Here you will find a list of both scientific, peer-reviewed publications as well as policy documents and science communication materials I have written or co-written.
Scientific Publications
In Press: Gray C, Rothman DS, Peters-Burton E, Smith C, Parsons ECM, Garretson A (2026) An individual-based model of basking sharks in Ireland. Individual-based Ecology.
McInturf, A. G., Gray, C., Phillips, N., Leeney, R., Griffin, D., Lynam, C., Bortoluzzi, J., Loose, E. D., Vinu-Srivatsan, S., Massett, N., Berrow, S., Whooley, P., & Johnston, E. (2026). Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) sightings data over fifty years informs species distribution models, temporal trends, and space use patterns in Ireland. Endangered Species Research, 60, esr01515. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01515
Gray, C., Rothman, D. S., Peters-Burton, E., Smith, C., & Parsons, E. C. M. (2023). Individual-Based Model use in Marine Policy. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 20(1), 2271550. https://doi.org/10.1080/1943815X.2023.2271550
Gray, C., Peters-Burton, E., Smith, C. & Parsons, E.C.M. (2022). Basking Shark Tourism In Donegal, Ireland – A Case-Study Of Public Interest and Support for Shark Conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 1–14. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3774. Read here.
Gray, C., Schuler, A. R., & Parsons. (2022). Recent Advances In Whale Watching Research: 2019–2020. Tourism in Marine Environments. https://doi.org/10.3727/154427322X16497485866411
Policy Papers
Contributor, in Jabado, R.W., García-Rodríguez, E., Kyne, P.M., Palacios, M.D., Charles, R., Bettcher Brito, V., Rohner, C.A., O’Connor, B., Armstrong, A.O., Batlle-Morera, A. & Gonzalez-Pestana, A. (2025) European Atlantic: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. (Contributor, Ireland chapter, listed p. 178, affiliation: Irish Basking Shark Group).
McInturf, A., Gray, C., Griffin, D., Johnston, E. (2021) Irish Basking Shark Group (IBSG) submission to Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Public Consultation on the MPA Advisory Group’s Report entitled “Expanding Ireland’s Marine Protected Area Network”. Read more here: https://www.baskingshark.ie/post/advocating-for-basking-sharks-using-science-to-inform-conservation-measures
Conference Presentations
Individual-Based Model of Basking Sharks in Ireland (August 2025). Oral Presentation at the International Conference on Basking Sharks. Galway, Ireland.
Basking shark tourism in Donegal, Ireland– a case-study of public interest and support for shark conservation (August 2025). Oral Presentation at the International Conference on Basking Sharks. Galway, Ireland.
An Individual-Based Model of Basking Sharks in Ireland (July 2023). Oral presentation at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 2023. Norfolk, VA USA. [Supplemental data]
Assessing Individual-Based Model Use in Policy: Ensuring Your Model is Utilized (May 2023). Oral presentation at International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference 2023. Toronto Canada.
An Individual-Based Model of Basking Sharks in Ireland (May 2023). Poster presentation at International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference 2023, Toronto Canada. [Won second place for student posters]
Making a Difference: How to Realize Policy Change (October 2022). Sharks International. Online and Valencia, Spain.
Empathy for People and Nature: An ingredient to achieving success in every environmental conservation journey (January 2021). Mindful Conservation Conference. Online.
Using Short Videos to Bring Attention to Cutting Edge Research (February 2018). Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Symposium. Glen Allen, Virginia.
Science Communication Articles
Gray, Chelsea. (2021). COVES: Serving as a Science Advisor. Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally. https://www.esal.us/blog/coves-serving-as-a-science-advisor/
Gray, Chelsea. Ireland’s “Best Kept” Secret (2020). Irish Basking Shark Group. https://www.baskingshark.ie/post/irelands-best-kept-secrets.
Gray, Chelsea. (2017). “What’s at the bottom of the Potomac River?”. Potomac Environmental Research and Educational Center. https://perec.science.gmu.edu/whats-at-the-bottom-of-the-potomac-river/
Gray, Chelsea. (2017). “Taking the pulse of a stream”. Potomac Environmental Research and Educational Center. https://perec.science.gmu.edu/taking-the-pulse-of-a-stream/