Dr Charlotte Hopkins
| Biography | Before starting my role at the University of Hull, Charlotte carried out a PhD at the University of Glasgow on how we can consider climate change in the development of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). I have also studied sustainable fisheries management in Bangladesh, coral reef health in Egypt and shark fin commodity chains in Madagascar. Her current research includes fisheries management, marine “rewilding” and marine conservation more generally. She is particularly interested in understanding human perceptions of the marine environment and how these can be incorporated into conservation, planning, marine management and sustainable use. |
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| Research Interests | Charlotte's research expertise is in marine conservation and management, particularly considering human interactions with the marine environment. Recent research projects have included: “Sundarbans fisheries: A model system for the application of landscape ecology and social science approaches to management” and understanding the drivers of MPA compliance within local Bedouin communities, Egypt. |
| Teaching and Learning | Undergraduate Module Leader for: Marine Conservation Ecology (L5) Saving Our Seas (L6) Contributing to: Marine Biology: An Introduction (L4) Marine Interactions (L5) Aquatic Resource Management (L6) Environmental Impact Assessment (L6) Final Year Project (L6) - Project Supervisor |
| Scopus Author ID | 57214799713 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Charlotte supervises work on projects in the following areas (broadly interpreted), in the UK and internationally: - Marine conservation and Rewilding (including MPAs, elasmobranchs, policy and public perceptions) - Ocean Literacy - Fisheries issues particularly from a social science perspective - Social dimensions and public perceptions of biodiversity conservation Current PhD supervisions: Wendy Chadwick, University of Hull (Co Supervisors: Dr Magnus Johnson) "Decarbonising the fishing fleet" part of the University of Hull Environmental Technologies and Food Systems PhD Cluster Esther Brooker, University of Hull (Co Supervisors: Prof Gerald Midgley, Dr Neil Burns, Dr Amanda Gregory) Rewilding the Sea: Perceptions, Values and Challenges" part of the University of Hull REWILD PhD Cluster Matthew Morgan, University of Hull (Primary Supervisor: Dr Africa Gomez, Prof Rodney Forster) Greening Blue Spaces in Hull” part of the University of Hull REWILD PhD Cluster Kristy Adaway, University of Hull (Primary Supervisor: Dr Blake Morton, Dr Lori Lawson Handley) Understanding Environmental Adaptability in Wild Mammalian Carnivores: a Multidisciplinary Perspective” part of the University of Hull REWILD PhD Cluster External Supervisions: Andri Utama, University of Glasgow (Primary Supervisor, Dr David Bailey) "Fisher and Fishing behaviour around Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs), Indonesia" Jennifer Keeping, University of Glasgow (Primary Supervisor, Dr David Bailey) “Threats, feeding ecology and habitat use of stingrays in Mozambique” Thomas Logan, University of Leeds, (Primary Supervisor, Dr Alastair Ward) "Reconciling lethal control of an iconic native species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with nature conservation within a multiple-use landscape" |