Expertise

Before retirement, Keough was an academic at the University of Melbourne, where he remains an honorary Professor, Florida State University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. You can see glimpses into that academic career at keolab.com and see his Google Scholar profile here for a list of scientific papers.

Together with my colleague Gerry Quinn, I’m the author of a well-known text from Cambridge University Press. Our website for that book is qkstats.com

In addition to teaching biological statistics to students at a wide range of universities, have also provided statistical advice on design and analysis to a wide range of organizations in Australia and internationally. Particular strength in design of experiments.

Experience with conducting external reviews, ranging from desktop reviews of large projects to in-person reviews involving extensive interviews.

Reviews can be of individual projects, larger programs (e.g. marine park monitoring), and organisations (e.g. university departments or degree programs), and can range from data-intensive examination to strategic overviews.

Familiar with a wide range of organisational and leadership structures and scientific funding systems within government.

Experienced marine ecologist with direct field experience in southeastern Australia and North America, and a wide range of invertebrate groups, algae, and seagrass.

Particular areas of strength include:

• Resilience of coastal ecosystems to disturbance, both natural and human-induced
• Dispersal and larval biology of invertebrates and fish
• Impacts of invasive species, including direct and indirect pathways
• Deep knowledge of ecology of invertebrates attached to hard surfaces (e.g. bryozoans, sponges, ascidians…)