Joana Hancock

Joana Hancock was the Sea Turtle Biologist for the Olive Ridley Project in Kenya from November 2018. Since November 2019 Joana is the Project Manager and will be focusing on furthering sea turtle research in Kenya. Joana started working as a sea turtle biologist in 2002 and has since been based in Greece, Costa Rica, and Panamá on projects with leatherback, green, and hawksbill turtles. She completed her MSc thesis in Cape Verde in 2011 and most recently her PhD in São Tomé and the Príncipe Islands. Joana is also a member of Central Africa’s sea turtle conservation network (RASTOMA), collaborating with projects throughout Africa.