University of Exeter Medical School

Dr Jacqualyn Eales

Dr Jacqualyn Eales

Senior Research Fellow

 J.F.Eales@exeter.ac.uk

 Knowledge Spa 

 

University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, TR1 3HD

Overview

Dr Jacqui Eales is a specialist in Evidence Synthesis working on a 3 year project to develop a nexus perspective on peoples' resilience, wellbeing, and environmental sustainability in coastal communities around the UK (ROCC- Resilience of Coastal Communities). 

Jacqui worked on Evidence Synthesis for the 4-year Blue Communities, funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund, synthesising the evidence on the interactions between marine and coastal resource management and the health and well-being of coastal communities, centred on South East Asia.

Jacqui has worked in Evidence Synthesis since 2009, based at the Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation, Bangor University, where she was a Lecturer in Conservation. Here, she set up an international programme of capacity building in Evidence Synthesis for the Environmental Sciences.

From 2011 onwards, she worked at the York Health Economics Consortium, University of York as an Associate Systematic Reviewer, and for the Mistra Council for Evidence-Based Environmental Management, based at the Stockholm Environment Institute, as a specialist in Evidence Synthesis.

Alongside her work at the University, Jacqui continues to work for Earthwatch Institute facilitating on citizen science research projects in the UK and beyond. Since 2014, Jacqui has also been Senior Scientist on the Operation Wallacea Dominica project, training young scientists in Tropical Ecology field techniques.

Qualifications

  • 2008 PhD in Evolutionary Ecology of Invasive Species (Bangor University, Wales, UK)
  • 2005 PGCertHE Teaching in Higher Education (Bangor University, Wales, UK)
  • 2003 BSc in Biology (University of Nottingham, UK)

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Research

Research interests

Jacqui has had a diverse research career to date, spanning Behavioural Ecology, Molecular Ecology, Health Evidence Synthesis and Environmental Evidence Synthesis. She completed her BSc in Biology at the University of Nottingham in 2004 (thesis in Avian sentinel behaviour systems) and a PhD in Invasive species genetics at the Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Lab at Bangor University in 2008. During her PhD she used mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite loci to identify source populations and investigate the extent of genetic founder effects for a recent vertebrate (Anolis cristatellus) introduced to Dominica, Lesser Antilles.

Jacqui has a strong interest in island biodiversity and also in sustainability engagement practices. She has worked with several NGOs since 2012, continuing her research interests in these areas.

Jacqui is Senior Scientist on the Operation Wallacea Dominica Programme, overseeing the science programmes on an annual field expedition investigating island biodiversity and building capacity for environmental research on the island. She is also an Environmental Sustainability Educator for EarthWatch Institute, using environmental themes to discuss sustainability with volunteers and corporate employees.

Jacqui has been an active member in the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) since 2009, has published in developing methodologies for Environmental Evidence Synthesis, and is currently serving on the CEE Training Team. She is also working with the Global Evidence Synthesis Initiative in capacity-building.

Research projects

Current Projects:

  • Global Challenges Research Fund. 2017-2021. Blue Communities: building capacity for sustainable interactions with marine ecosystems. Evidence Synthesis.

http://blue-communities.org/Home

  • Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health. 2018. After the Storm: a Mosaic of reflections on rebuilding mental health.

http://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/cceh/engagedresearch/rsf/#a1

  • Operation Wallacea. 2012-current. Impacts of climate change on tropical species.

https://www.opwall.com/location/dominica/

Grants/Funding:

  • Wellcome Centre for Environment and Human Health (PI) 2018.  After the Storm: a Mosaic of reflections on rebuilding mental health.

