Kieran Cox
PhD Candidate and Hakai Scholar

Research

       I am a PhD candidate and Hakai Scholar at the University of Victoria, co-supervised by Dr. Francis Juanes and Dr. Sarah Dudas.
         My graduate research is a collaborative effort between the Juanes Lab, Ecological Interactions Research Program and the Hakai Institute that seeks to investigate how nearshore marine biodiversity varies across different habitats and scales and the processes driving this variation. 

Click here for a copy of my most recent C.V

Current Events

​Fall 2019

• An investigated into infaunal community responses to ancient clam gardens by myself and collaborators has been published in ICES Journal of Marine Science
• I had the pleasure of presenting our manuscript, Human Consumption of Microplastics, in a OneNOAA Science Seminar
• Instructing the lab portion of the Marine Ecology and Populations Dynamics at Bamfield Marine Science centre

​Summer 2019

• Our manuscript, Human Consumption of Microplastics, has been published in Enviromental Science and Technology
• National Geographic, Time, Nature, Science, The Guardian, VICE, Smithsonian Magazine, and hundreds more, have covered our manuscript on human consumption of microplastics 

Winter 2019​

• I have been awarded the Montalbano Scholars Fellowship, which will fund my Ph.D. for the next three years. Thank you University of Victoria for your continued support  
• Our recent manuscript addressing the challenges facing shellfish aquaculture development on the central and north coast of British Columbia has been published in Marine Policy
• I will be coordinating the ichthyology undergraduate labs at the University of Victoria this year 
• Our manuscript on the  impacts of logging on intertidal infaunal communities within the Kitimat River estuary has been published in the Journal of Natural History

Fall 2018

• I've been awarded the Link Fellowship with the Smithsonian Institute. My fellowship will focus on coral reef biodiversity in Florida and Belize, and include a MarineGEO expedition to Carrie Bow Cay. I can not thank those who supported this fellowship enough, Dr. Valerie Paul, Dr. Emmett Duffy, The Hakai Institute,  The Smithsonian Marine Station, and The University of Victoria
• Assessing the relationship between community dispersion and disturbance in a soft‐sediment ecosystem, published in Marine Ecology is now online!

​Summer 2018

• Another successful field season is wrapped up! Stay turned for more information on coastal soft sediment community dynamics!
• I have completed my candidacy  exam, and am now officially a Ph.D. Candidate. Thank you to Dr. Dudas, Dr. Juanes, Dr. Ban, and Dr. Tunnicliffe
• One of my photos is the cover of Marine and Coastal Fisheries August issue

• Sound the Alarm: A Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Aquatic Noise on Fish Behavior and Physiology​ has been published in the July issue of Global Change Biology

 Winter 2018

• Marine Noise Is Mentally and Physically Disturbing Fish by Hakai Magazine discusses our recent meta-analysis
• One of my photos is the cover of Fisheries February issue!
• Global New interviewed me about our recent analysis of aquatic noise and the implications for fishes
• CBC has covered our meta-analysis on how fish are effected by aquatic noise. Associated interview airing in April
• New Manuscript: Sound the Alarm: A Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Aquatic Noise on Fish Behavior and Physiology​ published in Global Change Biology!
• One of my photos is the cover of Coastal and Marine Fisheries 10 year anniversary issue!

November 2017

• Instructing the lab portion of the Animal Structure and Function course at Bamfield Marine Science centre
• New manuscript on community assessment techniques and diversity metrics is available in Ecology and Evolution!

September 2017

• New manuscript on the IDH in soft sediment ecosystems is available in Sea Research!
• Photo series and article on Raja Ampat, biodiversity and conservation is now available in Fisheries
• I have been awarded an NSERC-CGS D to support the next three years of my Ph.D.​

August 2017

• Another amazing field season is finished! Highlight being the MarineGeo & Hakai BioBlitz

May 2017

• Field work has started! Excited to get back to the Hakai Institute. 
• I have been awarded a PADI Foundation grant to help support this summers research efforts

April 2017

• Lastest manuscript is available for early viewing on the Fish and Fisheries website

March 2017

• With three manuscripts accepted and another two submitted, 2017 is off to a great start! I can't thank Dr. Travis Gerwing enough for his support and guidance

January 2017 

• Our paper on assessing the effect of aquatic noise on fish behavior and physiology had been published as part of the proceedings of meetings on acoustics.
• ​Our research was featured in the Life At Hakai series, click here to read Racing Tides by Ami Kingdon 

Fall 2016

• Instructing the lab portion of the Animal Structure and Function course at Bamfield Marine Science centre
• Photo and interview published in  Fisheries, Back Page Photo Series   

​August 2016

• Field work is in full swing.  Very excited to be a part of the Hakai Institue as they partner with the Smithosian to futhur expand the Smithosians MarineGEO research program. 

July 2016

• Dr.Juanes presents our soundscape work at the fourth international conference on The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life

June 2016

• Field work has started! Excited to get back to the Hakai Institute. 

April 2016

• Presented 'Assessing The Effects Of Contemporary And Traditional Shellfish Aquaculture On Marine Biodiversity' at the  Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

 February 2016

• Accepted to present a talk on my graduate research, as well as a poster on collaborative soundscape research with Dr. Juanes, at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
• Winner of best talk at the Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference 

January 2016

• Accepted to present a talk at the Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference

December 2015 

• Paper with Dr.Reimchen accepted in the Canadian Journal Of Zoology

October 2015

• The EIRP lab presents at the Hakai Research Exchange

September 2015

• 2nd day of grad school and already presenting, Quadra Island Research Presentation