Join Us: Student Thesis Presentations this May
In just a few weeks, the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs will showcase an impressive slate of presentations featuring the hard work SMEA students have put into their theses, as well as a final Capstone Presentation for a group whose work was impacted by the pandemic. The thesis presentations happening on Friday, May 13th will be offered in a hybrid format, so people who are on campus can participate in MAR 168, while folks who need to join online can do so.
Thursday, May 12th at 9am:
Polar Science at a Human Scale: Knowledge Co-Production for Hazard a capstone project by Kayla Stevenson, Chase Puentes, Nicolette Worrell, Abigail Ames, and Kathryn Loy. The group is advised by P. Joshua Griffin (Zoom hyperlinked in the title).
Friday, May 13th:
These presentations will take place in MAR 168, and we encourage folks who feel comfortable to attend in person. We will also offer virtual attendance by tuning into Zoom (password: thesis)
| 9:30-10:00 | Leah Huff | Migrants with Dignity: Impacts of Climate Change-Related Disasters and Adaptation Strategies on the U.S. Filipino Migrant Community |
| 10:00-10:30 | Jacquelyn Shaff | Local ecological knowledge and the historical context of marine apex predators near Islas Marías, México |
| 10:30-11:00 | Aileen San | Territorial-Use Rights for Fin-Fish Fisheries: A Case Study for El Corredor, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| 11:00-11:30 | Rachel Ameen | A Mixed Qualitative Methods Exploration of the Social Impacts of COVID-19 on Coastal Tourism in Historic Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| 11:30-12:00 | Harshitha Sai Viswanathan | Coastal Tourism Sustainability in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Environment, Protected Areas, and Culture |
| 1:00-1:30 | Greg Papp | Equity in Fisheries Development Aid: A Critical Review of the Global Environment Facility |
| 1:30-2:00 | Joe Duprey | Environmental DNA Reveals Patterns of Biological Invasion in the Salish Sea |
| 2:00-2:30 | Nikki Canning | Geographic Information Study Guide: A Primer for Seeing Data in Daily Life |
| 2:30-3:00 | Jessi Florendo | Filipino-American Values in Environmental Justice and Policy-Making |
| 3:00-3:30 | India Dove | Management of Mexican Artisanal Fisheries through a Nationwide Territorial-Use Rights System |
| 3:30-4:00 | Kelsey Rudes | The Impact of COVID-19 on Livelihoods and Resource Use in the Case of Whale Shark Tourism in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines |
Friday, May 20th:
These presentations will be offered via Zoom (no in-person component, and the password is also: thesis)
| 11:30-12:00 | Connor Lewis-Smith | Risk Mitigation in the West Coast Commercial Fishing Fleet. |
| 12:00-12:30 | Gabi Carr | A Methodology to Determine How Septic Systems Flooded by Sea Level Rise Impact Shellfish Growing Areas (Puget Sound, WA) |
| 12:30-1:00 | Staci McMahon | A qualitative network model for the management and conservation of bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) in Puget Sound |
| 1:00-1:30 | Jenna Rolf | Subtidal community shifts in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca: from kelp dominated systems to urchin barrens following sea star wasting disease |