Role at Cawthron
Deanna is a Marine Ecologist, specialising in marine mammal ecology. Deanna has worked on a variety of projects including impact assessments and the design of several resource consent monitoring studies.
Technical skills, experience and interests
Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of wildlife populations, especially marine mammals (GIS-based)
Environmental influences on habitat preference and utilisation of populations
Sustainable coastal development and marine mammals
Professional affiliations
Society for Marine Mammalogy
American Society of Mammalogists
New Zealand Marine Sciences Society
Qualifications
PhD (Zoology/Marine Science). University of Otago, 2006
MSc (Marine Ecology). Florida Institute of Technology, 1998
BA (Biology). University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1993
