discrete sediment samples
Gregory, B. R. B., Patterson, R. T., Reinhardt, E. G., Galloway, J. M. & Roe, H. M., 11 May 2019, In : Chemical Geology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Citations
(Scopus)
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Dead Island Bog, Lower Bann Valley
Swindles, G. & Roe, H., Jul 2019, Late Quaternary Landscape Evolution, Palaeoenvironments and Human Occupation in the North of Ireland. Roe, H., Whitehouse, N. & Knight, J. (eds.). Quaternary Research Association, p. 130-137 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Prizes
Associate - Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA)
Roe, Helen (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Other distinction
Association of Canadian Studies in Ireland - Staff Bursary 2018
Roe, Helen (Recipient), 27 Apr 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Aurora 'Developing Future Leaders for Higher Education UK and Ireland' - 2014/15 Programme - QUB Representative
Roe, Helen (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction
Eaton Fellowship Award, 2014-2016
Roe, Helen (Recipient), Dec 2014
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
MSc External Examiner - Ottawa-Carleton Geosciences Centre, Ottawa, Canada
Helen Roe (Examiner)
26 Aug 2019
Activity: Examination types › PGT external examination
Flaherty Lecture 2018-19 : 'Navigating through Murky Waters: Applications of Palaeolimnology for Understanding Water Quality Change in Lakes'
Helen Roe (Keynote speaker)
17 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
20th INQUA (International Union for Quaternary Research) Congress
Helen Roe (Session chair)
25 Jul 2019 → 31 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Goethe University, Frankfurt - 'Physisch-Geographisches Kolloquium' - Invited Research Seminar
Helen Roe (Invited speaker)
16 May 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
'Microeukaryotes as tools for resolving environmental questions'
Helen Roe (Keynote speaker)
03 Jul 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Press / Media
Algae bloom researchers using 1800's citizen scientist data
Helen Roe & Tim Patterson
14/09/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment