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Biography

Rob McAllen is a Professor within the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences and is also research coordinator for the University College Cork labs at Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve in West Cork.  He has been in Cork since 2002 with previous positions held at University of Aberdeen and University of York. He is a marine biologist with a number of different research areas including conservation, sustainability and animal adaptations to natural and anthropogenic disturbances. He is also actively involved in the role of outreach in helping marine systems.  He has held External Examiner positions for the Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology Degree at GMIT (2018-2021), the Marine Biology degree at the University of Aberdeen in the UK (2013-2017) and  the Coastal Marine Biology at the University of Hull prior to that (2009-2012). In addition, he has been the Programme Director for the MSc Marine Biology at University College Cork for over 12 years as well as a scientific advisor for the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) and the European Science Foundation and a reviewer for the UK Natural Environment Research Council. Rob is also heavily involved at School, College and University levels in Academic Programmes and Curriculum Development being chair of  various committees.‍

Research Interests

The central theme to my research programme is the Conservation and Sustainability of Marine habitats. This is divided up into three discreet sub-themes 1) Marine Reserves (Protected areas) design and monitoring. 2) Recovery and adaptation of marine organisms / communities to environmental perturbations (natural and anthropogenic). 3) The Interdisciplinary role of culture, heritage and environment on protecting marine systems 

Current research areas include:

Research Grants

	Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
	Deep Maps: West Cork Coastal Cultures	Irish Research Council	01-JAN-16	01-MAY-18	€219,132.00
	International Research Experience for Students: Imminent change in a marine reserve	National Science Foundation (USA)	19-AUG-12	28-SEP-14	€149,921.00
	Gwendoline Harold Barry Trust Grant award for “Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30”	Other: Not Listed	03-JUN-11	04-JUN-11	€4,325.00
	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30	The Heritage Council	03-JUN-11	04-JUN-11	€4,000.00
	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30	Environmental Protection Agency	03-JUN-11	04-JUN-11	€1,965.00
	SEACHANGE-Development of a Methodology for the Quantitative Assessment of Irl Inshore Kelp Resource	Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF)	01-FEB-08	30-SEP-10	€134,672.00
	EPA 'Nutrient & Ecosystem Dynamics in Ireland's Only Marine Nature Reserve (NEIDIN)'	Environment Protection Agency (EPA)	01-JAN-08	01-APR-10	€177,225.00
	EI CS/2009/226 ; Marine Observation Network: Integrating Technology and Research	Enterprise Irl	08-OCT-09	03-DEC-09	€18,791.00
	Gerrit Van Gelderen’s Lough Hyne – Life in Ireland’s only Marine Reserve	The Heritage Council	08-MAR-07	14-SEP-07	€3,000.00
	Reconstruction and preservation of the Rapids structure at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve	The Heritage Council	15-MAY-06	24-NOV-06	€55,000.00
	Reconstruction and preservation of the Rapids structure at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve	Other: Not Listed	15-MAY-06	24-NOV-06	€20,000.00
	Reconstruction and preservation of the Rapids structure at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve	Other: Not Listed	15-MAY-06	24-NOV-06	€20,000.00
	[HEA North-South Prog] {McAllen Dr R} N	Higher Education authority	06-OCT-03	05-OCT-06	€74,767.00
	NERC New Invsetigator's Grant - Fatty acid and stable isotope analysis as means to investigate trophic regimes in deep-sea fish communities	Other: Not Listed	06-FEB-02	22-NOV-02	€44,572.00

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Publications

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Books

	Year	Publication
	(2007)	Management considerations for subtidal Zostera marina beds in Ireland.Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 28. Dale, A., McAllen, R. & Whelan, P.; (2007) Management considerations for subtidal Zostera marina beds in Ireland.Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 28. : National Parks and Wildlife Service. [Details]

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	'Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation' McAllen, R., Bell, J., Davenport, J., Little, C., Micaroni, V., Nunn, J., Strano, F., Trowbridge, C.D (2022) 'Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation' In: DellaSala, D.A., Goldstein, M.I (eds). Lough Hyne: Europe’s First Statutory Marine Reserve—A Biodiversity Hotspot. Oxford: Elsevier Inc. [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'A bibliography of Lough Hyne Marine Reserve 1991 - 2011' McAllen R.; (2011) 'A bibliography of Lough Hyne Marine Reserve 1991 - 2011' In: Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30. University College Cork: School of BEES University College Cork. [Details]

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Edited Books

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30 Julia Davenport and Rob McAllen (Ed.). (2011) Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30 Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30. University College Cork: School of BEES, University College Cork. [Details]
	(2008)	Challenges to Marine Ecosystems Davenport, J., Burnell, G., Cross, T., Emmerson, M., McAllen, R., Ramsay, R. & Rogan, E (Ed.). (2008) Challenges to Marine Ecosystems Challenges to Marine Ecosystems. Cork: Springer. [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	Lough Hyne @ 30 - Past, Present and Future Directions Mark Jessopp & Rob McAllen (2011) Nutrient enrichment and increased phytoplankton biomass in Lough Hyne - Is Lough Hyne Eutrophic Lough Hyne @ 30 - Past, Present and Future Directions West Cork Hotel Skibbereen, , 03-JUN-11 - 04-JUN-11 [Details]
	(2008)	41st European Marine Biology Symposium Davenport, J., Burnell, G.M., Cross, T.F., Emmerson, M., McAllen, R., Ramsay, R., Rogan, E. ; (2008) Challenges to Marine Ecosystems 41st European Marine Biology Symposium [Details]

