Teaching
SMS 230: Introduction to Marine Policy & Fisheries Mgt
This undergraduate course provides an introduction to marine policy, with emphasis on marine policy issues in the United States. Students will be introduced to a variety of tools and policy approaches for managing complex marine ecosystems and resources. Lectures and readings will highlight current and historical challenges facing oceans management, as well as the role of scientists and other stakeholders in marine policy. Potential issues addressed includes, but is not limited to, marine fisheries, marine pollution, aquaculture, and renewable energy. 3 credits. This course is taught every Fall semester.
Other Infrequently Courses Taught
SMS 598: Advanced Readings in Marine Policy: This course introduces students to foundational theories and approaches in marine social science and policy. 1-3 credits. Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
SMS 552: Coupled Human & Natural Systems: This interdisciplinary graduate seminar is concerned with the intersection between social and natural systems, and it provides a basic introduction to social-ecological systems (SES) and SES research. Through discussion and readings of the literature, the course will explore key frameworks and their applications for the study and management of complex, coupled human and natural systems through case studies and readings of the primary literature. Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, both critical elements of coupled systems research, will also be explored. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Graduate student and instructor permission. This course is taught in the Fall semester, when taught.
SMS 598: Applied Anthropology: This course introduces graduate students to the field of applied anthropology, with a focus on applications to natural resource management. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
SMS 567: Knowledge and Participation in the Science Policy Process. This graduate seminar explores the role of (1) science and other forms of knowledge and expertise and (2) participation (e.g., stakeholder engagement in science and management, citizen science) in the science policy process. 3 credits.