Dr. Anna Metaxas

Anna Metaxas is a Professor in Oceanography who studies animals of ecological and economic importance, including invasive species that live on the seafloor. She uses a combination of approaches, such as field sampling, laboratory experiments, and mathematical modelling. She has worked in habitats from shallow rocky subtidal regions to the deep sea, including hydrothermal vents and deep-water corals, in temperate and tropical regions of the world. Her research has implications for marine conservation, such as the establishment and success of conservation areas. She is currently involved in a number of national and international initiatives that translate scientific outcomes into information relevant to policy. She has served on several national and international steering and scientific advisory committees and boards. Metaxas received a B.Sc. in Biology from McGill University in 1986, a MSc in Oceanography from the University of British Columbia in 1989 and a PhD from Dalhousie University in 1994. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution in Fort Pierce, Florida, from 1995 to 1997, and a Postdoctoral Scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, from 1997 to 1999.