Fulbright for Angela Cruz ’19

Angela Cruz, a 2019 SMEA graduate, was granted a 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Student research award. Her proposed project is to perform a gender analysis of the blue swimmer crab fishery in Betahwalang and Lampung, Indonesia amidst major fishery reform and development of aquaculture facilities. Gender equity has become a priority for many nations and this project will help to address data gaps regarding men and women’s participation in local fisheries industry. Additionally, her community engagement proposal included working with regional fisheries offices on constructing locally relevant gender and fisheries training materials that could be used in the future to build capacity. Angela will be working with Dr. Indah Susilowati out of Diponegoro University in Semarang.