Dr Lauren Smith
- Position: Visiting Research Fellow
- Areas of expertise: Population ecology; infectious disease epidemiology; wild animal epidemiology; systems modelling; mark-recapture; animal health and welfare
- Email: L.M.Smith1@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: STRAYS Project | Twitter | LinkedIn | Researchgate | ORCID | White Rose
Profile
I joined the University of Leeds as a Research Fellow in September 2020. I completed my PhD at the University of Leeds in July 2020, where I was investigating the impact of free-roaming dog population management on population dynamics, health, and welfare. Before undertaking my PhD, I completed an MSc in Wild Animal Biology (2016) at the Royal Veterinary College and Zoological Society of London, and a Post Graduate Certificate in International Animal Health (2015) at the University of Edinburgh. I have also previously worked in research assistant positions for the Cetacean Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution Laboratory (2014) and the Western Australia Marine Science Institution (2013).
Qualifications
- PhD in Biology
- MSc in Wild Animal Biology
- PG Cert in International Animal Health
- BSc (Hons) Zoology
Professional memberships
- British Ecological Society
- Animal Welfare Research Network