Monique MacKenzie

Monique MacKenzie is a Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of St Andrews. She contributes to ecological and environmental modelling through the Sir James Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis and the Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling (CREEM).

• Research Focus: Ecological statistics, environmental risk assessment, and sustainable development
• Key Collaborations: Danish offshore windfarm studies, Namibian wildlife conservation
• Academic Leadership: Editor of Ecology journal since 2008

Her work addresses UN Sustainable Development Goals through wildlife conservation analytics and marine environmental monitoring. Research spans African elephant distribution patterns, seabird risk mapping for windfarms, and statistical methods for post-drought recovery planning.

Scientific contributions include:

• Methodological advances in line transect surveys
• Relative risk quantification for renewable energy developments
• Statistical frameworks for trafficked pangolin survival