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Sue-Ann Watson is an Associate Professor in the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University and Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates at the Queensland Museum Network. Her research focuses on marine organisms' responses to environmental change, particularly ocean acidification and warming. She holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Nottingham, an MSc from the National Oceanography Centre (University of Southampton), and a PhD from the University of Southampton and British Antarctic Survey. Watson has received numerous awards, including the Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year (2014), ARC Future Fellowship (2024), and Queensland Women in STEM Prize (2023).
Her research spans marine invertebrate ecology, physiology, and behavior, with a focus on global change impacts. Key areas include predator-prey dynamics, shell evolution, and latitudinal gradients in marine organisms. She has published extensively on ocean acidification effects on molluscs, cephalopods, and coral reef fish behavior. Watson collaborates internationally and has been featured in media such as the New York Times and ABC News for her groundbreaking work.
- Affiliations: James Cook University, Queensland Museum Network, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
- Education:
- BSc (Hons) Biology, University of Nottingham
- MSc Oceanography, University of Southampton
- PhD Marine Biology, University of Southampton
Her research combines fieldwork and laboratory experiments to assess how marine organisms acclimate/ adapt to stressors like ocean acidification, warming, and light availability. Recent work includes studies on giant clams, cephalopods, and crown-of-thorns starfish. Watson's contributions to climate change science have been recognized through awards like the AMSA Emerging Leader in Marine Science (2023) and Women in Leadership Australia Scholarship (2019–2020).
