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DrCristina Tollefsen

Research Fellow

School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)

Orcid identifier0000-0003-1856-8609
  • Research Fellow
    School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

I have over two decades of experience studying underwater acoustic propagation and exploring how environmental variability can cause uncertainty in acoustic predictions. After 14 years of underwater and airborne acoustics research for national defence applications, I have now shifted to measuring and predicting acoustic impacts of anthropogenic activity on marine fauna and underwater soundscapes. Interdisciplinary interests include decision-making, information visualisation, data fusion, and exploring how storytelling helps us make sense of the world.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Fellow
    Curtin University, Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Australia8 May 2023 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Defence Scientist
    Defence Research and Development Canada, Atlantic Research Centre, Dartmouth, NS, Canada2 Feb 2009 - 21 Apr 2023
  • Analyst
    Department of National Defence10 Jul 2006 - 30 Jan 2009
  • Senior Research Scientist
    Jasco Applied Sciences, Halifax, NS, Canada1 Aug 2005 - 31 Mar 2006

DEGREES

  • PhD, Physical Oceanography
    Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada1 Sep 2000 - 31 Oct 2005
  • MSc, Medical Physics
    University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada1 Sep 1998 - 31 Oct 2000
  • BSc (Honours), Physics
    University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada1 Sep 1994 - 30 Apr 1998

LANGUAGES

  • Italian
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • French
    Can read, write, speak and understand

ROLE

  • Staff

SUPERVISOR LEVEL

  • Level 2 (Co-Supervisor): Provides supporting supervision and subject-matter expertise alongside the primary supervisor.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3005 - Fisheries sciences
  • 3103 - Ecology
  • 3109 - Zoology
  • 3705 - Geology
  • 3708 - Oceanography
  • 3709 - Physical geography and environmental geoscience
  • 4006 - Communications engineering
  • 4015 - Maritime engineering
  • 4102 - Ecological applications

DEPARTMENT

  • School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)