I welcome enquiries from prospective Masters, Ph.D. and postdoc applicants for research projects in wildlife ecology, conservation biology, and human-wildlife interactions. I currently supervise/co-supervise several graduate students and work with postdoc-level scientists on a range of mammal projects across 3 continents. Most of the work involves free-ranging terrestrial mammals, particularly carnivores in Africa, Europe and North America.聽
Graduate students (CURRENT):
Liomba-Junior Mathe (Ph.D.) 鈥 Balancing carnivore conservation and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa: An assessment of cheetah status, predator-prey dynamics and coexistence with rural communities in Somaliland. Co-supervised with Dr. Meed Mbidzo (Namibia University of Science and Technology), Prof. Angela Fuller (Cornell University) and Dr. Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund).聽
Mogae Makonyela (Ph.D.) 鈥 Understanding human-wildlife interactions and their impact on conservation and livelihoods in Namibian communal conservancies. Co-supervised with Dr. Meed Mbidzo (Namibia University of Science and Technology), Dr. Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund) and Dr. Dipanjan Naha (Cheetah Conservation Fund).
Stephen McAuliffe (Ph.D.) 鈥 Anthropogenic disturbance of badgers (Meles meles) occupying setts 鈥 An evaluation of noise and vibration impact mitigation in forest habitats. Co-supervised with Dr. Maureen Berg (欧美性爱片), Dr. Cally Ham (Forest Research) and Dr. Alice Broome (Forest Research).
Subish Sebastian (MRes.) 鈥 Landscape connectivity for brown bears in Transylvania, Romania. Co-supervised with Dr. Anja Rott (欧美性爱片) and Csaba Domokos (Milvus Group).聽
Utarera Katjavivi (M.Sc.) 鈥 Effects of bush encroachment on landscape dynamics and habitat selection of collared cheetahs in north-central, Namibia. Co-supervised with Dr. Zahn M疟nch (Stellenbosch University) and Dr. Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund).聽
Graduate students (COMPLETED):
2025
Carlie Hvizdash (MRes.) 鈥 Evaluating the effectiveness of latrine monitoring rafts as a population survey method for water voles in the United Kingdom (MRes completed 2025). Co-supervised with Dr. Maureen Berg (欧美性爱片).
2024
Stijn Verschueren (Ph.D.) 鈥 Strengthening cheetah population monitoring for biodiversity conservation. Co-supervised with Prof. Dr. Herwig Leirs (University of Antwerp), Dr. Hans Bauer (University of Oxford) and Dr. Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund). Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Matthew Kivlahan (M.Sc.) 鈥 Effect of land-use type on the community composition of medium- to large-sized mammals in a woodland savanna of central-eastern Namibia. Co-supervised with Prof. Herwig Leirs (University of Antwerp) and Stijn Verschueren (University of Antwerp).
Sophie Palmer (M.Sc.) 鈥 The effects of livestock guarding dogs on caracal (Caracal caracal) behaviour in South Africa. Co-supervised with Dr. Nicola Rooney (University of Bristol). Current position: Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK.
2023
Dallas Ruble (MRes.) 鈥 Livestock guardian donkeys in an African savannah. Co-supervised with Dr. Alastair Ward (University of Leeds) and Dr. Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund). Current position: GIS Specialist, Talkie Communications, USA.
Emma Reasoner (M.Sc.) 鈥 Human-wildlife conflict and coexistence of black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) and African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) in the Okakarara District Communal Area, Namibia. Co-supervised with Dr. Meed Mbidzo (Namibia University of Science and Technology), Dr. Anne Schmidt-K疟ntzel (Cheetah Conservation Fund) and Dr. Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund). Current position: Biologist I, Integrated Environmental Solutions, USA.
James Dimbleby (M.Sc.) 鈥 A spatial analysis of cheetah movement patterns across four classes of cheetahs in Namibia. Co-supervised with Dr. Nicola Rooney (University of Bristol) and Dr. Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund). Current position: CITES Licensing Assistant, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK.
Maria Laura Ruozzi (M.Sc.) 鈥 Wildlife response to fire disturbance in a woodland savanna. Co-supervised with Prof. Herwig Leirs (University of Antwerp) and Stijn Verschueren (University of Antwerp).
2022
Eshaan Rao (M.Sc.) 鈥 A study on habitat utilization by different groups of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in bush encroached Namibia. Co-supervised with Dr. Nicola Rooney (University of Bristol) and Dr. Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund). Current position: Lead Biologist, Pench Tiger Reserve, India.
2021
Holly Atkinson (M.Sc.) 鈥 Comparison of predation success between two apex predators in a thornbush savanna. Co-supervised with Dr. Nicola Rooney (University of Bristol) and Dr. Laurie Marker (Cheetah Conservation Fund). Current position: Postgraduate researcher, University of Bristol, UK.