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'Transcriptomic responses of sponge holobionts to in situ, seasonal anoxia and hypoxia' Brian W. Strehlow , Astrid Schuster , Warren R. Francis , Lisa Eckford-Soper , Beate Kraft , Rob McAllen, Ronni Nielsen, Susanne Mandrup , and Donald E. Canfield (2024) 'Transcriptomic responses of sponge holobionts to in situ, seasonal anoxia and hypoxia'. PeerJ, 4 [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'Abundance and seasonality of phoronid larvae in coastal temperate waters: More abundant than previously thought?' Maria McGuinness · Hannah Brownlow · Rob McAllen · Luke Harman · Damien Haberlin · Thomas K. Doyle (2023) 'Abundance and seasonality of phoronid larvae in coastal temperate waters: More abundant than previously thought?'. Aquatic Ecology, 56 :1315-1321 [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	''Feeding, agonistic and cooperative behavioural responses of shallow-water benthic marine scavengers' Davenport, John; Jessopp, Mark; Harman, Luke; Micaroni, Valerio; McAllen, Rob (2023) ''Feeding, agonistic and cooperative behavioural responses of shallow-water benthic marine scavengers'. Journal of Natural History, [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'Regional differences in zooplankton-associated bacterial communities and aquaculture pathogens across two shelf seas' KE Costello, D Haberlin, SA Lynch, R McAllen, RM O'Riordan, SC Culloty (2023) 'Regional differences in zooplankton-associated bacterial communities and aquaculture pathogens across two shelf seas'. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science, 281 [Details]
	(2022)	'Assessing the potential for invasive species introductions and secondary spread using vessel movements in maritime ports' Costello, KE;Lynch, SA;McAllen, R;O'Riordan, RM;Culloty, SC (2022) 'Assessing the potential for invasive species introductions and secondary spread using vessel movements in maritime ports'. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 177 [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Abundance and seasonality of phoronid larvae in coastal temperate waters: More abundant than previously thought?' Maria McGuinness · Hannah Brownlow · Rob McAllen · Luke Harman · Damien Haberlin · Thomas K. Doyle (2022) 'Abundance and seasonality of phoronid larvae in coastal temperate waters: More abundant than previously thought?'. Aquatic Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-022-09982-6 [DOI] [Details]
	(2021)	'Effects of seasonal anoxia on the microbial community structure in demosponges in a marine lake in Lough Hyne, Ireland' Schuster A, Strehlow BW, Eckford- Soper L, McAllen R, Canfield DE. (2021) 'Effects of seasonal anoxia on the microbial community structure in demosponges in a marine lake in Lough Hyne, Ireland'. Msphere, 6 (1) [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Adaptive strategies of sponges to deoxygenated oceans' Valerio Micaroni, Francesca Strano, Rob McAllen, Lisa Woods, John Turner, Luke Harman, James J. Bell (2022) 'Adaptive strategies of sponges to deoxygenated oceans'. Global Change Biology, 00 :1-18 [DOI] [Details]
	(2021)	'The biology of Austrominius modestus in its native and invasive range' Ruth Ramsay, Sarah Culloty, Rob McAllen & Mary Catherine Gallagher (2021) 'The biology of Austrominius modestus in its native and invasive range'. Oceanography And Marine Biology, Vol 40, 58 :1-78 [Details]
	(2021)	'Diurnal and nocturnal scavenger communities differ at two shallow-water depths in an Irish marine lough' John Davenport, Mark Jessopp, Luke Harman, Valerio Micaroni & Rob McAllena (2021) 'Diurnal and nocturnal scavenger communities differ at two shallow-water depths in an Irish marine lough'. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science, 262 [Details]
	(2021)	'Vulnerability of Temperate Mesophotic Ecosystems (TMEs) to environmental impacts: rapid ecosystem changes at Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve, Ireland' Micaroni, Valerio; McAllen, Rob; Turner, John; Strano, Francesca; Morrow, Christine; Picton, Bernard; Harman, Luke; Bell, James J. (2021) 'Vulnerability of Temperate Mesophotic Ecosystems (TMEs) to environmental impacts: rapid ecosystem changes at Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve, Ireland'. Science of The Total Environment, 789 :1-15 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2021)	'The Importance of Marine Bivalves in Invasive Host–Parasite Introductions' Katie E. Costello, Sharon A. Lynch, Ruth M. O’Riordan, Rob McAllen and Sarah C. Culloty (2021) 'The Importance of Marine Bivalves in Invasive Host–Parasite Introductions'. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Stressed from above and stressed from below: dissolved oxygen fluctuations in Lough Hyne, a semi-enclosed marine lake' Caitlin Q. Plowman, Cynthia D. Trowbridge, John Davenport, Colin Little, Luke Harman, and Rob McAllen (2020) 'Stressed from above and stressed from below: dissolved oxygen fluctuations in Lough Hyne, a semi-enclosed marine lake'. ICES Journal of Marine Sciences, 77 (6):2106-2117 [Details]
	(2020)	'Deep Maps: West Cork Coastal Cultures' Claire Connolly, Rachel Murphy, Breda Moriarty, Orla-Peach Power, Michael Waldron, Rob McAllen (2020) 'Deep Maps: West Cork Coastal Cultures'. Eire Ireland, 55 (3 & 4):180-187 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'The role of invasive tunicates as reservoirs of molluscan pathogens' Katie E Costello, Sharon A Lynch, Rob McAllen, Ruth M O’Riordan, Sarah C Culloty (2020) 'The role of invasive tunicates as reservoirs of molluscan pathogens'. Biological Invasions, 23 :641-655 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Field and flume tank experiments investigating the efficacy of a bubble curtain to keep harmful jellyfish out of finfish pens' Damien Haberlin, Rob McAllen & Thomas K Doyle (2020) 'Field and flume tank experiments investigating the efficacy of a bubble curtain to keep harmful jellyfish out of finfish pens'. Aquaculture, [Details]
	(2019)	'Distinct gelatinous zooplankton communities are separated by a dynamic seasonal front' Damien Haberlin, Robin Raine, Rob McAllen & Thomas K. Doyle (2019) 'Distinct gelatinous zooplankton communities are separated by a dynamic seasonal front'. Limnology And Oceanography, [Details]
	(2020)	'Competing barnacle species with a time dependent reproduction rate' Gallagher M.;Arnold M.;Kadaub E.;Culloty S.;O'Riordan R.;McAllen R.;Rachinskii D. (2020) 'Competing barnacle species with a time dependent reproduction rate'. Theoretical Population Biology, 131 :12-24 [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Processive recoding and metazoan evolution of Selenoprotein P: up to 132 UGAs in molluscs' Janinah Baclaocos; Didac Santesmasses; Marco Mariotti, Ph.D.; Katarzyna Bierła; Michael B Vetick; Sharon Lynch; Rob McAllen; John J Mackrill; Gary Loughran; Roderic Guigó; Joanna Szpunar; Paul R Copeland; Vadim N Gladyshev; John F Atkins (2019) 'Processive recoding and metazoan evolution of Selenoprotein P: up to 132 UGAs in molluscs'. Journal of Molecular Biology, [Details]
