I am a scientific illustrator with a strong background in conservation science. My research revolves around brown bear habitat modelling and monitoring.

My PhD research and my job as a GIS instructor fuelled my love for ecological modelling techniques and all things maps.

My experience working in higher education and research for over five years has taught me that science needs to be shared in more innovative and creative ways in order to communicate the complex messages it conveys. I am now using my academic skills and illustration skills to do exactly that for scientific figures, infographics, nature-inspired tattoo designs and many other exciting projects.

Currently working between Bristol, UK and Panagitsa, a small village in the north of Greece, where I come from. 

My celebratory Dr bear

Scientific specialisations

  • GIS analysis (ArcGIS Pro, qGIS, R Studio)
  • Map design
  • Habitat suitability modelling
  • Species distribution modelling
  • Occupancy modelling
  • Species non-invasive monitoring
  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) and Invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) techniques
  • Brown bear ecology
  • Statistical analysis (R Studio)
  • Academic writing and supervision of research projects

Affiliations

My celebratory Dr bear

Scientific specialisations

  • GIS analysis (ArcGIS Pro, qGIS, R Studio)
  • Map design
  • Habitat suitability modelling
  • Species distribution modelling
  • Occupancy modelling
  • Species non-invasive monitoring
  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) and Invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) techniques
  • Brown bear ecology
  • Statistical analysis (R Studio)
  • Academic writing and supervision of research projects

Affiliations

Scientific specialisations

GIS Instructor

2019-2023

Academic GIS instructor, writing and running courses for all academic levels and research staff at UWE, Bristol.

GIS technician

2016-2017

Developing and supporting GIS courses for undergraduates at UWE, Bristol.

Technical support for field practicals, dissertation projects, lab work and tropical expedition in Madagascar.

PhD Researcher

2017-2022

Brown bear habitat modelling and further development of a novel non-invasive monitoring method – Invertebrate-derived DNA(iDNA). UWE, Bristol.

Conservation Biology BSc(hons)

2012-2016

Undergraduate degree in applied conservation and wildlife ecology with a tropical expedition in Madagascar.

 Placement with Callisto NGO, Greece, on bear tracking and monitoring. 

Dissertation on habitat connectivity for brown bears.