Ellen Coombs
Smithsonian Peter Buck Fellow at Smithsonian Institution
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolEllen Coombs is a Smithsonian Peter Buck Fellow and evolutionary biologist with nine years of interdisciplinary research and teaching experience, holding a PhD from UCL and an MSc from Oxford. Her work blends ecological modelling, phylogenetic comparative methods, and geometric morphometrics to investigate cetacean jaw form, prey interactions, sensory function, and echolocation, with direct applications for managing changing marine ecosystems. Experienced in policy, education, and international outreach, she is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has presented at global forums on animal welfare and veterinary education. Ellen combines strong quantitative coding and reproducible-research practices (see her GitHub) with field-focused natural history, bridging computational methods and conservation-relevant insights.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MSc), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Master of Science (MSc), Biology/Biological Sciences, General at University of OxfordHartismere High School- Sixth FormBachelor of Science (BSc), Environmental Science- First Class Honours, First Class Honours, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Environmental Science- First Class Honours, First Class Honours at University of YorkUniversity College LondonProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
EllenJCoombs/Asymmetry-evolution-cetaceans
May 2020 - Nov 2022
Contributions:1 release, 67 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
EllenJCoombs/ICVM_landmarking
Jun 2019 - Jul 2020
Contributions:220 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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