Casey Bowden

Current

19 May

Written By David Bellwood

PhD Candidate

Casey put on her first snorkel mask at the age of 4 on the Great Barrier Reef and immediately fell in love with the ocean. She grew up in the heart of Melbourne and loved all activities in and around the water. She really discovered her passion for all things marine whilst travelling Australia as a child, particularly on the western coastline. Casey has been scuba diving since she was 12 years old and has worked towards a career in the marine world ever since.

Casey completed her Bachelor of Advanced Science degree, majoring in Marine Biology at James Cook University in 2019. She then worked as joint lab manager/research assistant for the Bellwood Reef Fish Lab with Will Collins in 2020 before diving into the world of research.

Casey’s Honours degree focused on the role of blennies in sediment dynamics on coral reefs, which she completed under the supervision of David Bellwood and Sterling Tebbett in 2021. Excited by the research process, Casey commenced her PhD with the Reef Function Hub in 2022, exploring the interactions between fishes and the coral reef environment in which they live.