Final Coastal Science & Policy Program Capstone Presentations
2021 Presentations

On June 8th, 2021 the Coastal Science and Policy Program hosted our year-end capstone presentations. Each graduating masters student presented for approximately 20 minutes on their capstone project. To watch each presentation, please click on the icons below.

Maxwell Azali Kodia

Class of 2021

Watch: Coral reef conservation in changing climates and human population

Abel Mkulama

Class of 2021

Watch: Designing a Circular Economy Cooking Technology Startup in Lilongwe, Malawi: Preventing Deforestation and Household Air Pollution and Mitigating Climate Change

Tom Collinson

Class of 2021

Watch: The Sea Cucumber Project Liberia: Building Thriving Fisheries With Coastal Communities or Libera’s Sea Cucumbers In A Pickle: Managing A New Fishery To Protect Ecosystems And Livelihoods

Ando Rabearisoa

Class of 2021 (now pursuing a PhD Designated Emphasis in Coastal Science & Policy)

Watch: Under What Conditions Can Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) Reduce Poverty in Madagascar?

Patrick Cage

Class of 2021

Watch: Climate Democracy 2020: Quantifying and Amplifying Down-ballot Climate Campaigning in the 2020 Elections

Juan Carlos Jeri Vidal

Improving Human Welfare in the Peruvian Mahi Mahi Fishery

Siti Indriasari Galuh Sekar Arum

Class of 2021

Watch: Building the Pathway to Scale Marine Conservation Projects (A Case Study of USAID SEA Project in West Papua Province, Indonesia)

Rafid Shidqi

Class of 2021

Watch: Between Shark and Livelihoods: Informing Policies for Thresher Shark Conservation in Alor, Indonesia

2020 Presentations

On June 8th and 9th, 2020 the Coastal Science and Policy Program hosted our year-end capstone presentations. Each graduating masters student presented for approximately 15 minutes on their capstone project. To watch each presentation, please click on the icons below.

Shakera Arnold

Class of 2020

Watch: Ensuring a Sustainable Conch Fishery in Belize

Ross Davison

Class of 2020

Watch: Modernizing Our Methods:Feasibility testing of new analytic tools to fill information gaps and reduce monitoring costs

Safari Fang

Class of 2020

Watch: Theory of Change for Sustainable Marine Aquaculture in China

Celeshia Guy

Class of 2020

Watch: Saving the Endangered Antillean Manatees: Analysis of manatee strandings and risk from watercraft collision in Belize

Andre Joseph-Witzig

Class of 2020

Watch: Advancing Coastal Zone Management in Grenada: using ecosystem services and new technologies to inform climate-resilient coastal management in Grenada

Mali’o Kodis

Class of 2020

Watch: Building Climate Resilience on Farms and in Cities

Samruddhi Kothari

Class of 2020

Watch: Rising risk of climate and weather impacts on energy supply infrastructure

Biraj Shrestha

Class of 2020

Watch: Strengthening Community Co-Management of a Mekong River Fish Conservation Zone Network

David Torres

Class of 2020

Watch: Digital interfaces for human interaction around ecosystems/climate data

Casey Zweig

Class of 2020

Watch: Innovating Beyond Plastic: The Story of Becoming a Bacteria Farmer and Material Alchemist to Save the Planet