Jenni Stanley
Jenni Stanley | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland (BSc, PhD) |
| Known for | Research on underwater soundscapes and their influence on marine organisms |
| Awards | Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine science; underwater acoustics |
| Institutions | University of Waikato; NOAA; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Thesis | (2011) |
Jenni A. Stanley is a New Zealand marine scientist and bio-acoustician who investigates how natural and human-made sounds shape marine ecosystems. She is a Senior Lecturer in marine science and aquaculture at the University of Waikato, where her work focuses on measuring and interpreting underwater soundscapes and their ecological significance.[1]
Education
Stanley grew up at Piha on Auckland’s west coast and earned a BSc in biological science (marine science) at the University of Auckland. She began a master’s project at the university’s Leigh Marine Laboratory that was upgraded to a PhD, which she completed in 2011.[2]
Career
After her doctorate Stanley spent two years as a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland’s Institute of Marine Science before moving to the United States in 2015. She worked as a research scientist with NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and later as a research associate at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.[3][4]
In 2019 she returned to New Zealand after winning a five-year Rutherford Discovery Fellowship to investigate “What does protection sound like? A modern approach to understanding New Zealand’s underwater soundscapes and acoustic pressures”, establishing a research programme that combines autonomous acoustic recorders, visual surveys and machine-learning tools.[5]
Stanley now leads projects on coastal soundscapes around New Zealand and serves on international panels developing global bioacoustic data resources, including the Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds (GLUBS).[6]
Awards
- Rutherford Discovery Fellowship, Royal Society Te Apārangi (2019)[7]
Selected works
- Stanley J.A., Van Parijs S.M. & Hatch L.T. (2017). “Underwater sound from vessel traffic reduces the effective communication range in Atlantic cod and haddock.” Scientific Reports 7: 14633.[8]
- Stanley J.A. et al. (2022). “Sounding the Call for a Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10: 810156.[9]
- Stanley J.A. et al. (2021). “Monitoring spatial and temporal underwater soundscape features within four U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries.” NOAA Technical Report.[10]
References
- ^ "Researchers – Ridge to Reef". Tau Ki Ākau. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Dr Jenni Stanley". Science Learning Hub. University of Waikato. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Rutherford Discovery Fellowship – Jenni Stanley". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Understanding Sanctuary Soundscapes". NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries. December 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "2019 Rutherford Discovery Fellowships to accelerate research careers announced". Royal Society Te Apārangi News. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Parsons, Miles J. G.; Lin, Tzu-Hao; Mooney, T. Aran; Erbe, Christine; Juanes, Francis; Lammers, Marc; Li, Songhai; Linke, Simon; Looby, Audrey; Nedelec, Sophie L.; Van Opzeeland, Ilse; Radford, Craig; Rice, Aaron N.; Sayigh, Laela; Stanley, Jenni; Urban, Edward; Di Iorio, Lucia (8 February 2022). "Sounding the Call for a Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10 810156. Bibcode:2022FrEEv..1010156P. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.810156. hdl:10072/422206.
- ^ "Jenni Stanley". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Stanley, Jenni A.; Van Parijs, Sofie M.; Hatch, Leila T. (2017). "Underwater sound from vessel traffic reduces the effective communication range in Atlantic cod and haddock". Scientific Reports. 7 (1) 14633. Bibcode:2017NatSR...714633S. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-14743-9. PMC 5676770. PMID 29116094.
- ^ Parsons, Miles J. G.; Lin, Tzu-Hao; Mooney, T. Aran; Erbe, Christine; Juanes, Francis; Lammers, Marc; Li, Songhai; Linke, Simon; Looby, Audrey; Nedelec, Sophie L.; Van Opzeeland, Ilse; Radford, Craig; Rice, Aaron N.; Sayigh, Laela; Stanley, Jenni; Urban, Edward; Di Iorio, Lucia (2022). "Sounding the Call for a Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10 810156. Bibcode:2022FrEEv..1010156P. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.810156. hdl:10072/422206.
- ^ Monitoring spatial and temporal underwater soundscape features within four U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries (Report). NOAA. 2021.