Behavioural Ecology

& Global Change

About me

My research is broadly focused on the role of environmental change in mediating animal movement and behaviour. In particular, I am interested in how changing environmental conditions (e.g. temperature, chemical pollutants) can influence behavioural traits in wildlife populations. More recently, I have developed a keen interest in testing many of the ideas generated from my research in the field using modern animal tracking and biologging tools.

I am currently a Senior Scientist in Data and Modelling within the Aquatic Ecology team at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research. I am also a Senior Data Editor at Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

Recent Publications

Cocaine pollution alters the movement and space use of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a large natural lake

Brand et al. 2026

A call for increased integration of experimental approaches in movement ecology

Hansen, Brand et al. 2025

Pharmaceutical pollution influences river-to-sea migration in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Brand et al. 2025

Advancing the spatiotemporal dimension of wildlife–pollution interactions

Brand et al. 2025