Cornelia Oedekoven

Cornelia Oedekoven is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling (CREEM), School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom. Her research lies at the intersection of statistics and ecology, focusing on developing and applying advanced statistical methods for monitoring wildlife populations, particularly marine mammals.

Her research interests include passive acoustic monitoring (PAM), line transect surveys, statistical ecology, and environmental impact assessment. She specializes in modeling animal abundance, density, and behavioral responses to anthropogenic disturbances such as naval sonar and climate change. Her work supports conservation efforts and contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to climate action and life below water.

The recent publications reflect a strong focus on marine mammal monitoring, acoustic data analysis, and statistical methodology development. Themes include integrating aerial and acoustic data, power analysis for monitoring programs, and assessing disturbance impacts on cetaceans in regions like Hawaii and Costa Rica.

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Cornelia Oedekoven has served as Principal Investigator (PI) on multiple research projects funded by EPSRC and other bodies, including studies on gibbon conservation and cetacean distributions in Vietnam. She mentors early-career researchers and contributes to collaborative scientific efforts, though formal advisees are not listed. Her work involves grant-funded research on ecological modeling and conservation impact.

She is affiliated with the Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling (CREEM), a leading research group at the University of St Andrews that develops statistical methods for ecological and environmental challenges. The team focuses on distance sampling, spatial modeling, and passive acoustic monitoring, with applications in marine and terrestrial conservation.