	(2019)	'No ‘silver bullet’: multiple factors control population dynamics of European purple sea urchins in Lough Hyne Marine Reserve, Ireland' Trowbridge, C. D.; Little, C.; Plowman, C. Q.; Williams, G. A.; Pilling, G. M.; Morritt, D.; Rivera Vázquez, Y.; Dlouhy-Massengale, B.; Cottrell, D. M.; Stirling, P.; Harman, L.; McAllen, R. (2019) 'No ‘silver bullet’: multiple factors control population dynamics of European purple sea urchins in Lough Hyne Marine Reserve, Ireland'. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science, 226   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2018)	'RECENT CHANGES IN SHALLOW SUBTIDAL FAUNA WITH NEW INVERTEBRATE RECORDS IN EUROPE'S FIRST MARINE RESERVE, LOUGH HYNE' Trowbridge, CD;Little, C;Plowman, CQ;Ferrenburg, LS;Resk, HM;Stirling, P;Davenport, J;McAllen, R (2018) 'RECENT CHANGES IN SHALLOW SUBTIDAL FAUNA WITH NEW INVERTEBRATE RECORDS IN EUROPE'S FIRST MARINE RESERVE, LOUGH HYNE'. Biology and Environment-Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy, 118B :29-44 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Short-term losses and long-term gains: The non-native species Austrominius modestus in Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve' Gallagher, Mary C.; Culloty, Sarah C.; Davenport, John; Harman, Luke; Jessopp, Mark J.; Kerrigan, Caroline; Murray, Colette; O'Riordan, Ruth M.; McAllen, Rob (2017) 'Short-term losses and long-term gains: The non-native species Austrominius modestus in Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve'. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 191 :96-105 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2017)	'Sponge-dwelling Hermit Crabs from the Clyde Sea' John Davenport, Mary Catherine Gallagher, Rob McAllen (2017) 'Sponge-dwelling Hermit Crabs from the Clyde Sea'. Crustaceana, [Details]
	(2017)	'Extreme oxygen dynamics in shallow water of a fully marine Irish sea lough' Cynthia D. Trowbridge, John Davenport, Dylan M. Cottrell , Luke Harman , Caitlin Q. Plowman , Colin Little, Rob McAllen (2017) 'Extreme oxygen dynamics in shallow water of a fully marine Irish sea lough'. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 11 :9-16 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Biodiversity of shallow subtidal, under-rock invertebrates in Europe's first marine reserve: Effects of physical factors and scientific sampling' Trowbridge, Cynthia D.; Kachmarik, Katy; Plowman, Caitlin Q.; Little, Colin; Stirling, Penny; McAllen, Rob (2017) 'Biodiversity of shallow subtidal, under-rock invertebrates in Europe's first marine reserve: Effects of physical factors and scientific sampling'. Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science, 187 :43-52 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2016)	'Diversity and occurrence of siphonophores in Irish coastal waters' Damien Haberlin, Gillian Mapstone, Rob McAllen, Andrea J. McEvoy and Thomas K. Doyle (2016) 'Diversity and occurrence of siphonophores in Irish coastal waters'. Biology and The Environment: Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy, 116B :121-132 [Details]
	(2016)	'Marine aloricate ciliate red tides in a temperate Irish sea lough' C. D. Trowbridge, J. Davenport, C. Q. Plowman, L. Harman & R. McAllen (2016) 'Marine aloricate ciliate red tides in a temperate Irish sea lough'. Marine Biodiversity Records, 46 :1-10 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Biology of the invasive ascidian Ascidiella aspersa in its native habitat: Reproductive patterns and parasite load' Sharon A. Lynch, Grainne Darmody, Katie Dwyer, Mary Catherine Gallagher, Sinead Nolan, Rob McAllen and Sarah Culloty (2016) 'Biology of the invasive ascidian Ascidiella aspersa in its native habitat: Reproductive patterns and parasite load'. Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science, 181 :249-255 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Behavioural responses of shallow-water benthic marine scavengers to fish carrion: a preliminary study' J. Davenport, S. McCullough, R. W. Thomas, L. Harman, and R. McAllen (2016) 'Behavioural responses of shallow-water benthic marine scavengers to fish carrion: a preliminary study'. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 49 :301-315 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Room for one more? Coexistence of native and non-indigenous barnacle species' M. C. Gallagher, S. Culloty, R. McAllen, R. O’Riordan (2016) 'Room for one more? Coexistence of native and non-indigenous barnacle species'. Biological Invasions, 18 :3033-3046 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Benthic Fish Guilds in the Shallow Sublittoral Zone of Lough Hyne, Co. Cork, Ireland' R. P. Jiorle, C.D. Trowbridge and R.McAllen (2016) 'Benthic Fish Guilds in the Shallow Sublittoral Zone of Lough Hyne, Co. Cork, Ireland'. Biology and Environment Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy, 116B :1-9 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Shallow subtidal octocorals in an Irish marine reserve' C.D.Trowbridge, C. Little, L. S. Ferrenburg, H. M. Resk,K. Kachmarik, C. Q. Plowman, P. Stirling, R. McAllen (2016) 'Shallow subtidal octocorals in an Irish marine reserve'. Marine Biodiversity Records, 46 (4):879-887 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Nemerteans in an Irish Marine Reserve: synopsis of current and historical records' Trowbridge, C.D., Hiebert, L.S., Junoy, J., Little, C., Stirling, P., Dlouhy-Massengale, B., McAllen, R. (2015) 'Nemerteans in an Irish Marine Reserve: synopsis of current and historical records'. Marine Biodiversity Records, 8 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Handling dolphin detections from C-PODs, with the development of acoustic parameters for verification and the exploration of species identification possibilities' James R. Robbins, Anja Brandecker, Michelle Cronin, Mark Jessopp, Rob McAllen & Ross Culloch (2015) 'Handling dolphin detections from C-PODs, with the development of acoustic parameters for verification and the exploration of species identification possibilities'. Bioacoustics: The International Journal of Animal Sound and its Recording, 25 :99-110 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'The invasive barnacle species Austrominius modest us: its status and competition with indigenous barnacles on the Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland' Gallagher, MC, Davenport, J, Gregory, S, McAllen, R., O'Riordan, R (2015) 'The invasive barnacle species Austrominius modest us: its status and competition with indigenous barnacles on the Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland'. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 152 :134-141 [Details]
