Paul Cross

Senior Lecturer
Environment
Bangor University
United Kingdom

Professor Plant Sciences
Biography

Dr Paul Cross Senior Lecturer in the Environment Current or Recent Projects 2014. Sources, Seasonality, Transmission and Control: Campylobacter and human behaviour in a changing environment: Identifying poultry supply chain knowledge gaps. RCUK 2014. A Systematic and Participatory Review of Research on the Impact of Agriculture on Water Quality in Ireland. Irish EPA. 2014. Glastir Efficiency Scheme (Carbon footprints of livestock farms). Welsh Govt. 2014. Glastir Efficiency Scheme (Socio-econ study of the wider benefits of GES). Welsh Govt. 2010: Estimating bird crime prevalence rates using three novel techniques. British Academy. 2009: The prevalence of non-treatment of sheep scab in Wales and the economic cost to the livestock industry, Welsh Assembly Government. 2009: Raising awareness about food-borne pathogens in Wales. Local Authority and Research Council Initiative (LARCI). 2008: Food-borne Pathogen knowledge transfer. ESRC. 2008-2010: Reducing Escherichia coli O157 risk in rural communities. RES-229-25-0012. RELU.Responsibilities within SENRGy/BU Course Director for MSc Conservation and Land Management (CLM) Chair of the College of Natural Sciences Marketing Committee SENRGy Research Committee member

Research Intrest

eekeeping as a poverty alleviation tool Bee morphometrics Zoonotic disease, with a particular focus on E. coli O157 and the evaluation of interventions Choice-based modelling and its application to opinion elicitation Estimating disease prevalence rates, illicit or illegal behaviours and drug use through the use of socio-economic methodologies Development and application of bee-tracking devices

List of Publications
Amulen, D.R., D’Haese, M., Ahikiriza, E., Agea, J.G., Jacobs, F.J., de Graaf, D.C., Smagghe, G. & Cross, P. (2017) The buzz about bees and poverty alleviation: Identifying drivers and barriers of beekeeping in sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS ONE, 12, e0172820.
Amulen, D.R., P. Spanoghe, M. Houbraken, A. Tamale, D.C. de Graaf, P. Cross, and G. Smagghe. 2017. Environmental contaminants of honeybee products in Uganda detected using LC-MS/MS and GC-ECD. PLOS ONE. 12:e0178546.