A5022449680- Coastal and Marine Management
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Economic Zones and Regional Development
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Career Development and Diversity
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Forest Management and Policy
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
Oregon State University
2016-2025
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
2016-2025
City of Knowledge
2019-2024
Theodore Roosevelt High School
2024
The Ocean Foundation
2024
University of Idaho
2022
James Cook University
2021
ISPA - Instituto Universitário
2021
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
2021
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
2017
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are conservation tools intended to protect biodiversity, promote healthy and resilient marine ecosystems, provide societal benefits. Despite codification of MPAs in international agreements, MPA effectiveness is currently undermined by confusion about the many types consequent wildly differing outcomes. We present a clarifying science-driven framework—The Guide—to aid design evaluation. The guide categorizes stage establishment level protection, specifies...
Substantial efforts and investments are being made to increase the scale improve effectiveness of marine conservation globally. Though it is mandated by international law central policy, less attention has been given how operationalize social equity in through pursuit conservation. In this article, we aim bring greater topic reviewing can be better integrated policy practice. Advancing requires directing to: recognition acknowledgment respect for diverse peoples perspectives; fair...
Success and impact metrics in science are based on a system that perpetuates sexist racist “rewards” by prioritizing citations factors. These flawed biased against already marginalized groups fail to accurately capture the breadth of individuals’ meaningful scientific impacts. We advocate shifting this outdated value advance through principles justice, equity, diversity, inclusion. outline pathways for paradigm shift values multidimensional mentorship promoting mentee well-being. actions...
How can ocean governance and science be made more equitable effective? The majority of the world's ocean-dependent people live in low to middle-income countries tropics (i.e., 'tropical majority'). Yet agenda is set largely on basis scientific knowledge, funding, institutions from high-income nations temperate zones. These externally driven approaches undermine equity effectiveness current solutions hinder leadership by tropical majority, who are well positioned activate evidence-based...
Abstract Calls to address social equity in ocean governance are expanding. Yet ‘equity’ is seldom clearly defined. Here we present a framework support contextually-informed assessment of governance. Guiding questions include: (1) Where and (2) Why being examined? (3) Equity for or amongst Whom ? (4) What distributed? (5) When considered? And (6) How do structures impact equity? The supports consistent operationalization equity, challenges oversimplification, allows evaluation progress. It...
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a key tool for achieving goals biodiversity conservation and human well-being, including improving climate resilience equitable access to nature. At national level, they central components in the U.S. commitment conserve at least 30% of waters by 2030. By definition, primary goal an MPA is long-term nature; however, not all MPAs provide same ecological social benefits. A system that equitable, well-managed, representative connected, includes level protection...
Abstract: Lifestyle migration, the flow of relatively affluent people from developed to developing countries, is characterized by search for ‘lifestyle’ destinations with warm climates, reduced costs living, and perceived higher quality life. Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama are three current major lifestyle migration in Latin America. In this article I explore emergence new phenomenon Bocas del Toro Archipelago Northwestern discussing contradiction between migrants’ idealized perception place...
As marine spatial planning (MSP) continues to gain global prominence as an approach ocean governance, planners and other stakeholders are eager evaluate its social ecological outcomes better understand whether plans achieving their intended results in equitable cost-efficient manner. While a plan's for environments coastal communities may be of particular interest, these cannot separated from processes. The field has yet fully develop the guidance necessary this critical consideration how...
Coastal communities along the U.S. West Coast experience a myriad of environmental stressors, including exposure to low pH waters exacerbated by ocean acidification (OA). This can result in ecological and social consequences, making necessary exploration support for locally relevant strategies adapt OA other changes. The shellfish aquaculture industry is particularly vulnerable OA, given negative effects on survival growth. As such, social-ecological system exemplified this serves as an...
Oceans are increasingly looked toward for their contribution to addressing climate change. These so-called ocean-based "solutions" often fall under the umbrella of "blue economy," a term used refer new ways organizing ocean economies provide equitable economic and environmental benefits. Yet, thus far literature exploring blue economy governance has largely overlooked or downplayed its equity justice roots implications, including how embedded in multiple scales injustices. This is...
Research has the potential to simultaneously generate new knowledge and contribute meaningful social–ecological benefits; however, research processes outcomes can also perpetuate extractive patterns that have manifested climate, biodiversity, social justice crises. One approach enhance societal value of is strengthen relationships with places study peoples those places. Deepening relational engagement context history a place lead more accurate results improved public trust in scientific...
Greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change, fossil fuel, agriculture, transportation, and electricity sectors expose marine ecosystems to overlapping environmental stressors. Existing climate vulnerability assessment methods analyze the frequency of extreme conditions but often minimally consider how data gaps hinder assessments. Here, we show an approach that assesses uncertainty introduced by monitoring gaps, using a case study ocean acidification deoxygenation in coastal California. We...
As ocean conditions rapidly transform, understanding human-ocean relationships becomes increasingly critical for effective marine conservation and governance. Despite growing recognition of social sciences' importance in supporting evidence-based policy management, significant barriers persist fully integrating these approaches into mainstream science. This presentation synthesizes findings from a recent focus group that examined the current state science research challenges limiting its...
<title>Abstract</title> Area-based conservation measures are some of the pre-eminent tools used in and development planning. conservation, particularly Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), cited as promoting societal goals through their positive ecological effects. However, MPAs also known to have adverse consequences, including fisheries displacement restriction community access marine resources. We searched literature for evidence MPA effects across Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recorded...
Abstract Recent warnings from scientists suggest there is limited time to enact policies avert wide‐ranging ecological and social damage climate change. In the United States, discussions about comprehensive national change have begun, with “Green New Deal” proposals plans put forth by members of Congress presidential candidates. Oceans are largely absent or separate these nascent policy proposals. Here, we highlight a framework develop terrestrial ocean‐integrated that can complement enhance...
Abstract Diverse and inclusive marine research is paramount to addressing ocean sustainability challenges in the 21st century, as envisioned by UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Despite increasing efforts diversify science, women continue face barriers at various stages their career, which inhibits progression leadership within academic institutions. In this perspective, we draw on collective experiences thirty-four global leaders, bolstered a narrative review, identify...
International flows of people from developed to developing countries represent a departure the typical migratory path away Global South. These counter‐movements are usually characterised by search for destinations with warm climates, cheaper costs living, and perceived high quality life. One such destination is Bocas del Toro archipelago in Northwestern Panama. Lifestyle migration Panama is, part, result political economic conditions origin that drive seek new lifestyle destinations, coupled...
Recent decades have seen a rapid increase in the diversity of ocean uses and threats, leading to Anthropocene ocean: place fraught with challenges for governance such as resource collapse, pollution, changing sea levels chemistry. Here we review shifts regimes from United Nations Convention on Law Sea, first legal regime global ocean, Sustainable Development Goal 14 beyond. This second period represents merging growing international interest part sustainable development agenda—characterized...
Abstract. Global trends of ocean warming, deoxygenation, and acidification are not easily extrapolated to coastal environments. Local factors, including intricate hydrodynamics, high primary productivity, freshwater inputs, pollution, can exacerbate or attenuate global produce complex mosaics physiologically stressful favorable conditions for organisms. In the California Current System (CCS), oceanographic monitoring programs document some this complexity; however, data fragmentation limited...