Dr Anna McGregor
- Senior Lecturer (Ecology & Environmental Change)
telephone:
01413304775
email:
Anna.Mcgregor@glasgow.ac.uk
513 Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow, G12 8qq
Research interests
My research background focuses on the use of sound in marine mammals and the potential for anthropogenic noise to cause physiologically relevant disturbance. More recently, my work has included studying the effects of noise on other animals as well as those in freshwater environments, and the use of acoustics to monitor cryptic animals in a number of habitats.
Research groups
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- SMEEF Floating Estuarine Garden Project
NatureScot
2022 - 2023
- An inter-disciplinary approach to performing a habitat suitability analysis for native oysters in the Clyde
Natural Environment Research Council
2022 - 2022
- 'FindAScienceBerth': connecting underrepresented groups in marine science with available berths on scientific research vessels
Natural Environment Research Council
2021 - 2022
- Evaluating perceptions of job roles in marine research and raising awareness of digital twinning of the oceans to promote diversity and inclusivity in the marine sciences
Natural Environment Research Council
2021 - 2022
- Voices in the reeds: use of passive acoustic monitoring for detecting presence and critical habitat size of cryptic waterbirds
Glasgow Natural History Society
2014 - 2014
Supervision
- Damask, Krystin
Carnivore coexistence: An ecological and behavioral survey of Scotland’s carnivores, the important role of predation, & the potential of carnivore reinforcement in environmental rewilding
Teaching
My teaching interests are centred around the use of learning technologies to improve student engagement and feedback both in the classroom, laboratory and the field. I am particularly interested in applying the use of mobile devices to specific issues in current academic practice, such as improving practical experiences for increasing class sizes and enhancing accessibility for a wider range of students.
- Adviser of Studies
- Course Coordinator
Level 3 - Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems
- Deputy Course Coordinator
Level 2 - Ecology & Conservation, Level 2 Evolutionary Biology
- Lecturer
Level 4 - Marine Mammal Biology
Level 3 - Zoology/Marine & Freshwater Biology (Core Skills, Experimental Design, Vertebrate Biology, Animal
Physiology, Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems modules)
Level 2 - Ecology & Conservation
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7CwCr1UAAAAJ
Previous Student Research Projects
2013-2014 – Honours
Ruth Abernethy. The effect of sea temperature, sediment type and depth on the spatial variation of minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata sightings off the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
Nikke Kangasmaa. Does boat noise affect foraging differently in shore crabs from two habitat types?
Jennifer Newton. Marine mammal monitoring with passive acoustics and visual surveys in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
2013-2014 – MRes
James David Baird. Can we predict size of the invasive bullhead, Cottus gobio, using passive acoustic techniques?
Abhijit Kumar Nageshkumar. Evaluation of stress levels in captive California sea lions under exposure to high noise levels.
Summer 2013
Honor Wright. Carnegie Trust Vacation Scholarship. Underwater biological sounds of Loch Lomond.
Mariana Soares Fogo. Science Without Borders (CAPES). Assessment of the marine mammal nocturnal activity in Millport, UK.
2012-2013 - Honours
James Stewart Caldwell. Potential impact of freshwater fish farms on important Scottish freshwater organisms.
James Cusiter. Investigating captive California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) response to vehicle noise.
Alan Fleming. The use of strip-transect surveying from a platform of opportunity to assess changing seabird density in the Firth of Clyde.
Francesca Tee. Shipping noise causes predator vigilance deficits in the common European marine hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus).
Research datasets
Additional information
Prizes, Awards and Distinctions
- 2013: Carnegie Trust - Vacation Scholarship for Undergraduates, GBP 1120
- 2013: Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life Travel Grant, GBP 840
- 2012: Higher Education Academy - Enhancing student engagement in identification activities with immediate feedback through a tablet PC application, Teaching Development Grant, 2012-2013, GBP 6835
- 2010: Society for Experimental Biology - Best Student Poster
- 2005: Society for Marine Mammalogy - Runner-Up for Best Pre-Doctoral Poster
Research Fellowship
- 2009 - 2010: Duke Marine Laboratory - Student Fellowship
- 2005 - 2009: Florida State University Oceanography Department - Graduate Fellowship