Research Scholar, Coupled Human-Natural Systems
Center for Ocean Solutions

CAREER OBJECTIVES
Improve communications between natural and social scientists through an intimate knowledge and understanding of both emphases.  Work with an interdisciplinary team to advance the understanding of policy makers and the public in the fields of sustainability, marine resource management, environmental science, environmental policy, and socioecological systems. Plan, implement, and manage marine conservation and resource management programs, ensuring that such programs are designed to mutually benefit human and natural systems.

EDUCATION
2014    PhD, Ecology, University of California, Davis (UCD)                                                                         Department of Environmental Science and Policy (DES)
            Certificate in Conservation Management
2009    MBA, American Military University                                                                                                   Emphasis: Entrepreneurship             
2002    BSci, Environmental Science, Duke University                                                                               Emphasis: Ecology

NON-ACADEMIC WORK HISTORY
2015–Present  Research Scholar, Center for Ocean Solutions (COS)

• Actively engaged in the development and implementation of COS research projects, including Ocean Data Science Initiative, California fisheries, and global small-scale fisheries.
• Work directly with COS partners, including Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and MBARI, to advance our knowledge of local, national, and international marine resources and resource management.
• Supervise and mentor COS Early Career Fellows, Research Assistants, and interns.

2014–2015     California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) Fellow

• Science, Technology, and Policy Fellow, assigned to the California Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water
• Responsible for analyzing legislation referred to the Committee and briefing Committee Members on legislative analysis
• Analyzed and briefed legislation and other policy items related to natural resources, water, and environmental quality to Committee Chair, Senator Fran Pavley

2013–Present  Officer-in-Charge, Mobile Tactical Operations Center (MTOC)

• Senior officer responsible for Naval Reserve Mobile Tactical Operations unit, San Jose, CA 
• MTOC provides expeditionary, mobile support to Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance (MPR) forces. 

2009–2013     Officer-In-Charge, Maritime Civil Affairs (MCA) Detachment

• Senior officer responsible for Naval Reserve MCA unit, San Jose, CA 
• MCA provides assistance to foreign nations at the request of their government; personally served as Fisheries and Marine Resources Subject Matter Expert. MCA personnel undergo extensive cultural awareness training, public affairs and media training, and country/regional studies.

 
2007–2009     Global Force Management, US Fleet Forces Command

• Directed sourcing efforts in support of international military and humanitarian operations, resulting in the deployment of hundreds of Sailors, fostering global relations, security, and growth

2007               Admiral’s Aide, OPNAV N8, Pentagon, Arlington, VA

• Coordinated schedules of more than 19 Admirals and Senior Executives, fostering compromises amongst disparate groups and focusing input of divergent stakeholders towards a common goal 

 
2004–2007     Naval Flight Officer, Reconnaissance Squadron 2 (VQ-2), Rota, Spain and Whidbey Island, WA

• Instructor and Mission Commander for Reconnaissance aircraft EP-3

2002–2004     Naval Flight Officer, Training Commands

ACADEMIC WORK HISTORY
2014              Teaching Assistant, UCD: Theories of the Policy Process; Environmental Policy

• Primary TA for two courses with 90 undergraduate students
• Led three discussion sections, mentoring students on material and providing input into presentations and writing assignments

 
2013–2014    Teaching Assistant, UCD: Career Discovery Group, Science and Society

• Section facilitator for full year course, responsible for independently designing and leading discussion group of seventeen students
• Educated and mentored underrepresented and first generation college students on college and career resources

 
2013              Teaching Assistant, UCD: Coastal and Ocean Policy

• Single TA for course with 70 undergraduate students
• Met with students weekly to provide extended instruction on course materials, exam prep, and assistance with writing assignments

 
2011–2012     Graduate Student Researcher (GSR), UCD

• Research funding provided by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation

• Single GSR working with three UC Davis faculty members (Dr. Mark Schwartz, Dr. James Sanchirico, Dr. Mike Springborn) to develop a manuscript (Sanchirico et al. 2013) and online resource on improving monitoring in conservation programs

2009–2011     Conservation Management Fellow, GSR, UCD

• Full-time GSR as member of Conservation Management Fellowship program, funded by the Packard Foundation
• Worked with three other graduate students to research, design, and deliver a climate change vulnerability assessment to Point Reyes National Seashore. Developed manuscript on process and results (Hameed et al. 2013).