	(2015)	'Nassarid Whelks hitch-hiking on an edible crab: phoresis, commensalism or fouling?' Davenport, J., McCullough, S., Thomas, R., Harman, L., McAllen, R. (2015) 'Nassarid Whelks hitch-hiking on an edible crab: phoresis, commensalism or fouling?'. Marine Biodiversity Records, 8 [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Determination of spatial and temporal variability of pH and dissolved oxygen concentrations in a seasonally hypoxic semi-enclosed marine basin using continuous monitoring' Sultivan, T;Byrne, C;Harman, L;Davenport, J;McAllen, R;Regan, F (2014) 'Determination of spatial and temporal variability of pH and dissolved oxygen concentrations in a seasonally hypoxic semi-enclosed marine basin using continuous monitoring'. Analytical Methods, 6 :5489-5497 [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'First record of a cetacean (Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) within the marine nature reserve at Lough Hyne, Co. Cork' McAllen, R., Hernandez-Milan, G., Rogan, E., Geaney, C., Kelly, A. and Kearney, T. (2014) 'First record of a cetacean (Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) within the marine nature reserve at Lough Hyne, Co. Cork'. The Irish Naturalists' Journal, 33 (2):100-101 [Details]
	(2013)	'Seasonal oxygen-driven migration of mobile benthic fauna affected by natural water column stratification' Broszeit, S,Davenport, J,Bredendieck, K,Harman, L,McAllen, R (2013) 'Seasonal oxygen-driven migration of mobile benthic fauna affected by natural water column stratification'. Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science, 125 :36-42 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Biofouling of the hydroid Ectopleura larynx on aquaculture nets in Ireland: Implications for finfish health' Baxter EJ, Sturt MM, Ruane NM, Doyle TK, McAllen R and Rodger HD (2012) 'Biofouling of the hydroid Ectopleura larynx on aquaculture nets in Ireland: Implications for finfish health'. Fish Veterinary Journal, 13 (October 2012):18-30 [Details]
	(2012)	'Grazing by sprat schools upon zooplankton within an enclosed marine lake' Hawkins, A,Knudsen, FR,Davenport, J,McAllen, R,Bloomfield, HJ,Schilt, C,Johnson, P (2012) 'Grazing by sprat schools upon zooplankton within an enclosed marine lake'. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 411 :59-65 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Comparison of Inorganic and Organic Matter Sedimentation in a natural laboratory: A one year study at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve, Ireland' Stefanie Broszeit, John Davenport, Mark Jessopp, Luke Harman, and Rob McAllen (2012) 'Comparison of Inorganic and Organic Matter Sedimentation in a natural laboratory: A one year study at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve, Ireland'. Journal of Marine Biology, 2012 (Article ID 518635):1-8   [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'The science of European marine reserves: Status, efficacy and future needs' Fenberg, P.B., Caselle, J.E., Claudet, J., Clemence, M., Gaines, S.D., Garcia-Charton, J.A., Goncalves, E.J., Grorud-Colvert, K., Guidetti, P., Jenkins, S.R., Jones, P.J.S., Lester, McAllen, R., Moland, E., Planes, S., Sorensen, T.K. (2012) 'The science of European marine reserves: Status, efficacy and future needs'. Marine Policy, 36 :1012-1021 [Details]
	(2012)	'Abundance, distribution and community composition of small gelatinous zooplankton in southern Irish coastal waters' Baxter, E.J., McAllen, R., Allcock, L., Doyle, T.K. (2012) 'Abundance, distribution and community composition of small gelatinous zooplankton in southern Irish coastal waters'. Biology and Environment Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy, 112B :1-13 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Gill Damage to Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Caused by the Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) under Experimental Challenge' Baxter, EJ;Sturt, MM;Ruane, NM;Doyle, TK;McAllen, R;Harman, L;Rodger, HD (2011) 'Gill Damage to Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Caused by the Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) under Experimental Challenge'. Plos One, 6 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Gill disorders in marine-farmed salmon: investigating the role of hydrozoan jellyfish' Baxter, EJ,Rodger, HD,McAllen, R,Doyle, TK; (2011) 'Gill disorders in marine-farmed salmon: investigating the role of hydrozoan jellyfish'. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 1 :245-257 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Grazing by sprat schools upon zooplankton within an enclosed marine lake' Hawkins, A., Knudsen, F.R., Davenport, J., McAllen, R., Bloomfield, H.J., Schilt, C., Johnson, P. (2011) 'Grazing by sprat schools upon zooplankton within an enclosed marine lake'. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 411 :59-65 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Large scale sampling reveals the spatio-temporal distributions of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita and Cyanea capillata in the Irish Sea' Bastian, T., Haberlin, D., Purcell, J.E., Hays, G.C., Davenport, J., McAllen, R., Doyle, T.K.; (2011) 'Large scale sampling reveals the spatio-temporal distributions of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita and Cyanea capillata in the Irish Sea'. Marine Biology,   [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Identification of jellyfish from Continuous Plankton Recorder samples' Baxter, EJ; Walne, AW; Purcell, JE; McAllen, R; Doyle, TK; (2010) 'Identification of jellyfish from Continuous Plankton Recorder samples'. Hydrobiologia, 645 :193-201 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'First documented record of Rhabdomolgus ruber (Echinodermata: Holothuridea) in Irish waters' Broszeit, S; Davenport, J; McAllen, R; (2010) 'First documented record of Rhabdomolgus ruber (Echinodermata: Holothuridea) in Irish waters'. Marine Biodiversity Records, 3 :1-3 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Diel interactions between sprat and mackerel in a marine lough and their effects upon acoustic measurements of fish abundance' Knudsen, FR,Hawkins, A,McAllen, R,Sand, O; (2009) 'Diel interactions between sprat and mackerel in a marine lough and their effects upon acoustic measurements of fish abundance'. Fisheries Research, 100 :140-147 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Trophic Position of Deep-Sea Fish-Assessment Through Fatty Acid and Stable Isotope Analyses' Stowasser, G, McAllen, R, Pierce, GJ, Collins, MA, Moffat, CF, Priede, IG, Pond, DW; (2009) 'Trophic Position of Deep-Sea Fish-Assessment Through Fatty Acid and Stable Isotope Analyses'. