I work with government agencies and universities to curate, analyse, and publish data related to various aspects of seabirds: toxicology (mercury, plastics), long-term datasets (survival, divorce, climate change), entanglement, movement ecology...

Alexis coordinates the Waterbird Environmental Citizen Science Program with Nature Newfoundland and Labrador. Gathering baseline data on coastal bird activity along the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland to support oil spill preparedness and inform industrial development. She also works independently as a certified Seabird Observer, applying the Eastern Canada Seabirds at Sea (ECSAS) protocol to conduct offshore surveys from ships and stationary platforms. Her work involves quantifying seabird distribution and abundance, as well as tracking movements to define habitat use. This data helps identify key marine areas for protection and guide efforts to reduce emerging environmental threats.

My graduate research focuses on sea duck conservation in Canada. I am studying the environmental factors that explain variation in the population dynamics of king eiders (KIEI) in the Canadian Arctic. Additionally, I will compare the influence of a large lesser snow goose and Ross's goose colony on components of KIEI reproductive success. The geese and eiders are nesting in close proximity, which creates an interesting set of ecological questions about space use and potential costs/benefits of ecosystem interactions.

I'm currently focused on the conservation of _ua_u and _ak__ak_ on Mauna Loa, Hawai_i. These endangered seabirds live in harsh, high elevation environments, with nests occurring from around 7000-10500 feet, but they used to occur in abundance from sea level up. Unfortunately, introduced predators such as feral cats have significantly reduced their populations. Most of my work right now revolves around avian monitoring and predator control. I first started working with seabirds in Papah_naumoku_kea from 2018-2023 where I lived and worked with a range of taxa. I'm also a conservation artist trying to bring attention to Hawai_i's ongoing extinction crisis!

Jessica Zhou (she/her) works in the Research, Ecology, Conservation Group (Monash University). Her current work focusses on applied ecological research to inform appropriate conservation planning in Australia, especially during a shift towards offshore energy. This includes delivering seabird censuses in marine waters around southern Australia, flying drones on offshore islands to monitor tropical seabird breeding colonies, and deploying tracking devices on albatross and petrels at sea to analyse behaviour and identify potential risks.

I am currently part of a research group focused on studying seabirds and the ecological implications of their interactions with anthropogenic activities, such as recreational and commercial fisheries. My PhD research explores behavioral and ecological aspects of the Olrog's gull (Larus atlanticus), a species listed as Near Threatened and locally Vulnerable, with an emphasis on understanding how behavioral flexibility may contribute to coping with human-induced environmental changes.

My work involves using telemetry and other technologies (GPS, GLS, TDR) to answer questions on seabird movement and foraging ecology and the potential impacts of environmental change on these vital processes.

I'm the Assistant Research Coordinator with Earthcare St Kilda, a non_for_profit based in Melbourne, Australia. My work centres on the Little Penguin colony living on the St Kilda breakwater, where I divide my time between our research programs counting penguin rafts as they return home each evening and carrying out hands_on monitoring of the colony.

My research investigates effects of two types of pollution on Leach's storm-petrels: heavy metal and light. Specifically, I'm testing for a relationship between mercury concentration and a genetic sequence related to aging. I'm also studying effect of light colour on both adult and juvenile storm-petrel attraction to artificial light at night (ALAN). My goals are to understand and to reduce the effects of human pollution on storm-petrel physiology and behaviour. I hope to use my results to inform management and conservation strategies for storm-petrels in Atlantic Canada.

I am the Director of the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels at the University of Washington in the Department of Biology and hold the Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science. Fieldwork has always been my passion, and my work spans 5 decades. In the 1970s I started working with Galapagos penguins to determine how many there were, and now am trying to expand their population by providing high quality nests. Fork-tailed storm-petrels in Alaska kept me busy for a decade, and my Magellanic penguins studies in Argentina continues for over 40 years. I also teach a Visual Storytelling class for Biology undergrads.

Currently a Research Assistant with the Northern Gannet Restoration Project (MUN), assisting social attraction restoration/population monitoring in Atlantic Canada. During my MSc. on seabird survival estimates, I assisted other projects, including an island-wide census of Leach's Storm-petrels on Baccalieu I., and tracking device deployment on gulls and terns on Sable Island. Following that, I worked with several species off South Africa and Atlantic Canada, sampling blood for chemical tracer analyses of seabird communities. I've since had various contracts, e.g., conducting at-sea surveys in the Arctic, and two seasons of Leach's Storm-petrel research off Newfoundland with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

My research focus on seabird distributions, movements and foraging ecology with a particular interest in how those traits are impacted by anthropogenic activities.