My research interest lays primarily with sustainable resource use, and has implications for enhanced understanding in ecological, policy, and socioeconomic disciplines. For my current research I work directly with the marine system and human stakeholders across many scales. This includes governmental organizations and officials, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and individual stakeholders (e.g. fisherman, divers, tourists, commercial processors). This has given me significant experience in both theoretical and real-world applications of the policy process, and the necessity of incorporating economic and socio-cultural factors in the research and development of policy solutions.
In my current role as an Assistant Professor of Practice with Oregon State University and Oregon Sea Grant, I focus on commercial fisheries and marine coastal resources, providing community outreach and education on subjects ranging from marine resource management to aquaculture, from nearshore energy development to sustainable economic growth for coastal industries. I work closely with community partners, including commercial fishermen, managers, and researchers, to advance our understanding of fisheries and other marine resources in Oregon and along the west coast.
As a Research Scientist with Stanford's Center for Ocean Solutions, I worked on small-scale fisheries in the US and in the Pacific, and investigated the role of climate change and shifting social systems on sustainability and resiliency in coupled human-natural systems. I also conducted research on stakeholder engagement tools, and was fortunate enough to co-lead the Ocean Policy Course we taught in Monterey, CA.
My dissertation work focused on the social and ecological drivers of marine resource use in The Bahamas, particularly on the Bahamian spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery. P. argus is the primary commercial fishery in The Bahamas and was applying for (and now has) Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, which made my research both economically and ecologically important. My research was conducted in coordination with Bahamian stakeholders at every level, as well as the Bahamian government.
In my current role as an Assistant Professor of Practice with Oregon State University and Oregon Sea Grant, I focus on commercial fisheries and marine coastal resources, providing community outreach and education on subjects ranging from marine resource management to aquaculture, from nearshore energy development to sustainable economic growth for coastal industries. I work closely with community partners, including commercial fishermen, managers, and researchers, to advance our understanding of fisheries and other marine resources in Oregon and along the west coast.
As a Research Scientist with Stanford's Center for Ocean Solutions, I worked on small-scale fisheries in the US and in the Pacific, and investigated the role of climate change and shifting social systems on sustainability and resiliency in coupled human-natural systems. I also conducted research on stakeholder engagement tools, and was fortunate enough to co-lead the Ocean Policy Course we taught in Monterey, CA.
My dissertation work focused on the social and ecological drivers of marine resource use in The Bahamas, particularly on the Bahamian spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery. P. argus is the primary commercial fishery in The Bahamas and was applying for (and now has) Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, which made my research both economically and ecologically important. My research was conducted in coordination with Bahamian stakeholders at every level, as well as the Bahamian government.
