About Me

I currently work at Plymouth University as Deputy Director of the Marine Institute*

I grew up in the sunny islands of the Bahamas, surrounded by turquoise sea and coral reefs, so I guess it's no surprise that I always wanted to be a marine biologist. When I was in my teens I came to the UK for school and continued on into higher education for a degree in marine biology. Despite my tropical roots, I fell into the fascinating world of deep-sea biology and undertook a  PhD in this area of research at the University of Leeds and Natural History Museum, which I successfully completed in 2012. I continue to carry out deep-sea research as well as new projects in shallow habitats of the Bahamas.

Academic Curriculum Vitae

  • 2016-Present: Deputy Director of the Marine Institute at Plymouth University
  • 2013–2016: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Marine Institute at Plymouth University
  • 2012–2012: Postdoctoral Research Assistant on the World Register of Deep-Sea Species project
  • 2008–2012: PhD Research Student, University of Leeds and the Natural History Museum
  • 2007 (summer) Research Intern for Dr. Gordon Paterson at the Natural History Museum, London
  • 2004–2008: MSci (First Class Hons.) Marine Biology, NOC, University of Southampton


*views expressed on this website are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my employer