Guest Lectures & Invited Talks

• Nov 2022 Guest talk: Quantitative and Applied Ecology Group, University of Melbourne, "Dynamic models in behavioural ecology"
• Oct 2022 Public webinar: Centre for Integrative Ecology's Wild Webinar series, "Furry friends in our watery backyard"
• Nov 2021 Guest lecture: Marine Wildlife (SLE350), Deakin University, "Modelling population consequences of natural and anthropogenic disturbance"
• Sep 2021 Guest lecture: Animal Behaviour (BIO3052), Monash University, "Pinniped behaviour ft. Australian fur seals"
• Sep 2021 Invited talk: Centre for Integrative Ecology's Lunchtime Seminar series, "State-dependent life history theory models for conservation"
• Jul 2021 Panel: Island Whale Festival, Phillip Island Nature Parks, "Conservation and Resilience - students in the field"

Workshops

• Dec 2022: Dynamic models in behavioural ecology, Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) & Society for Conservation Biology Oceania (SCBO) joint conference, Wollongong, Australia

Contributed Talks

• Speakman, CN, McHuron, EA, & Arnould, JPY (2022) Using state-dependent life-history theory models to explore individual and population level responses to environmental change in a marine predator. Working Group on Integrative, Physical-biological and Ecosystem Modelling meeting, Texel, The Netherlands
• Speakman, CN, McHuron, EA, & Arnould, JPY (2022) Fear vs. Food: Exploring behavioural and population-level responses to environmental change and predation pressure in Australian fur seals. Victorian Biodiversity Conference, Melbourne, Australia (virtual); Centre for Integrative Ecology Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia & ESA-SCBO Joint Conference, Wollongong, Australia
• Speakman, CN, & Arnould, JPY (2021) Developing a state-dependent life-history theory model for Australian fur seals. Centre for Integrative Ecology Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia (virtual)
• Speakman, CN, Lloyd, ST, Camprasse, EMC, Hoskins, AJ, Hindell, MA, Costa, DP, & Arnould, JPY (2021) Consistency in foraging behaviour improves foraging success and efficiency in a marine top predator. Victorian Biodiversity Conference, Melbourne, Australia (virtual) & ANZSCSMM Student Chapter Meeting, Melbourne, Australia (virtual)
• Speakman, CN, Hoskins, AJ, Hindell, MA, Costa, DP, & Arnould, JPY (2020) Temporal and spatial influences on foraging behaviour and hunting success in female AUFS. Centre for Integrative Ecology Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia (virtual) & Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Wollongong, Australia (virtual)
• Speakman, CN (2020) Environmental threats to a marine top-order predator, the Australian fur seal. Deakin University Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment 3MT, Melbourne, Australia (virtual) & Centre for Integrative Ecology Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia
• Speakman, CN, Robb, K, & Johnstone, CP (2019) No escape from wave impacts for Australian fur seals. Victorian Biodiversity Conference, Melbourne, Australia
• Speakman, CN, Robb, K, & Johnstone, CP (2018) Influence of anthropogenic and natural disturbance on Australian fur seal behaviour at a popular ecotourism site in southern Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. ANZSCSMM Student Chapter Meeting, Brisbane, Australia

Contributed Posters

• Speakman, CN, McHuron, EA, & Arnould, JPY (2022) Fear vs. Food: Exploring behavioural and population-level responses to environmental change and predation pressure in Australian fur seals. Victorian Biodiversity Conference, Melbourne, Australia (virtual)
• Speakman, CN, Hoskins, AJ, Hindell, MA, Costa, DP, & Arnould, JPY (2019) Environmental influences on diving behaviour & foraging success in female Australian fur seals. World Marine Mammal Conference, Barcelona, Spain
• Speakman, CN, Robb, K, & Johnstone, CP (2018) Evidence of short-term habituation to vessel traffic in Australian fur seals at an artificial haul-out site. Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Brisbane, Australia & Genetics Ecology Zoology (Monash University), Melbourne, Australia

Outreach

• Skype-A-Scientist 2019 (x1)
• Skype-A-Scientist 2022 (x2)