Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Marine Science and Conservation
·
2026 - Present
Marine Science and Conservation,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Recent Scholarly Works
Coral reefs span borders, so must solutions: transboundary conservation in complex political environments
Journal article Npj Ocean Sustainability · December 1, 2025 Coral reefs face escalating threats from climate change, yet reducing greenhouse gas emissions alone will not ensure their survival. Local and regional conservation efforts are urgently needed to address immediate, human-induced stressors and build resilie ... Full text CiteA roundtable on marine protected area finance: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on four keys to success for improving financial sustainability
Journal article Marine Policy · December 1, 2025 MPAs around the world are often limited by insufficient financial resources for enforcement, monitoring, and other activities. One of the greatest challenges to financial sustainability is often limited financial expertise, or financial capacity, among pra ... Full text CiteA novel framework to evaluate the financial sustainability of marine protected areas
Journal article Biological Conservation · July 1, 2023 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are globally underfunded. We present a five-step framework that can help practitioners prioritize actions that may improve financial sustainability, which was applied to six MPAs in Colombia, Bonaire, and Belize. Limited funds ... Full text CiteEducation
Stony Brook University ·
2021
Ph.D.