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 56 (5):812-826 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Increases in the abundance of the invasive barnacle Austrominius modestus on the Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland' O'Riordan, RM, Culloty, S, Davenport, J and McAllen, R; (2009) 'Increases in the abundance of the invasive barnacle Austrominius modestus on the Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland'. Marine Biodiversity Records, 2 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Seasonal structuring of a benthic community exposed to regular hypoxic events' McAllen, R,Davenport, J,Bredendieck, K,Dunne, D; (2009) 'Seasonal structuring of a benthic community exposed to regular hypoxic events'. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 368 :67-74 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Characterizing The Marine Natura 2000 Network For The Atlantic Region' Johnson, MP, Crowe, TP, Mcallen, R, Allcock, AL; (2008) 'Characterizing The Marine Natura 2000 Network For The Atlantic Region'. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 18 (1):86-97 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Go with the flow: Tidal import and export of larvae from semi-enclosed bays' Jessopp, M.J. & McAllen, R; (2008) 'Go with the flow: Tidal import and export of larvae from semi-enclosed bays'. Hydrobiologia, 606 (*):81-92 [Details]
	(2008)	'What is the future for Marine Protected Areas in Irish waters?' Johnson, M. P.,Jessopp, M. J.,Mulholland, O. R.,McInerney, C.,McAllen, R.,Allcock, A. L.,Crowe, T. P.; (2008) 'What is the future for Marine Protected Areas in Irish waters?'. Biology and Environment Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 108B (11):11-1711 [Details]
	(2007)	'Water Retention and Limited Larval Dispersal: Implications For Short and Long Distance Dispersers In Marine Reserves' Jessopp, MJ, McAllen, RJ; (2007) 'Water Retention and Limited Larval Dispersal: Implications For Short and Long Distance Dispersers In Marine Reserves'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 333 (NA):27-36 [Details]
	(2005)	'Seasonal variation in the ionic and protein content of the haemolymph from seven deep-sea decapod genera from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean' McAllen, Rob., Taylor, Alan & Freel, June.; (2005) 'Seasonal variation in the ionic and protein content of the haemolymph from seven deep-sea decapod genera from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean'. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 52 (*):2017-2028 [Details]
	(2003)	'Variation in the free amino acid concentrations of the supralittoral rockpool copepod crustacean Tigriopus brevicornis during osmotic stress' McAllen, R; (2003) 'Variation in the free amino acid concentrations of the supralittoral rockpool copepod crustacean Tigriopus brevicornis during osmotic stress'. Journal of The Marine Biological Association of The United Kingdom, 83 :921-922 [Details]
	(2002)	'The environmental effects of salinity and temperature on the oxygen consumption and total body osmolality of the marine flatworm Procerodes littoralis' McAllen, R., Walker, D. & Taylor, A.C; (2002) 'The environmental effects of salinity and temperature on the oxygen consumption and total body osmolality of the marine flatworm Procerodes littoralis'. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 268 (*):103-113 [Details]
	(2001)	'The effect of salinity change on the oxygen consumption and swimming activity of the high-shore rockpool copepod Tigriopus brevicornis' McAllen, R. & Taylor, A.C.; (2001) 'The effect of salinity change on the oxygen consumption and swimming activity of the high-shore rockpool copepod Tigriopus brevicornis'. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 263 (*):227-240 [Details]
	(2001)	'Hanging on in there - position maintenance of the high-shore harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis' McAllen, R.,; (2001) 'Hanging on in there - position maintenance of the high-shore harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis'. Journal of Natural History, 35 (*):1821-1829 [Details]
	(2000)	'Tough at the top – coping with environmental extremes in supralittoral rockpools' McAllen, R.; (2000) 'Tough at the top – coping with environmental extremes in supralittoral rockpools'. Faseb Journal, 14 (4):LB31-* [Details]
	(2000)	'Behavioural effects of biofouling in a marine copepod' McAllen, R. & Scott, G.W.; (2000) 'Behavioural effects of biofouling in a marine copepod'. Journal of The Marine Biological Association of The Uni, 80 (*):369-370 [Details]
	(1999)	'Biofouling of the high shore rockpool harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis' McAllen, R. & Hannah, F.; (1999) 'Biofouling of the high shore rockpool harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis'. Journal of Natural History, 33 (*):1781-1787 [Details]
	(1999)	'Enteromorpha intestinalis - a refuge fro the supralittoral harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis' McAllen, R.; (1999) 'Enteromorpha intestinalis - a refuge fro the supralittoral harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis'. Journal of The Marine Biological Association of The Uni, 79 (6):1125-1126 [Details]
	(1999)	'The effects of temperature and oxygen partial pressure on the rate of oxygen consumption of the high shore rockpool copepod Tigriopus brevicornis' McAllen, R., Taylor, A.C., Davenport, J.; (1999) 'The effects of temperature and oxygen partial pressure on the rate of oxygen consumption of the high shore rockpool copepod Tigriopus brevicornis'. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, B: Comparative, 123 (*):195-202 [Details]
	(1998)	'Osmotic and body density response in the harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis in supralittoral rockpools' McAllen, R., Taylor, A.C., Davenport, J.; (1998) 'Osmotic and body density response in the harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis in supralittoral rockpools'. Journal of The Marine Biological Association of The Uni, 78 (4):1143-1153 [Details]
	(1997)	'Using differential scanning calorimetry to study freezing in a euryhaline aquatic invertebrate' McAllen R.; (1997) 'Using differential scanning calorimetry to study freezing in a euryhaline aquatic invertebrate'. Cryo-Letters, 18 (*):369-374 [Details]
	(1997)	'Aspects of the cryobiology of the intertidal harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis' McAllen, R. & Block, W.,; (1997) 'Aspects of the cryobiology of the intertidal harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis'. Cryobiology, 35 (*):309-317 [Details]
	(1997)	'Environmental tolerances of three species of the harpacticoid genus Tigriopus brevicornis' Davenport, J., Barnett, P.R.O., McAllen, R.; (1997) 'Environmental tolerances of three species of the harpacticoid genus Tigriopus brevicornis'. Journal of The Marine Biological Association of The Uni, 77 (1):3-16 [Details]

