Rosalind Graves

A recent MSc graduate with professional interests relating to field surveys and environmental monitoring.

Research Assistant, Point Blue Conservation Science December 2022 – February 2023

Performed seabird, shorebird, songbird, elephant seal, California sea lion, cetacean, and salamander identification and surveys as part of the long-term monitoring and research projects at the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Skills: Data collection, species field identification, data management, report writing.

Remote Intern, DMAD – Marine Mammals Research Organisation June – August 2021

Studied and practiced marine mammal photo identification, acoustics monitoring, habitat mapping, data collection and research design.

Training: MARK, Vortex, Python, Distance, Logger 10, Discovery, Raven, and PAMGuard.

Animal Care and Conservation Intern, Seal Rescue Ireland January – April 2021

Provided care for over 25 rescued seals, participated in on-site research project including biodiversity surveys and habitat restoration, and engaged in public outreach.

Skills: Animal husbandry, scientific communication, terrestrial species identification.

MSc Marine Biology (University College Cork) 2021 – 2022. First Class Honours

Relevant modules: Marine Fieldwork and Survey Techniques, Ecological Applications of GIS, and Quantitative Skills using R

Fieldwork: Intertidal and subtidal surveying in Cork at Cuskinny, Garretstown, Ringaskiddy, and Rossmore, benthic trawl and sediment grab sampling on the ‘RV Celtic Voyager’, and a five-day trip to FSC Millport for intertidal and trawl surveys.

Dissertation Project: “A survey of population characteristics, pathogen detection and diversity of the shore crab Carcinus maenas in Cork Harbour”. This involved site sampling, GLP, statistical analysis in R Studio and SPSS, and scientific report writing.

BSc Zoology (University College Cork) 2016 – 2020. First Class Honours

Relevant modules: Environmental Impact Assessments, Practical Field Ecology, Plant Identification, and Biostatistics.

Fieldwork: Week-long trips to the Algarve, Portugal and Milllport, Scotland for terrestrial and marine field surveys.

Final Year Project: “Seasonality of forage fish in the diet of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)”. A laboratory-based study to reconstruct the diets of a Wexford colony involving extraction of hard part remains from seal scats, fish species identification, and data analysis in Microsoft Excel and SPSS.