I’m a marine social researcher, and I apply my research skills to support marine and coastal communities and sectors in sustainable transitions.

I work with marine ecologists, fish stock scientists, resource economists, biogeochemists, climate modellers, political scientists and others to integrate knowledge and explore solutions.

I coordinate research programs concerned with human dimensions of marine systems. ‘Human dimensions’ refers to communities, economies, behaviours, institutions, markets, knowledge production, other collective actions which interact with these marine systems.

I partner with fisheries and aquaculture communities and sectors, inclusive of Indigenous, commercial and recreational organisations and leaders. I design and share socio-economic and socio-ecological assessments to support public policy development and adaptive management of fisheries and aquaculture sectors domestically.

More and more I work on future-facing research to support ocean leaders and communities anticipate and govern change. My research helps explore opportunities for socially responsible climate action in response to rapidly warming oceans.