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Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	Development of a methodology for the quantitative assessment of Ireland’s inshore kelp reserve (Project Reference: PBA/SW/07/002 (01)). Marine Institute Marine Research Sub-Programme (NDP 2007-13) SeaChange Series. A. Blight, R. Foster-Smith, I. Sotheran, J. Egerton, (2012) Development of a methodology for the quantitative assessment of Ireland’s inshore kelp reserve (Project Reference: PBA/SW/07/002 (01)). Marine Institute Marine Research Sub-Programme (NDP 2007-13) SeaChange Series. Marine Institute, http://oar.marine.ie/bitstream/10793/702/1/Quantitative%20Assessment%20Methodology%20for%20Inshore%2.   [Details]
	(2011)	Nutrient and Ecosystem Dynamics in Ireland’s Only Marine Nature Reserve (NEIDIN). STRIVE Report Series 66. Jessopp, M.J., McAllen, R., O'Halloran, J., Kelly, T.K. (2011) Nutrient and Ecosystem Dynamics in Ireland’s Only Marine Nature Reserve (NEIDIN). STRIVE Report Series 66. Environmental Protection Agency, Dublin. [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2007	Irish Heritage Council Heritage Award	Irish Heritage Council

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom	Member	01-JAN-96 / 30-DEC-99
	Galway Mayo Institute of Technology	External Examiner	01-JAN-18 / 13-NOV-18
	Society of Experimental Biology	Member	01-JAN-97 / 30-DEC-99
	European Science Foundation (ESF) - EUROCORES	Advisory panel member	01-FEB-10 /
	University of Aberdeen	External Examiner on Marine Biology BSc	02-SEP-13 / 31-AUG-17
	University of Hull	External Examiner on Coastal Marine Biology BSc	01-SEP-09 / 31-AUG-12
	Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)	Advisory Board member on European Marine Reserves	01-MAR-11 /
	Irish Scientific Diving Advisory Committee	Member	01-JAN-06 /

