Profile

Biography

Sarah is a Research Associate on the OPAL (Open Air Laboratories) project at the SEI.

This is a national project funded by the Big Lottery and the York element of the project involves engaging deprived communities with their local environment through techniques such as participatory mapping. Fieldwork includes running pond dipping sessions, spider workshops, nature walks and community mapping projects.

Sarah works at SEI for 33 hours per week.

Career

In October 2008 Sarah gained an MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation with Distinction at the University of Leeds. Modules included Habitat Management, Plant ID, Insect ID, Bat Ecology, GIS and the Environment, and Environmental Impact Assessments. Her dissertation focused on water vole habitat requirements in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

She gained a BA (Hons) Geography from the University of Oxford (St Peter’s College) in 2005. This degree incorporated both physical and human geography but it was the interaction between humans and the environment which interested her most.

Research

Current projects

• Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network

Publications

Teaching