Geography

Profile

Graham graduated from the University of Liverpool with a BSc in Geography and an MSc in Recent Environmental Change.  He completed his PhD in the School of Biological and Earth Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, where he conducted research into the application of stable isotope geochemistry as a method to reconstruct Holocene sea-level change and coastal evolution.  Graham then spent two years as a NERC Postdoctoral Research Assistant and then as an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Geography, University of Hull.  During this time, he worked for Dr Jane Reed on a NERC-funded project investigating the nature of Eastern Mediterranean climate change during successive glacial-interglacial transitions.  He has research interests in Quaternary climate change and Holocene sea-level change, and expertise in palaeolimnology, palaeoecology and stable isotope geochemistry.

Current Teaching Contributions

Environmental Systems and Change, Practical and Field Physical Geography, Physical Geography Fieldwork, European Field Class, Recent Environmental Change (co-ordinator), Introduction to Soils, Ecology and Biogeography, Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimatology (co-ordinator). 

Potential PhD topics

Students wishing to pursue PhD research within the areas of Holocene sea-level change or  lacustarine records of environmental change (particularly using a microfossil approach) are encouraged to email Graham directly.

Recent Publications

More recent publications

Publications before 2008

Lamb, A.L., Vane, C.H., Wilson, G.P., Rees, J.G., Moss-Hayes, V.L., 2007.  Assessing δ13C and C/N ratios from stored organic material as Holocene sea-level and palaeoenvironmental indicators in the Humber Estuary, UK.  Marine Geology 244, 109-128

Lamb, A.L., Wilson, G.P., Leng, M.J., 2006.  A review of coastal palaeoclimate and relative sea-level reconstructions using δ13C and C/N ratios in organic material.  Earth-Science Reviews 75, 29-57.

Wilson, G.P., Lamb, A.L., Gonzalez, S., Leng, M.J., Huddart, D., 2004.  The potential of carbon isotope ratios as indicators of coastal palaeoenvironmental change: Preliminary results from the Mersey Estuary, North West England.  In: R.C. Chiverrell, A.J. Plater, G.S.P. Thomas (eds.) The Quaternary of the Isle of Man and Northwest England: Field Guide.  Quaternary Research Association, London, 217-225.

Wilson, G.P., 2002. Leash Fen.  In: D. Huddart, N.F. Glasser (eds.) Quaternary of Northern England. Geological Conservation Review Series, No. 25, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, 493-499.