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Biography
Hi, my research focuses on three broad areas of ecophysiology, spatial ecology, and conservation science and planning. I completed my BSc at the University of Wollongong and University College Cork. I then completed a PhD at Monash University. Following my PhD, I worked for Upwell Turtles (NGO) as a research scientist for one year. Since 2019, I have been a postdoc at Monash and Florida Atlantic University working on conservation, spatial ecology and physiology of turtles, sharks and crocodiles. I am currently a Research Fellow working in the Ecophysiology and Conservation Research Group with Professor Richard Reina. See www.richardreina.com
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Biology, PhD, Control and ecological significance of embryonic development in turtles and crocodiles, School of Biological Sciences
Apr 2013 → Jan 2018
Award Date: 4 Jan 2018
Biology & Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science Advanced (1st Class Honours) Biology & Environmental Science Majors, University of Wollongong
2007 → 2012
Award Date: 1 Jul 2012
Research area keywords
- Turtle
- Crocodile
- Ecophysiology
- Spatial ecology
- Conservation Biology
- Embryonic Development
- GIS
- Conservation Planning
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Defining bycatch limits for leatherback turtles in NSW shark meshing nets that increase the risk of population extinction
Reina, R., Williamson, S. & Mitchell, N. J.
Department of Primary Industries (DPI) (New South Wales)
19/05/23 → 19/09/23
Project: Research
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Reversing population decline of Eastern Pacific leatherback turtles
3/09/19 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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The influence of oxygen availability on embryonic development in reptiles
Williamson, S., Evans, R. & Reina, R.
Equity Trustees Limited, ANZ Executors and Trustee Company Ltd.
25/09/13 → 30/09/16
Project: Research
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Effects of postovipositional hypoxia and hyperoxia on leatherback turtle reproductive success and hatchling performance
Williamson, S. A., Hoover, A. L., Evans, R. G., Shillinger, G. L., Bailey, H., Bruno, R. S., Bandimere, A. & Reina, R. D., 1 Dec 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 339, 10, p. 939-950 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Mitigating the effects of climate change on the nests of sea turtles with artificial irrigation
Gatto, C. R., Williamson, S. A. & Reina, R. D., Feb 2023, In: Conservation Biology. 37, 1, 21 p., e14044.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Satellite Tracking of Head-Started Juvenile Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Reveals Release Effects and an Ontogenetic Shift
Barbour, N., Bailey, H., Fagan, W. F., Mustin, W., Baboolal, V., Casella, F., Candela, T., Gaspar, P., Williamson, S., Turla, E. & Shillinger, G. L., 31 Mar 2023, In: Animals. 13, 7, 21 p., 1218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Increasing hypoxia progressively slows early embryonic development in an oviparous reptile, the green turtle, Chelonia mydas
Adams, D., Williamson, S. A., Evans, R. G. & Reina, R. D., 31 Aug 2022, In: Royal Society Open Science. 9, 8, 10 p., 220709.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Transcriptomic analysis of preovipositional embryonic arrest in a nonsquamate reptile (Chelonia mydas)
Gárriz, A., Williamson, S. A., Shah, A. D., Evans, R. G., Deveson Lucas, D. S., Powell, D. R., Walton, S. L., Marques, F. Z. & Reina, R. D., Aug 2022, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 16, p. 4319-4331 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)