EVENTS
Join us for the 2023-2024 CSP Seminar Series
CSP seminars highlight leading practitioners, researchers, and innovators scaling solutions at the intersection of coastal science and policy
Spring Speakers 2024
* email csp@ucsc.edu for Zoom link, meeting ID and passcode*
Dr. DG Webster
Dartmouth University
April 8, 2024: Nutrient Management in the Chesapeake Watershed: Challenges and Opportunities
12:00-1:00 PM
Joint seminar with Environmental Studies Department
Ashley Overhouse, J.D.
Defenders of Wildlife, California Program
April 23, 2024: Water & Wildlife: California’s Odd Couple
10:00 -11:00 AM
Katie Thompson, M.A.
The Ocean Foundation
April 30, 2024: Building Bridges Through Conservation: Community-led Coastal Habitat Restoration in the Caribbean
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Alifereti Tawake
Co-Founder & Executive Director at LMMA International Network; Winner, Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award
May 6, 2024
5:00 – 6:00 PM; In-person Ocean Health classroom 118
6:00 – 6:30 PM KAVA session
Dr. Lekelia Jenkins
Arizona State University, School for the Future of Innovation in Society
May 7, 2024: Power, Politics, and Culture in Marine Science and Technology
1:30 – 2:30 PM; HYBRID Zoom & in-person – Seymour Marine Discovery Center, La Feliz room
Sign up to meet with Dr. Jenkins here.
Cynthia Ellis-Topsey
Ambassador-at-Large for the Garifuna Nation in Belize and founder of The Godsman Celestino Center For Garifuna Culture
May 9, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 PM; HYBRID Zoom & CSP Lab Ocean Health Room 251
Dr. Sara E. Cannon
University of British Columbia, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries
May 21, 2024: Towards Justice-Centred Ecosystem Stewardship: Lessons from a Decade of Aquatic Ecological Research
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Winter Speakers 2024
Dr. Juliano Calil
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
January 23, 2024: VR for Coastal Climate Adaptation
In-person, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, Coastal Science Campus, Rm 251
Janelle Kellman, Esq.
Center for Searise Solutions
January 9, 2024: Identifying Actionable Advantages for Local Decision Makers in Achieving Long-term Goals around Coastal Resiliency
Fall Speakers 2023
Holly Rindge
Breathline Project
December 4, 2023: Science & Ceramics: A Record of the Human Effort Behind Climate Science
Dr. Juliette Finzi Hart
Pathways Climate Institute
November 27, 2023: Sea Level Rise Planning in the Bay Area
Paine Mako and Edward Loure
Ujamaa Community Resource Team
September 28, 2023: Protects the environment by improving livelihoods and governance among indigenous pastoralists and hunter-gatherers in Northern Tanzania.
Watch Recordings of the 2023 CSP Capstone Research Symposium Below
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MARINE Events
Check out upcoming events here.
MARINE (Monterey Area Research Institutions’ Network for Education) provides professional development opportunities to prepare future ocean leaders for interdisciplinary real world problem-solving. MARINE is a collaboration between The Center for Ocean Solutions and seven Monterey Bay area academic campuses.
Past CSP Seminars
2022-2023
- 9/29: Dr. Kerstin Wasson, UCSC/Elkhorn Slough NERR & Dr. April Ridlon, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis— Topic: Interdisciplinary Collaboration: University/Elkhorn Slough
- 10/7: Dr. Gildas Todinanahary, a professor at the University of Toliara’s Institute of Fishery and Marine Sciences. Gildas is a PI on the transdisciplinary ARMS Restore project
- 10/13: Faculty Panel
- 10/20: Janelle Kellman, Mayor of Sausalito & Founder/CEO The Center for Sea Rise Solutions — Topic: Creating advantages for Decision-makers in Coastal Resilience Planning
- 10/27: Faculty Panel
- 11/3: Yuwei Shi, CSP Visiting Faculty Coastal Science and Policy Program and Academic Director of the Blue Pioneers Program, and professor emeritus at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey — Topic: Intro to Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures work and framework
- 11/10: Faculty Panel
- 11/17: Violet Wulf-Saena, Founder & Executive Director, Climate Resilient Communities
- 1/13: Russell Reed, Partnerships & Impact Lead at swaythefuture.com
- 2/14: John Hansen, West Coast Ocean Alliance
- 2/28: Sam Farr, Former United States Representative
- 3/7: Catherine Uden, Oceana Field Representative
- 3/14:Ryan Anderson, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Santa Clara University
- 4/20:Dr. Tsegaye Nega, Carleton College
- 4/21:Dr. Daniel K. Okamoto, Florida State University-
- 4/27:Dr. Rod Fujita, Oceans Program, Director of Research and Development, Environmental Defense Fund
- 5/27 Jennifer O’Leary, Nyawira Muthiga and Remy Oddenyo, Wildlife Conservation Society Kenya
2021-2022
- October 4: Dr. Gina Ziervogel, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at University of Cape Town Topic – Building a systemic response to extreme events at the city-scale: Cape Town’s experience with drought and COVID-19
- October 11: Dr. Carrie Pomeroy, Adjunct Professor, Coastal Science and Policy Program Topic – TBD
- October 18: Sumathee (Sumi) Selvaraj, Environmental Justice Manager at California Coastal Commission Topic – Environmental Justice and the California Coast
- *October 25, 9:00AM*: Dr. Alasdair Harris, Executive Director, Blue Ventures Topic – Rebuilding tropical fisheries with coastal communities – catalyzing locally led marine conservation
- *November 1, 9:00AM*: Samantha Garwin, Market Innovation Strategist, GreenWave Topic – Building markets and domestic supply chains for farmed seaweed
