Anna Bracken

Dr. Anna Bracken is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Glasgow, affiliated with the School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine and the Physiology Ageing & Welfare group. She focuses on restoring urban biodiversity through spatial modeling and fieldwork as part of the GALLANT project, with prior research on chacma baboon behavior in Cape Town.

• 2022–present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Glasgow
• 2017–2021: PhD Researcher, Swansea University & University of Cape Town

Her research bridges urban ecology and conservation biology, emphasizing practical integration of ecological findings into wildlife management and community engagement. Key methodologies include biologging (GPS tracking, accelerometers) and behavioral analysis of social primates.

Recent publications (2022–2024) explore baboon movement patterns in urban environments, collective motion dynamics, and allo-grooming quantification using machine learning. Her work spans animal behavior, spatial ecology, and human-wildlife coexistence frameworks.