As a coastal geomorphologist my principle fields of research interest span, coral reef geomorphology, coastal processes, medium-term coastal change, gravel beach processes and the application of coastal science to support coastal management.
I have an international research programme which focuses on understanding environmental processes in coral reef environments that control reef and reef island development and change. Specific studies have included the evolution of reef islands in The Maldives, Fiji, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands and Great Barrier Reef; wave processes on coral reefs; and, reef island morphodynamics. I have worked extensively in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
At the national scale my research interests are focussed on coastal morphodynamics and processes on gravel beach systems, shore platform processes and medium-scale coastal change
