Contact
Biography
Within the University of Nottingham I have a number of research related roles including:
Lead for the university Global Research Theme, Developing Sustainable Societies
Chair of Facilities and Equipment Management Committee
Member of the Water Research Management Board
Nottingham lead for the NERC funded Envision DTP
Externally:
Chair, National Environmental Isotope Facilities (NEIF) Panel A (Radiocarbon)
Member NEIF National Steering Group
Member Royal Geographical Society Medals and Awards sub-committee
Expertise Summary
- Low latitude palaeoclimatology
- Palaeolimnology
- Human-environment interactions
- Climate resilience and adaptation (particularly in the Yucatan Peninsula)
I also have interests in UK air pollution combining modelling and monitoring to look at pollution reduction strategies
Teaching Summary
I teach on a range of courses within the School of Geography, primarily:
Year 2 - Environmental Change
- Techniques in Physical Geography
Year 3 - Quaternary Environments
- Global Climate Change
Year 4 - Global Climate Change - the scientific basis
I also supervise a range of dissertation topics across climate change and its impacts and air pollution
Research Summary
My current research - often working with PhD students - is focused on:
- Lake sediment records of climate change in Mexico, Belize, Colombia and Jordan
- Impacts of human activity on catchments in Mexico and the Philippines
- Agricultural systems, climate adaptation and traditional knowledge in Mexico, Belize and Jordan
- Air pollution in China
- Climate change in the circum-Caribbean