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Past Staff

Quercus is a rapidly growing and thriving research centre. Over the last few years we have employed or been associated with over 75 staff. Past staff members include:

Centre Manager	Dr. Robbie McDonald, Acting Head, Wildlife Ecology & Management Group, Food and Environment Research Agency

Senior Ecologist	Dr. Jane Preston, ATEC NI

Academic associates	Dr. Louise Allcock, Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway
	Dr. Stuart Bearhop, Centre for Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter
	Prof. Andrew Ferguson, Retired
	Dr. Mark Johnson, Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway

Research Fellows	Dr. Katherine Webster
	Dr. Marc Ruddock
	Dr. Iain Adderton
	Dr. Roberta Bailey
	Dr. Karina Dingerkus, Giorra Environmental Consultancy
	Dr. Sophie Hall-Aspland, Research Fellow, Austrailia
	Dr. Maria Hughes, Research Fellow, Royal Hopsital
	Dr. Tim Hipkiss, Research Fellow, Sweden
	Dr. Dave Kelly, Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, Trinity College Dublin
	Dr. Mathieu Lundy, Research Fellow, Centre for Irish Bat Research (CIBR)
	Dr. Peter McEvoy, Senior Wildlife and Conservation Officer (Botanist), Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry
	Dr. Lynn McIvor, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
	Dr. Kate O’Neill, Senior Ecologist, Halcrow Group Ltd
	Dr. Alex Portig
	Dr. Gillian Robb, University of Pretoria
	Dr. David Rogowski, Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas
	Dr. Staffan Roos, BTO Scotland, University of Stirling
	Dr. Kate Stokes
	Dr. Richard Stone, Giorra Environmental Consultancy
	Dr. Lynne Tinkler

PhD students	Conor Wilson, Australia
	Emily Davis, Invasive Species Control, INTERREG Project, QUB
	Kevin Gallagher
	Emma Seale, University College Cork
	Thomas Bodey, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
	Susie Brown, White Young & Green Environmental Consultants, Belfast
	Kerry Crawford
	Helen Nutt, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit, Lisburn
	David Tosh
	Naomi Wilson
	Askia Wittern

Research Assistants	Tommy McDermott
	Iain Barrett, Marine Station, Queen's University Belfast
	Gareth Burns
	Claire Guy
	Paula Keane, Environmental Consultant, Inverness-shire
	John Kelly, EnviroCentre, Belfast
	Stuart Jennings, Warden, The National Trust, Crom Estate, Co. Fermanagh
	Donal McCambridge
	Alan McCluskie, Environmental Consultant, Inverness-shire
	Peadar O’Connell, BirdWatch Ireland, Co. Mayo
	Oisín Sweeney, PhD Student; Department of Zoology, University College Cork
	Sián Wilson
	Adrian Woodley

Research Interns	Nicholas Beddoe
	Davide Dominoni
	Johanna Gloel
	Marco Marcheselli