Rhian gained a First Class BSc (Hons) in Environmental Conservation (Wales), and a BA (Hons) in Hospitality Marketing Management (Portsmouth). She is currently a Research Assistant in the Coastal Management research group and part-time lecturer in the School of Natural & Built Environment in the Faculty of Applied Design & Engineering. She has recently submitted her PhD thesis, entitled:

"Aspects of harbour porpoise population dynamics in the Bristol Channel and strategies for conservation management"

Selected Publications

• Phillips, M. R., Banfield, K., May, E. A. and Jenkins, R. E. (2005). Whale watching and the collection of cetacean data: a case study of WhaleWatch Azores. In: Ozhan, E. (ed) Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment. MEDCOAST 05. Vol. 1. Middle East Technical University, Ankara. 387-398.

• Jenkins, R., Phillips, M.R., Williams, B. and Gallagher, A. (2004). "Ecotourism - A New Market Opportunity for Gower, South Wales, UK"? In Micallef, A. and Vassallo, A. (eds) Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Management of Coastal Resources, Beaches, Yacht Marinas & Coastal Ecotourism, Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics, Malta. 241-251.

• Jenkins, R.E., and Phillips, M.R. (2003). "Changes in Geographical Distribution of Marine Mammals and seabirds". In: Ozhan, E. (eds) Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 03, Vol. 1, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. 485-497.

• Phillips, M.R. and Jenkins, R. E. (2001). "Impacts of Climate Change in the Marine Environment". In: Ozhan, E. (eds) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 01, Vol. 1 , Middle East Technical University, Ankara. 335-347.

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