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Publications

Journal articles

Thao NP, Eales J, Lam DM, Hien VT, Garside R (2023). What are the impacts of activities undertaken in UNESCO biosphere reserves on socio-economic wellbeing in Southeast Asia? a systematic review. Environmental Evidence, 12(1). Abstract.
Richter I, Roberts BR, Sailley SF, Sullivan E, Cheung VV, Eales J, Fortnam M, Jontila JB, Maharja C, Nguyen TH, et al (2022). Building bridges between natural and social science disciplines: a standardized methodology to combine data on ecosystem quality trends. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 377(1854). Abstract.  Author URL.
Eales J, Bethel A, Galloway T, Hopkinson P, Morrissey K, Short RE, Garside R (2022). Human health impacts of exposure to phthalate plasticizers: an overview of reviews. Environ Int, 158 Abstract.  Author URL.
Frampton G, Whaley P, Bennett M, Bilotta G, Dorne J-LCM, Eales J, James K, Kohl C, Land M, Livoreil B, et al (2022). Principles and framework for assessing the risk of bias for studies included in comparative quantitative environmental systematic reviews. Environmental Evidence, 11(1).
Pullin AS, Cheng SH, Jackson JD, Eales J, Envall I, Fada SJ, Frampton GK, Harper M, Kadykalo AN, Kohl C, et al (2022). Standards of conduct and reporting in evidence syntheses that could inform environmental policy and management decisions. ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE, 11(1).  Author URL.
Zain MA, Suhaimi J, Dahlui M, Goh HC, Then AY-H, Yakub NA, Noor MIM, Garside R, Eales J, Jose E, et al (2022). What are the outcomes of marine site protection on poverty of coastal communities in Southeast Asia? a systematic review protocol. ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE, 11(1).  Author URL.
Azra MN, Noor MIM, Eales J, Sung YY, Ghaffar MA (2022). What evidence exists for the impact of climate change on the physiology and behaviour of important aquaculture marine crustacean species in Asia? a systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 11(1).
Short RE, Cox DTC, Ling Tan Y, Bethel A, Eales JF, Garside R (2021). Review of the evidence for oceans and human health relationships in Europe: a systematic map. Environ Int, 146 Abstract.  Author URL.
Eales J, Bethel A, Fullam J, Olmesdahl S, Wulandari P, Garside R (2021). What is the evidence documenting the effects of marine or coastal nature conservation or natural resource management activities on human well-being in South East Asia? a systematic map. Environment International, 151, 106397-106397.
Konno K, Cheng SH, Eales J, Frampton G, Kohl C, Livoreil B, Macura B, O'Leary BC, Randall NP, Taylor JJ, et al (2020). The CEEDER database of evidence reviews: an open-access evidence service for researchers and decision-makers. Environmental Science and Policy, 114, 256-262. Abstract.
Villeneuve AR, Thornhill I, Eales J (2019). Upstream migration and altitudinal distribution patterns of Nereina punctulata (Gastropoda: Neritidae) in Dominica, West Indies. Aquatic Ecology, 53(2), 205-215.
Eales J, Haddaway NR, Bernes C, Cooke SJ, Jonsson BG, Kouki J, Petrokofsky G, Taylor JJ (2018). What is the effect of prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forest on biodiversity, beyond pyrophilous and saproxylic species? a systematic review. Environmental Evidence, 7(1).
Eales J, Haddaway NR, Webb JA (2017). Much at stake: the importance of training and capacity building for stakeholder engagement in evidence synthesis. Environmental Evidence, 6(1).
Bayliss HR, Haddaway NR, Eales J, Frampton GK, James KL (2016). Updating and amending systematic reviews and systematic maps in environmental management. Environmental Evidence, 5(1).
Eales J, Haddaway NR, Bernes C, Cooke SJ, Jonsson BG, Kouki J, Petrokofsky G (2016). What is the effect of prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forest on biodiversity, beyond tree regeneration, pyrophilous and saproxylic species? a systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 5(1).
Neaves LE, Eales J, Whitlock R, Hollingsworth PM, Burke T, Pullin AS (2015). The fitness consequences of inbreeding in natural populations and their implications for species conservation – a systematic map. Environmental Evidence, 4(1).
Glanville JM, Brown S, Shamir R, Szajewska H, Eales JF (2015). The scale of the evidence base on the health effects of conventional yogurt consumption: findings of a scoping review. Front Pharmacol, 6 Abstract.  Author URL.
O'Connor AM, Lovei GL, Eales J, Frampton GK, Glanville J, Pullin AS, Sargeant J (2012). Implementation of systematic reviews in EFSA scientific outputs workflow. EFSA Supporting Publications, 9(12).
EALES J, THORPE RS, MALHOTRA A (2010). Colonization history and genetic diversity: adaptive potential in early stage invasions. Molecular Ecology, 19(14), 2858-2869.
Eales J, Thorpe RS (2009). Revealing the geographic origin of an invasive lizard: the problem of native population genetic diversity. Biological Invasions, 12(1).
EALES J, THORPE RS, MALHOTRA A (2008). Weak founder effect signal in a recent introduction of Caribbean Anolis. Molecular Ecology, 17(6), 1416-1426.

Conferences

Eales J, Haddaway N, Bernes C, Cooke S, Jonsson B-G, Kouki J, Petrokofsky G, Taylor J (2018). How does prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forests affect biodiversity?. Proceedings of the 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology.
Eales J, Garside R (2018). “Blue Communities”: supporting sustainable and resilient marine management for coastal communities in SE Asia. Proceedings of the 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology.

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External Engagement and Impact

Committee/panel activities

Collaboration for Environmental Evidence Training Group

http://www.environmentalevidence.org/training-working-group

Blogs:

Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: UK Centre Blog

https://ceeukcentre.home.blog/

External Engagement:

Environmental Sustainability Educator for Earthwatch Institute

https://earthwatch.org.uk/

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