Phil Levin, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Practice, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
Professor of Practice, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Research areas
PROFESSOR LEVIN IS NOT ACCEPTING NEW STUDENT ADVISEES IN FALL 2023
Phil Levin is a Professor of Practice at UW and the Lead Scientist for the Nature Conservancy of Washington. In this unique position, his objective is the integration of academic scholarship with practical experience. Levin is a conservation scientist who is interested in bridging the gaps between theory and practice and between social and natural sciences. The main focus of his current work is developing interdisciplinary tools to inform conservation of marine and terrestrial ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. Prior to joining the Nature Conservancy and University of Washington, he was a Senior Scientist at NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle.
Selected publications
Chowdhury, P.K.R, ,Robertson, J.C. Levin, P.S., Case, M.J., Brown, D.G. (2025). Opportunities and challenges to community-level adoption of natural climate solutions in Washington State. PLoS Climate. 4 (2):e0000580
Tallis, H., Fenichel, E.P., Petes, L., Hsiang, S., Levin, P.S., Levy, H., Lubchenco, J. 2024. Mainstreaming nature across economic, security and health policy. Science 385: 498-50.1
Lombard, A, Clifford-Holmes, J., Goodall, V., Snow, B., Truter, H., Morgera, E. Jones, P.J.S., Flannery, W., Hicks, C., Gipperth, L., Cochrane, K., Allison, E., Diz, D. Erinosho, B., Peters, K., Levin, P.S., Holthus, P., Szephegyi, M., Awad, A. Golo, H. Vrancken, V. (2023) Principles for transformative ocean governance. Nature Sustainabilityorg/10.1038/s41893-023-01210-9
Hegeman, E. and Levin, P.S. (2023) Using human health disparities and salmon health to guide spatial prioritization of green stormwater infrastructure Landscape and Urban Planning. 240,104905.
Nelson, L.K., Cullen, A., Koehn, L., Harper, S., Runnebaum, J., Bogeberg, M. Strawn, A., Levin P.S. (2023) Understanding perceptions of climate vulnerability to inform more effective adaptation in coastal communities. PLoS Climate 2 (2), e0000103
Stier, A., Essington, T.E., Samhouri, J.F., Siple, M.C., Halpern, B.S., White, C., Lynham, Salomon, A., Levin, P.S. 2022. Avoidng critical thresholds through effective monitoring. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 289: 20220526.
Koehn, L.E., Nelson, L.K., Samhouri, J.F., Norman, K., Jacox, M., Cullen A., Levin, P.S. 2022. Social-ecological vulnerability of U.S. West Coast fishing communities to climate change. PLoS One 17 (8), e0272120
Nelson, L.K., Bogeberg, M., Cullen, A., Koehn, L.E., Strawn, A., Levin, P.S. 2022. Perspectives on managing fisheries for community wellbeing in the face of climate change. Maritime Studies 2022: 1-10.
Messager, M.L., Ettinger, A.K., Murphy-Williams, M., Levin P.S. 2021. Fine-scale assessment of inequities of inland flood vulnerability. Journal of Applied Geography. 133: 102492
Levin, P.S., Gray, S.A., Möllmann, C., Stier, A.C. 2021. Perception and Conflict in Conservation: The Rashomon Effect. BioScience, 71: 64-72.