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Kate Sprogis is a Lecturer at The University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute, based at the Albany Centre. She serves as a Supervisor for UWA students and leads research in marine mammal ecology across Australia, Antarctica, and the Canary Islands.
Her research focuses on five core areas: impacts of anthropogenic stressors on marine mammals, behavioural ecology, predator-prey interactions, responses to climate drivers, and behavioural development in offspring. She studies southern right whales, humpback whales, pilot whales, bottlenose dolphins, and humpback dolphins using advanced techniques including unmanned aerial vehicles and photogrammetry.
Her recent publications (2022-2025) demonstrate expertise in capital breeding energetics, migration costs, allosuckling behavior, and sustainable marine industry development. Key themes include physiological adaptations, anthropogenic impacts, and climate change responses across cetacean species.
- UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow Host (2024)
- UWA Teaching Excellence Award (2023)
Dr. Sprogis actively supervises graduate students including A. Amir (2025 Master's on dolphin ranging patterns), K. Nikas (2025 Honours on stranding events), and R. Van Noort (2025 Master's on southern right whale behavior). She has received research funding through the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre for the 'Ocean Wave Energy in Australia' project (2024). Her teaching includes Marine Mammal Science (BIOL3000) and Advanced Marine Mammal Science (BIOL4400), featuring field trips to Albany.