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2014    John A Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

• Offered a Marine Science Policy Fellowship with the Executive branch of the Federal government; one year placement with an Executive committee or Agency to act as a marine science advisor

2014    California Council on Science and Technology Policy Fellowship

• Accepted a Science Policy Fellowship with the California state government; one year placement within the Legislature to act as a science and technology advisor in the development of state laws and regulations

2014    People’s Choice Award, UCD Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional                                     Student Symposium
2013    Switzer Foundation Fellowship

• $15,000 awarded, to be applied towards research and school-related expenses; training at annual fellowship retreats; position in Switzer Network as a Switzer Fellow

2009    Packard Conservation Management Fellowship

• Two years of funding by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation; certificate program with emphasis on human and natural dimensions of conservation and resource management

PUBLICATIONS
Doerr, Angela. 2014. Condos, culture, and conflict: the social and ecological impacts of artificial            habitat use in The Bahamas. PhD dissertation, University of California Davis. Ann Arbor:              ProQuest/UMI. (Publication No. UMI 3646277.)
Doerr A., S. Cardenas, S. Jardine, H. Yoon, S. Bucaram, and J.N. Sanchirico. 2013. Territorial                Use Rights in Fisheries (TURFs). In: Shogren, J.F., (ed.) Encyclopedia of Energy, Natural            Resource, and Environmental Economics, Volume 2, pp. 232-242. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Hameed, S.O., K.A. Holzer, A.N. Doerr, J.H. Baty, and M.W. Schwartz. 2013. The value of a                   multi-faceted climate change vulnerability assessment to managing protected lands:                     Lessons from a case study in Point Reyes National Seashore. Journal of Environmental               Management, 121:37-47.
Sanchirico, J.N., M.R. Springborn, M.W. Schwartz, and A.N. Doerr. 2013. Investment and the                 policy process in conservation monitoring. Conservation Biology, doi:                                             10.1111/cobi.12187.
 
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREP
Doerr, A., J. Sanchirico, and M. Lubell. Property rights and poaching in the Bahamian                             Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery.
Doerr, A., J. Sanchirico, and J. Farlin. Managing the Bahamian spiny lobster fishery: revising                   regulations.
Doerr, A. and J. Farlin. Ecological impacts of lobster condos on Bahamian marine species.
Doerr, A., J. Sanchirico, and M. Lubell. Institutional norms, failure, and conflict in the Bahamian              spiny lobster fishery.
 
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2017    Moderator, Career Workshop at AAAS Annual Meeting 2017

• Title: Pathways for Scientist Participation in Policymaking

2016    Oral Presentation at Western Society of Naturalists 2016

• Title: Increasing State Capacity to Engage Marine Resource Stakeholders 

2015    Oral Presentation at Western Society of Naturalist Annual Meeting 2015

• Title: Institutional norms, failure, and conflict in the Bahamian spiny lobster fishery

2014    Invited Guest Lecturer, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University

• Title: The ecological impacts of lobster condos on the marine environment of The Bahamas

2014    Exit Seminar, upon completion of PhD, UCD

• Title: Condos, culture, and conflict: the social and ecological impacts of artificial habitat use in the Bahamian spiny lobster fishery

2014    Oral Presentation at Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2014

• Title: Condos and conflict: Sociopolitical implications of condo use in the Bahamian spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery

2014    Oral presentation at Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional Student Symposium

• Title: Ecological impacts of lobster condos on Bahamian marine species

2014    Oral presentation at the Graduate Student Symposium in Ecology

• Title: Condos and Conflict: Socioeconomic impacts of condo use in the Bahamian spiny lobster fishery

2013    Oral presentation at Aquaculture Association of Canada 2013

• Title: Increasing international food security: the role of the United States Military

2013    Oral presentation at Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional Student Symposium

• Title: Socioeconomic impacts of condo use in the Bahamian spiny lobster fishery

2011    Oral presentation at International Conference for Conservation Biology

• Title: Climate change vulnerability assessment for a national park in California: Evaluating community-level vulnerability

2011    Poster presentation at Society for Human Ecology 2011

• Title: A Community-Level Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Point Reyes 

National Seashore Managers
2011    Oral presentation (with co-authors) at George Wright Society 2011

• Title: How Climate Change Threatens Communities: A Management Question at Point Reyes National Seashore

2011    Oral presentation at Futures of Wild Marin

• Title: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Point Reyes National Seashore

UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
2015-Present   International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists (INNGE)                                             Working Group: Social Media Editor; Early Career Group Co-Chair
2014                Ecology Group Graduate Student Selection Committee, UC Davis, CA
2013–2014      Guardian Scholars Program, UC Davis, CA
2010–2014      Graduate Ally Coalition, UC Davis, CA
2009–2014      Ecology Graduate Student Association, UC Davis, CA
2009–2013      Society for Conservation Biology, UC Davis, CA
2009–2013      Graduate Group of Ecology Sustainability Committee, UC Davis, CA
2009–2013      UC Davis Graduate Student Association, UC Davis, CA
2008–2009      SAVI Advocate, US Fleet Forces Command, NSA Norfolk, VA
2004–2007      Squadron mentor, VQ-2, NS Rota, Spain & NAS Whidbey Island, WA

CERTIFICATIONS
2011                Conservation Management Program, UC Davis
2011                Scientific Diver, UC Davis
2011                Master Diver, NAUI
2011                Rescue Diver, PADI
2010                Maritime Civil Affairs Officer, U.S. Navy
2009                Graduate Ally, UC Davis
2008                Sexual Assault Victim Intervention (SAVI) Advocate, U.S. Navy
2005                EP-3 Instructor, U.S. Navy
2004                P-3/EP-3 Navigator, U.S. Navy
2003                Naval Flight Officer, U.S. Navy