meet the team
REEFS
Antonio Allegretti
Lecturer
Antonio is a Lecturer at Lancaster Environment Centre and a member of the REEFS group working with Christina Hicks for the FAIRFISH project (ERC...
Khatija Alliji
PhD Student
Khatija is a Research Councils UK (RCUK)-funded PhD at the University of Lancaster supervised by Dr James Robinson, Prof Nick Graham, Dr Casey...
Eddie Allison
Honorary Professor
Eddie is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in marine biology, fisheries science and international development studies and...
Casey Benkwitt
Honorary Researcher
Casey was a Research Fellow at Lancaster Environment Centre, and has worked with the REEFS team from 2018 to 2025. Her work aimed to enhance both...
Matt Cato
PhD Student
Matt is an ECORISC CDT NERC funded PhD student at Lancaster Environment Centre. His internal supervisory team consists of Dr Imke Grefe, Prof Nick...
Cher Chow
Senior Research Associate
Cher is a marine ecologist interested in how animals participate and are affected by ecosystem functioning and how functioning links with...
Ruth Dunn
Visiting Researcher
Ruth is a Visiting Researcher at Lancaster Environment Centre. She has worked on the effects of seabird nutrients on coral reef ecology alongside...
Chaim Elchik
PhD Student
Chaim Chai Elchik is a PhD student at Lancaster University, funded by an ExaGeo PhD studentship and supervised by Dr Sally Keith, Prof Christopher...
Gemma Fenwick
Lecturer
Gemma is a Lecturer in Lancaster Environment Centre. After graduating from the University of Essex with a degree in Marine and Freshwater Biology...
Molly Fowkes
PhD Student
Molly is a PhD student at Lancaster Environment Centre, funded by a Faculty Studentship and supervised by Dr David Jacoby, Dr Adam Piper (ZSL)...
Nick Graham
Professor
Nick is a Royal Society University Research Fellow and a Chair in Marine Ecology. Having completed his PhD at Newcastle University in the UK, he...
Nadia Hamilton
PhD Student
Nadia is an ENVISION DTP NERC funded PhD student at Lancaster Environment Centre, supervised by Dr Sally Keith (Lancaster University), Dr Nick...
Christina Hicks
Professor
Christina is an Environmental Social Scientist interested in the relationships individuals and societies form with nature; how these relationships...
David Jacoby
Lecturer
David is a Lecturer in Zoology in the Lancaster Environment Centre. Prior to this, he completed his PhD at the University of Exeter before...
Rucha Karkarey
Honorary Researcher
Rucha is an Honorary Researcher at Lancaster Environment Centre. She has worked on animal behavioural responses to rapid environmental change and...
Sally Keith
Senior Lecturer
Sally is a Lecturer in Marine Biology in Lancaster Environment Centre and a member of the Data Science Institute at Lancaster University in the UK...
Tim Lamont
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
Tim is a marine biologist at Lancaster Environment Centre, with research interests in coral reef ecology and restoration. He aims to understand...
Xingchen Liu
PhD Student
Xingchen is a PhD student at Lancaster Environment Centre, funded by the China Scholarship Council (CSC), under the supervision of Dr David...
Eva Maire
Honorary Researcher
Eva has been a Senior Research Associate and a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow at Lancaster Environment Centre between 2019 and 2024 and now...
Victoria Marchment
PhD Student
Victoria is an EPSRC-funded PhD student at the Lancaster Environment Centre, working under the supervision of Dr Sally Keith, Dr Duncan Whyatt...
James Robinson
Royal Society Research Fellow
James is a marine biologist interested in tropical fisheries, aquatic foods, and climate change. James is a Reader at Lancaster Environment...
Nyxon Rockliffe-Fidler
PhD Student
Having completed her undergraduate degree at Lancaster University in BSc Ecology and Conservation (with placement year), Nyxon is currently...
Anastasia Smith
PhD Student
Anastasia is a PEW-funded PhD student at Lancaster University’s LEC REEFS under the supervision of Dr Christina Hicks, Dr Nick Graham and Dr...
Lucy Treasure
Senior Research Associate
Lucy is an interdisciplinary Environmental Scientist based at Lancaster Environment Centre and the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business...
Beth Woodhead
PhD Student
Beth is an EPSRC-funded PhD and Envision Affiliated student at Lancaster Environment Centre supervised by Dr James Robinson, Prof Christina Hicks...
Jessica Zamborain-Mason
Visiting Researcher
Jessica was a Marie-Curie postdoctoral research fellow at Lancaster University in 2025. She now works as an Assistant Professor at KAUST whilst...