Dr Sara Kophamel ~ Cohort Doctoral Studies Mentor

I am a scientist enthusiastic about biodiversity conservation and wildlife health. Trained as a veterinarian, I have worked as a program assistant, teaching assistant, and clinician across university and non-profit sectors in Australia, Germany, and Spain. My current research is on sea turtle physiology and field-based health assessment methods. I have also experience with coordinating multidisciplinary project partners, with a focus on marine migratory species.

 

Interests

Professional

• Biodiversity conservation, marine migratory species

Research

• Wildlife health, animal physiology

Teaching

• Professional development skills, veterinary anatomy

Experience

• 2021 to 2022 - Intern, UN Environment Programme (Bonn, Germany)
• 2018 to 2022 - PhD Candidate, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2018 to 2021 - Demonstrator / Teaching Assistant, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2016 to 2017 - Intern, Oceanogràfic Aquarium València (Valencia, Spain)
• 2015 to 2016 - Veterinarian and Teaching Assistant, University of Veterinary Medicine (Hannover, Germany)

Research Disciplines

• Veterinary sciences (3009)
• Ecology (3103)
• Environmental management (4104)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)
• Marine systems and management (1805)

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Journal Articles

• Kophamel S, Ward L, Konovalov D, Mendez D, Ariel E, Cassidy N, Bell I, Balastegui Martínez M and Munns S (2022) Field?based adipose tissue quantification in sea turtles using bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy validated with CT scans and deep learning. Ecology and Evolution, 12.
• Kophamel S, Rudd D, Ward L, Shum E, Ariel E, Mendez D, Starling J, Mellers R, Burchell R and Munns S (2022) Haematological and biochemical reference intervals for wild green turtles (Chelonia mydas): a Bayesian approach for small sample sizes. Conservation Physiology, 10 (1).
• Kophamel S, Illing B, Ariel E, Difalco M, Skerratt L, Hamann M, Ward L, Méndez D and Munns S (2022) Importance of health assessments for conservation in noncaptive wildlife. Conservation Biology, 36 (1).
• Mashkour N, Jones K, Kophamel S, Hipolito T, Ahasan S, Walker G, Jakob-Hoff R, Whittaker M, Hamann M, Bell I, Elliman J, Owens L, Saladin C, Crespo-Picazo J, Gardner B, Loganathan A, Bowater R, Young E, Robinson D, Baverstock W, Blyde D, March D, Eghbali M, Mohammadi M, Freggi D, Giliam J, Hale M, Nicolle N, Spiby K, Wrobel D, Parga M, Mobaraki A, Rajakaruna R, Hyland K, Read M and Ariel E (2020) Disease risk analysis in sea turtles: a baseline study to inform conservation efforts. PLoS ONE, 15 (10).

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• Kophamel Orduna, S. (2020) Dataset and interactive version of Fig.1 of the manuscript: Health assessments in non-captive wildlife are increasingly important for conservation . James Cook University

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