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	9th Marine Biological Association Conference, Broszeit, Morgan, Englund, Darmody, McAllen et al. (2012) Organising Committee. [Conference Organising Committee Member], 9th Marine Biological Association Conference, University College Cork , 21-MAY-12 - 24-MAY-12. [Details]
	(2012)	SESEH 2012 Sino-European Symposium on Environment and Health,, Sullivan, T., McAllen, R., Davenport, J. and Regan, F. (2012) An investigative monitoring study using continuous real-time sensing of Ireland’s unique marine reserve,. [Oral Presentation], SESEH 2012 Sino-European Symposium on Environment and Health,, National University of Ireland, Galway Ireland , 20-AUG-12 - 25-AUG-12. [Details]
	(2011)	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @30, Broszeit, S., Davenport, J., Jessopp, M., Harman, L. and McAllen, R. (2011) Sedimentation of organic and inorganic materials in Lough Hyne. [Oral Presentation], Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @30, West Cork Hotel Skibbereen , 03-JUN-11 - 04-JUN-11. [Details]
	(2011)	Monitoring the Aquatic Environment Using Sensor Technologies, Royal Society of Chemistry, Sullivan, T., McAllen, R., Davenport, J. and Regan, F. (2011) Continuous aquatic monitoring of Ireland’s only marine reserve: current status and future needs. [Oral Presentation], Monitoring the Aquatic Environment Using Sensor Technologies, Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London , 19-OCT-11 - 19-OCT-11. [Details]
	(2011)	Fish Veterinary Society Conference, Edinburgh, Baxter EJ, Mitchell SO, Sturt MM, Ruane N, Doyle TK, McAllen R, Harman L and Rodger HD (2011) The role of jellyfish in the gill disorders of marine farmed salmon. [Invited Oral Presentation], Fish Veterinary Society Conference, Edinburgh, Edinburgh , 12-APR-11 - 12-APR-11. [Details]
	(2011)	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @30, McAllen, R. (2011) Chair of Organising Committee of Thirty year anniversary conference of the desigantion of Ireland's only statutory marine nature reserve. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @30, West Cork Hotel Skibbereen , 03-JUN-11 - 04-JUN-11. [Details]
	(2011)	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30, Jessopp,M., McAllen, R. (2011) Nutrient enrichment and water quality indicators: is Lough Hyne eutrophic?. [Oral Presentation], Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30, West Cork Hotel Skibbereen , 03-JUN-11 - 04-JUN-11. [Details]
	(2011)	8th Marine Biological Association Conference, Broszeit, S., Davenport, Bredendieck, K., Harman, L. and McAllen, R. (2011) Should I stay or should I go now? Effects of seasonal hypoxic events on megafaunal communities. [Oral Presentation], 8th Marine Biological Association Conference, Queen's University Belfast , 16-MAY-11 - 19-MAY-11. [Details]
	(2011)	45th European Marine Biology Symposium, Broszeit, S., Davenport, Bredendieck, K., Harman, L. and McAllen, R (2011) How do benthic communities establish themselves between anoxic events?. [Oral Presentation], 45th European Marine Biology Symposium, Heriot Watt University Edinburgh Scotland , 23-AUG-11 - 27-AUG-11. [Details]
	(2011)	8th Marine Biological Association Conference, Baxter EJ, Mitchell SO, Sturt MM, Ruane N, Doyle TK, McAllen R, Harman L and Rodger HD (2011) The threat of the common jellyfish to finfish aquaculture. [Oral Presentation], 8th Marine Biological Association Conference, Queen's University Belfast , 16-MAY-11 - 19-MAY-11. [Details]
	(2010)	7th Marine Biological Association conference, Broszeit, S., Davenport, J., Jessopp, M., Harman, L. and McAllen, R (2010) How to measure sedimentation rates in a shallow marine lake. [Oral Presentation], 7th Marine Biological Association conference, University of Glasgow , 17-MAY-10 - 20-MAY-10. [Details]
	(2010)	Third International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium, Baxter EJ, Rodger H, McAllen R and Doyle TK. (2010) Jellyfish and potential impacts on aquaculture. [Invited Oral Presentation], Third International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium, Mar del Plata, Argentina , 13-JUL-10 - 16-JUL-10. [Details]
	(2009)	Environmental Protection Agency Strive Conference 2009, Jessopp, M., McAllen, R. (2009) Phytoplankton assemblages and water quality in an Irish Marine Reserve. [Poster Presentation], Environmental Protection Agency Strive Conference 2009, Dublin , 12-NOV-09 - 13-NOV-09. [Details]
	(2009)	Gill Disorders: Tri-Nations meeting, Baxter EJ, Rodger H, McAllen R and Doyle TK (2009) The threat of jellyfish to aquaculture. [Invited Oral Presentation], Gill Disorders: Tri-Nations meeting, University of Stirling, Scotland , 05-FEB-09 - 07-FEB-09. [Details]
	(2009)	American Society for Limnology and Oceanography Conference, Doyle, T.K., Baxter E.J., Fleming, N., McAllen, R., Houghton, J.D.R., Cotton, D., Hays, G.C. (2009) Unprecedented harmful jelly bloom in Irish waters kills 250,000 farmed salmon. [Oral Presentation], American Society for Limnology and Oceanography Conference, Nice, France , 01-JUL-09 - 01-JUL-09. [Details]
	(2009)	44th European Marine Biology Symposium, Jessopp, M., McAllen, R. (2009) Phytoplankton assemblages and water quality in an Irish Marine Reserve. [Poster Presentation], 44th European Marine Biology Symposium, Liverpool University , 02-SEP-09 - 06-SEP-09. [Details]
	(2008)	Environmental Protection Agency STRIVE conference, Jessopp, M., McAllen, R. (2008) Water Quality and phytoplankton biodiversity in an Irish Marine Reserve. [Oral Presentation], Environmental Protection Agency STRIVE conference, Dublin , 05-NOV-08 - 05-NOV-08. [Details]
	(2007)	Mysteries of the Deep, McAllen, R; (2007) The underwater world of Lough Hyne - Europe's first marine protected area. [Invited Oral Presentation], Mysteries of the Deep, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin , 04-APR-07 - 04-APR-07. [Details]
	(2006)	MARDEM Stakeholder Conference 2006, Johnson, Allcock, Crowe, McAllen (2006) Organising Committee member for Stakeholder Conference. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], MARDEM Stakeholder Conference 2006, Dublin , 02-OCT-06 - 02-OCT-06. [Details]
	(2006)	41st European Marine Biology Symposium 2006, Jessopp, M., McAllen, R. (2006) Go with the flow: Tidal import and export of larvae from marine reserves 41st European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS) 2006. [Oral Presentation], 41st European Marine Biology Symposium 2006, Cork , 06-SEP-06 - 06-SEP-06. [Details]
	(2006)	Designating marine reserves a useful entity?, McAllen, R; (2006) Designating marine reserves a useful entity?. [Invited Oral Presentation], Designating marine reserves a useful entity?, Scarborough Centre for Coastal Studies, University of Hull , 05-JAN-06 - 05-JAN-06. [Details]
	(2006)	7th International Seagrass Biology Workshop, Dale, A., McAllen, R; (2006) Monitoring natural fluctuations in Zostera marina beds in SW Ireland - a useful management tool?. [Oral Presentation], 7th International Seagrass Biology Workshop, Zanzibar, Tanzania , 01-SEP-06 - 03-SEP-06. [Details]
	(2006)	Larval biology Symposium within 6th International Crustacean Conference, McAllen, R, Jessopp, M. (2006) Investigating the dynamics of marine reserves using crustacean larvae. [Oral Presentation], Larval biology Symposium within 6th International Crustacean Conference, Glasgow , 05-JUL-06 - 05-JUL-06. [Details]
	(2006)	41st European Marine Biology Symposium 2006, Davenport, Burnell, Cross, Emmerson, McAllen, Ramsay, Rogan (2006) Organising Committee Member for major International Marine Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], 41st European Marine Biology Symposium 2006, University College Cork , 04-SEP-06 - 08-SEP-06. [Details]
	(2006)	41st European Marine Biology Symposium, McAllen, R; (2006) Marine Protected Areas. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], 41st European Marine Biology Symposium, Cork , 04-SEP-06 - 08-SEP-06. [Details]
	(2006)	41st European Marine Biology Symposium, Dale, A., McAllen, R., Whelan, P. (2006) Seagrass beds in Ireland: Is there higher diversity in protected sites?. [Oral Presentation], 41st European Marine Biology Symposium, Cork , 04-SEP-06 - 08-SEP-06. [Details]
	(2006)	MARDEM Stakeholder Conference 2006, Jessopp, M. McAllen, R (2006) Robust techniques in marine reserve design and monitoring. [Oral Presentation], MARDEM Stakeholder Conference 2006, Dublin , 02-OCT-06 - 02-OCT-06. [Details]
	(2005)	40th European Marine Biology Symposium, M.Johnson, A.L. Allcock, T. Crowe, McAllen, R.; (2005) How do marine reserves preserve diversity: as high value refuges or interconnected networks?. [Oral Presentation], 40th European Marine Biology Symposium, Vienna, Austria , 21-AUG-05 - 25-AUG-05. [Details]
	(2005)	40th European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS) 2005, McAllen, R; (2005) Benefits beyond boundaries? Designing marine reserves for conservation. [Oral Presentation], 40th European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS) 2005, Vienna, Austria , 02-AUG-05 - 02-AUG-05. [Details]
	(2005)	40th European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS) 2005, McAllen, R; (2005) Blood runs deep - Seasonal variation in the ionic and protein content of the haemolymph from six deep-sea decapod genera from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. [Poster Presentation], 40th European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS) 2005, Vienna, Austria , 03-AUG-05 - 03-AUG-05. [Details]
	(2005)	1st International Marine Protected Areas 2005, McAllen, R; (2005) Designating marine reserves for conservation. [Oral Presentation], 1st International Marine Protected Areas 2005, Melbourne, Australia , 04-JAN-05 - 04-JAN-05. [Details]
	(2005)	First International Marine Protected Areas Congress, Mark Jessopp & Rob McAllen; (2005) The shape of things to come: using coastline configuration and larval assemblages to design and monitor marine reserves. [Poster Presentation], First International Marine Protected Areas Congress, Geelong, Australia , 10-OCT-05 - 14-OCT-05. [Details]
	(2005)	34th Benthic Ecology Meeting, Rob Thomas, David Barnes, Rob McAllen; (2005) From the bottom up: influence of flow and resuspension on benthic recruitment. [Oral Presentation], 34th Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Willamsburg, USA , 04-APR-05 - 07-APR-05. [Details]
	(2005)	ENVIRON 2005 (15th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquim), Mark Jessopp & Rob McAllen; (2005) The use of caostline configuration and larval assemblages to design and monitor marine reserves. [Poster Presentation], ENVIRON 2005 (15th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquim), IT Sligo , 25-JAN-05 - 27-JAN-05. [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Undergraduate External Examiner for BSc Marine Biology at University of Aberdeen	Undergraduate External Examiner	2013 / 2016
	Scientific Advisory Committee for PISCO European Marine Reserves Book for Policy makers and Stakeholders	Scientific Advisor	2010 / 2011
	School of BEES Academic Programmes and Curriculum Development Committee	Chair	2010 /
	European Science Foundation (ESF) EUROCORES review panel	Member of review panel	2010 /
	Irish National Scientific Diving Advisory Committee	Committee Member	2005 / 1999
	University Appeals Committee	Committee member	2005 / 2010
	University Academic Council	Council Member	2012 / 2015
	University Programme Approval Panel - Academic Board Representative	Chair to approve new programmes	2012 / 2018
	School of BEES Staff student committee chairperson		2006 /
	College of SEFS Academic Programme and Curriculum Development	School of BEES representative	2009 / 2014
	School of BEES Staff Student Committee	Chairperson	2007 /
	SEFS Academic Programmes and Curriculum Development	Chair (from Jan 2014); member from 2011	2011 /
	University Academic Development and Standards Council (SEFS rep)	College of SEFS Member	2014 /

