Summary
Employment history2013 – present: Principal Curator, Mammals (promotion, August 2013)2011 – 2017: Collections Manager, Vertebrates (SK), Department of Life Sciences, NHM (Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish)2004 – 2011: Senior Curator, Mammal Group, Department of Zoology, NHM (merit promotion, September 2004)1992 – 2004: Curator, Mammal Group, Department of Zoology, NHMJob Responsibilities and ExpertiseCurator of marine mammals, large terrestrial mammals (ungulates), archaeozoology, Chair of the NHM Outstation collections user group and NHM specialist advisor to the Defra-funded UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme.Specialist hard tissue identification (for UK and international law enforcement); collections evaluation and report writing for UK/international museums and other organizations; development of NHM’s National Collection of Cetacea through fieldwork, collections-based research, taxonomic revision and collaborative studies. Science lead for Hintze Hall redevelopment (redisplay of 'Hope' the blue whale) 2014-2017, Science lead for 'Whales: Beneath the Surface' temporary exhibition 2015-2017.Expertise in identification and analysis of faunal remains (vertebrate/archaeozoology), human osteology, skeletal pathology, osteometry and palaeobiology. Special interests in collection management, environmental management of vertebrate collections, use of the Internet by museums for 'virtual' access, creation of 'virtual' specimens using micro-CT/3D/surface-scanning data, creation of ‘virtual’ collections using novel technologies and remote electronic access to collections data; development of techniques for evaluating and accessing genetic resources held in museum research collections; development of destructive and invasive sampling protocols; public outreach; art/science collaboration; investigation into the effects of different preparation techniques on vertebrate specimens.Currently jointly investigating sub-lethal stressors to large cetaceans using stable isotopes and Museum collections; genetic diversity in large cetaceans using Museum collections and using ancient DNA techniques to address issues of conservation biology.
Qualifications
Degrees
- BA, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1989 - 1992
- MA, University of London (UCL), United Kingdom, 1994 - 1996
Highlighted publications
- Mansouri F, Winfield ZC, Crain DD, Morris B, Charapata P, Sabin R, Potter CW, Hering AS, Fulton J, Trumble SJ, Usenko S (2021) Evidence of multi-decadal behavior and ecosystem-level changes revealed by reconstructed lifetime stable isotope profiles of baleen whale earplugs. Science of The Total Environment, Elsevier BV : 143985 - 143985. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143985
- Mansouri F, Crain DD, Winfield ZC, Sabin R, Potter CW, Zhang R, Trumble SJ, Usenko S (2021) A lipid normalization model for the analysis of stable isotopes in baleen whale earplugs. Marine Mammal Science, (2) Wiley : 690 - 695. doi: 10.1111/mms.12756
- Winfield ZC, Mansouri F, Potter CW, Sabin R, Trumble SJ, Usenko S (2020) Eighty years of chemical exposure profiles of persistent organic pollutants reconstructed through baleen whale earplugs. Science of The Total Environment, Elsevier BV : 139564 - 139564. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139564
- Trumble SJ, Norman SA, Crain DD, Mansouri F, Winfield ZC, Sabin R, Potter CW, Gabriele CM, Usenko S Baleen whale cortisol levels reveal a physiological response to 20th century whaling. Nature Communications, (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLCdoi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07044-w