Research interests
Charlotte's research expertise is in marine conservation and management, particularly considering human interactions with the marine environment. Recent research projects have included: “Sundarbans fisheries: A model system for the application of landscape ecology and social science approaches to management” and understanding the drivers of MPA compliance within local Bedouin communities, Egypt.
Postgraduate supervision
Charlotte welcomes enquiries from potential students (PhD and Masters) wishing to work on projects on the following themes (broadly interpreted), in the UK and internationally:
- Marine conservation including projects on: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), marine conservation and marine policy, public perceptions of marine conservation
- Fisheries issues particularly from a social science perspective
- Social dimensions of biodiversity conservation
Current PhD supervisions
Woolaganathan Naidoo, Economic and Socio-cultural implications of offshore wind on fishing communities, University of Hull, (Primary Supervisor)
Andri Utama, Fisher and Fishing behaviour around Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs), Indonesia, University of Glasgow (Co- Supervisor)
Thomas Logan, Alastair Ward - Reconciling lethal control of an iconic native species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with nature conservation within a multiple-use landscape. University of Hull (Co-Supervisor)