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	University College Cork	College Lecturer	01-SEP-02 /
	University Marine Biological Station Millport	Teaching Fellow	01-OCT-98 / 31-MAR-99
	University College Scarborough (York University)	Lecturer in Animal Behaviour	01-MAR-99 / 31-OCT-99
	University of Aberdeen	Teaching & Research Fellow	01-OCT-99 / 01-SEP-02
	University College Cork	Senior Lecturer	01-OCT-13 /

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2014	University College Cork	Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education	PG Diploma in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
	2013	University College Cork	Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed.	Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
	1994	University of Wales, Swansea	BSC (HONS)	Marine Biology
	1998	University of London	PhD	Marine Biology

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Consultancy

	Client	Description
	Colasite choilm	Colasite choilm school Ballincollig

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve work: Work with school groups and visiting groups at Skibbereen Heritage Centre (2006- present)
	BT Young Scientist - have been advisor to students for this competition from Schools in Bantry, Skibbereen and Ballincollig.
	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve Work: Heritage Week talks and touch tank events 2005-present
	Skibbereen Heritage Centre - Appear on continuous film at the centre explaining the biology of Lough Hyne
	Appeared on BBC Radio 4 Wild Europe (Programme 4 broadcast 11th March 2008)

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Journal Activities

	Journal	Role	To / From
	Estuarine And Coastal Shelf Science	Referee	01-JUN-05 -
	Marine Biodiversity Records	Referee	10-AUG-10 -
	Aquaculture International	Referee	30-JUN-05 -
	Hydrobiologia	Referee	01-AUG-06 -
	Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology	Referee	01-NOV-03 -
	Conservation Biology	Referee	01-MAR-10 -
	Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology	Referee	08-SEP-03 -
	Marine Ecology Progress Series	Referee	01-JUN-07 -
	Journal Of Marine Biological Association	Referee	31-JAN-01 -
	Marine Biology	Referee	02-MAY-08 -

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Other Activities

	Description
	Grant Review for Natural Environment Reseach Council Urgency Grant Scheme (2014)
	Grant Review for European Science Foundation (ESF) - EUROCORES (2010)

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Module Coordinator and Teach on:

Undergraduate
ZY3019 Extreme Environments
ZY3023 Advanced Invertebrate Biology
ZY4020 Temperate Marine Biology (Millport Fieldcourse)

Postgraduate
BL6014 Marine Fieldwork and Survey Techniques
BL6015 Practical Marine Workplace Skills 
BL6019 Ecological Applications of GIS
BL6020 Genetics and the Marine Environment

Also Teach on:
BL6016 Marine Ecology and Conservation
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Recent Postgraduates

	Graduation Year	Student Name	Institution	Degree Type	Thesis Title
	2018	Damien Haberlin	UCC	PHD	Jellyfish dynamics and ecosystem effects
	2017	Amy Geraghty	UCC	PHD	An investigation into the impacts of environmental stressors on parasites of intertidal invertebrates, with a focus on trematodes on the southwest of Ireland
	2017	Mary Catherine Gallagher	UCC	PHD	The effects of an invasive species on the structure of native ecosystems
	2015	Elaine Brennan	University College Cork	MSc	Bonamia ostreae and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis
	2013	Stefanie Broszeit	University College Cork	PHD	Soft sediment ecology of Lough Hyne Marine Reserve - spatial and temporal patterns
	2012	Marion Twomey	University College Cork	PHD	Food web structure at a Marine reserve
	2011	Thomas Bastian	University College Cork	PhD	Broad scale distribution and abundance of Scyphomedusae in Irish Waters
	2011	Emily Baxter	University College Cork	PhD	Gelatinous Zooplankton in Irish waters: Ecology and role in the gill disorders of marine farmed salmon
	2011	Sheila McCullagh	University College Cork	MSc	Scavenger Guilds at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve
	2009	Amy Dale	UCC	PHD	S[atial and temporal variability of Zostera marina and associated fauna in southwest Ireland
	2007	Rob Thomas	UCC	PHD	Larval settelement and benthic recruitment over temporal and spatial scales
	2006	Mark Jessopp	UCC	PHD	Robust techniques in the design and monitoring of marine reserves: larval dynamics and coastal configuration

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Research Information

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Internal Collaborators

	Name	Institute	Country
	Dr Tim Sullivan	Dublin City University	IRELAND
	Dr Sarah Culloty	School of BEES, UCC	IRELAND
	Dr Ruth Ramsay	School of BEES, UCC	IRELAND
	Prof John Davenport	School of BEES UCC	IRELAND

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External Collaborators

	Name	Organisation / Institute	Country
	Prof James Bell	University of Victoria	NEW ZEALAND
	Dr Cynthia Trowbridge	Oregon Institute of Marine Biology	U.S.A.
	Prof Tony Hawkins	Lough Hyne Ltd	UNITED KINGDOM
	Dr Fiona Hannah	Millport Marine Station, Scotland	UNITED KINGDOM