Contact details

• Location: Building 5 (office) and Building 1 (lab)
  Campus: Auckland

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Applied Science - Auckland University of Technology (2005)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours, First Class) - Auckland University of Technology (2007)
• Graduate Diploma - Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (2005)
• Doctor of Philosophy - Auckland University of Technology (2019)

Certifications and Registrations

• Licence, Inshore Launchmaster, Maritime New Zealand
• Licence, Co-Supervisor, Massey University

Research Interests

My main research interests are marine mammal biology, ecology, and conservation. Specific interests include investigations on stranded and by-caught cetaceans; particularly in regard to life history, feeding ecology, and pollutants.

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences (070000):
Animal Developmental and Reproductive Biology (060803): Biological Sciences (060000): Ecology (060200): Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) (060205): Population Ecology (060207): Vertebrate Biology (060809):
Veterinary Pathology (070709): Veterinary Sciences (070700):
Zoology (060800)

Keywords

Marine Ecology; Marine Mammals; Strandings; Pilot Whales; Life History; Feeding Ecology

Teaching Statement

I enjoy teaching into 196.327 Marine Mammalogy.

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

• 2023 - Emily Palmer - Doctor of Philosophy
  Life history of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in Aotearoa New Zealand
• 2023 - Bethany Hinton - Doctor of Philosophy
  Investigating variation in the diet and foraging ecology of the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas edwardii) in Aotearoa New Zealand waters
• 2022 - Rebecca Boys - Doctor of Philosophy
  Applying Welfare Science to Cetacean Strandings

Other Links

• Cetacean Ecology Research Group
• Massey University - Marine Mammal Research
• Google Scholar - Emma Betty