- *November 8, 9:00AM*: Dr. Timothy Hawthorne, Founder of Citizen Science GIS and Associate Professor, University of Central Florida Topic – Highlight work of Citizen Science GIS and their engagements with a range of stakeholders
- November 15: Faculty Panel- Dr. Katy Seto, Dr. Kristy Kroeker, & Dr. Mike Beck Learn about innovative work from two faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
- November 29: Faculty Panel- Dr. Eric Palkovacs, Dr. Adina Payton, Dr. Chris Wilmers Learn about innovative work from three faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
- January 10, 4-5PM: Faculty Panel-Dr. Mark Carr, Dr. Pete Raimondi, and Dr. Jeff Bury Topic – Learn about innovative work from two faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
- January 17: HOLIDAY – NO SEMINAR
- *January 28, 11AM-Noon*: Dr. Diana Pietri, Blue Earth Consultants (a division of ERG) Topic – Leading on and developing the following report for Bloomberg Philanthropies. Press release here
- January 31, 4-5PM: Faculty Panel– Dr. Gary Griggs, Dr. Karen Holl, and Dr. Kerstin Wasson Topic – Learn about innovative work from two faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
- February 7: Dr. Lida Teneva, Science Director, California Ocean Science Trust Topic – Science/Policy Interface and Innovative work of Ocean Science Trust
- February 14, 4-5PM: Faculty Panel-Dr. Madeleine Fairbairn and Dr. Michael Loik Topic – Learn about innovative work from two faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
- February 28: Dr. Yuwei Shi Topic -Impact Measurement and Management: Moving from Intention to Accountability and Integrity
- March 7: James S. Hoyte Topic – A discussion centered around Jamie’s work helping to create the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and beginning the process of cleaning up Boston Harbor in the mid-1980s. In addition, discussing challenges of enhancing diversity in the environmental professions, a key part of his work since leaving state government.
- April 4: Colette Pichon Battle Topic – Climate Justice: Colette Pichon Battle will discuss her work with the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy around developing an ambitious justice-based policy agendas that promote the goals of economic, racial, climate, and environmental justice, and particularly her collaborative work with others community-led organizations and conservation organizations in launching the Ocean Justice Forum, national Water Equity & Climate Resilience Caucus and the National Black Climate Agenda.
- April 12: Dr. Ari S. Friedlaender, Professor in Ocean Sciences & IMS Topic: Ari will share about his research in biotelemetry and behavioral ecology focused on marine megafauna.
- April 19: CSP Seminar (closed CSP workshop)-Story Mapping Introduction
- May 3: Nora Eddy, Associate Director, Oceans Program at The Nature Conservancy
- May 17: Dr. Ana K. Spalding, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Policy, School of Public Policy, Oregon State University Topic: Governing the ocean: (Human dimension of) MPAs as a tool for conservation
2020-2021
- October 8 (Thursday, 1:25-3pm): Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and founder and CEO of Ocean Collectiv, a consulting firm for conservation solutions
- October 13: Faculty Panel–Get to know the Coastal Science & Policy Faculty-Dr. Erika Zavaleta, Dr. Pete Raimondi, and Dr. Borja Reguero
- October 19: Dr. Xavier Basurto, Duke University **Seminar Cohosted with ENVS-12-1pm**; Topic- Intersection of subsistence fishing, food security and social justice in a global context (seminar information here)
- October 27: Dr. Don Croll, Core Faculty in Coastal Science & Policy and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Topic- Seabird Conservation
- November 3: Faculty Panel–Get to know the Coastal Science & Policy Faculty- Dr. Daniel Costa, Dr. Kristy Kroeker, and Dr. Chris Edwards
- November 10: Dr. Katherine Seto, Core Faculty in Coastal Science & Policy and Environmental Studies
- November 17: Faculty Panel–Get to know the Coastal Science & Policy Faculty-Dr. Eric Palkovacs, Dr. Adina Paytan, and Dr. Kerstin Wasson
- November 30 (Monday, 3-3:45pm): Get to know the Coastal Science & Policy Faculty-Dr. Gary Griggs and Dr. Karen Holl
- January 11: Radhika Malpani, Former Googler and entrepreneurial advisor
- January 18: Shiyu Rachel Wang, Blue Pioneers Program Ast. Director
- January 25: Justin Cummings, Mayor Santa Cruz and Founding Program Director, UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (linkedin)
- February 1: Dr. Katerina Oskarsso, Chief Strategy Officer, RISE Resilience Innovations
- February 8th: Dr. Lindsey Dillon, Affiliate Faculty in Coastal Science & Policy and Assistant Professor of Sociology
- February 22: Stephanie Webb, UCSC Ph.D. Candidate; Topic-Geographies of Seafood: a mixed methods assessment of politics, commerce and agency in America’s small-scale commercial fisheries
- March 1: Sarah G. Newkirk, Coastal Conservation Director, The Nature Conservancy California; Topic-TNC Coastal Resilience Work and Innovations
- March 12: Dr. Tsegaye Nega, Professor, Carleton College (Innovation and Stove Project)
- April 12: CSP Designated Emphasis Students Amanda Stoltz, Wendy Bragg, Ando Rabearisoa & Sara T. Gonzalez, Topic – Findings from work with the City of Santa Cruz in CSP 245: Adaptation & Planning
- April 19: Dr. Megan Kelso, NatureNet Science Postdoctoral Fellow Topic-Evaluating both the environmental and human wellbeing impacts of conservation and development projects w/ examples from Dr. Kelso and other’s work.
- April 23 (*Friday 9:ooAM*):Ellen Shenette, Senior Manager, EDF Climate Corps (edfclimatecorps.org) Topic – Learn about EDF’s Climate Corps program and how they are accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy by connecting, empowering and inspiring climate leaders.
- May 10: Dr. David Koweek, Ocean Visions and Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Topic – Adventures in ocean solutions: the thrill and challenge of responding to the ocean’s most pressing problems
- May 24: CSP Workshop-Navigating Policymaker Mindsets with Ben Young Landis and Gabby Nepomuceno PhD
- June 10, 12:30-2PM: Elliott Hazen, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Associate Researcher & Assistant Adjunct Professor, IMS and EEB; Mark Carr, UCSC EEB and CSP Faculty; and additional guest Topic – Panel on CA Marine Life Management Act (MLMA) Performance and a Recent Climate Change Impacts Report
2019-2020
- September 30: Gary Griggs (CSP Affiliate Faculty), Mike Beck and Borja Reguero (CSP Adjunct Faculty)
- October 4: Cal Academies Screening of Expedition Reef w/Borja Reguero
- October 11: Dr. Yuwei Shi, Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
- October 21: Dr. Dan Costa, Dr. Kristy Kroeker, and Dr. Raphe Kudela speaking about their contributions to the IPCC report on oceans and climate
- October 28: Dr. Adina Paytan, Research Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences, CSP Affiliate Faculty, UCSC, speaking about her biogeochemistry research and recent publication on corals surviving in lower pH waters
- November 4: Dr. Max Henrion, CEO, Lumina Decision Systems, Inc.–From Controversy to Consensus: Decision Analysis of Decommissioning Offshore Oil Platforms
- November 6th: Cards Against Catastrophe with Tiffany Wise-West (City of Santa Cruz)
- November 18: Julie Packard (combined session with BIOE 165 Class)
- November 25 (1:45 – 3:15pm): Dr. Erika Zavaleta (CSP Core Faculty) and Dr. Bernie Tershy (CSP Affiliate Faculty), UCSC
- December 2 (4-5:30pm): Documentary Screening-Pacificum
- January 6th: Pivot training, UCSC Office of Research
- January 13: Dr. Elena Finkbeiner, Conservation International Center for Oceans
- January 27: Dr. Mike Orbach, Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Marine Affairs and Policy at Duke University
- January 28, Mark Massara, Sustainable Coastal Advocate
- February 3: Rhett Butler, Founder Mongabay
- February 10: Dr. Juliano Calil, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and Joel Hersch, Swan Dive Media (Topic: Coastal Innovations Connecting VR with Science Communication)
- February 14: Dr. Hoyt Peckham, Director General, SmartFish
- February 24: Dr. Austin Humphries, University of Rhode Island (Topic: Linkages of fisheries ecology, management, & nutrition in Kenya
- March 30: Timothy McClanahan, Senior Conservation Zoologist, Wildlife Conservation Society (Topic: Democratizing Fisheries)
- May 4: Stacy Jupiter, WCS Melanesia Director, 2019 MacArthur Fellow, and UCSC Alumnae (Topic: A systems approach to watershed management for health and well-being)
- May 6: Speaker: Xiao Recio-Blanco, Director, Ocean Program. Environmental Law Institute (Topic: Ocean Governance and Law)
- May 11: DG Webster, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College (Topic: Beyond Panaceas in Global Fisheries (Article here)
For questions about the program, contact CSP staff at csp@ucsc.edu.
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