Cassandra BrooksI’ve worked in marine science and public outreach for more than fifteen years. My writing and research focuses on marine resource management worldwide, from local New England Rivers to the remote reaches of Antarctica. I've just completed a PhD with the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources at Stanford University studying international ocean policy with a focus on the process of marine protection in the Antarctic.
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I’ve worked in the lab, underwater, and at sea and have presented my work at conferences and workshops nationally and internationally, while publishing in peer-reviewed journals. I’ve toiled as a federal fisheries observer on New England groundfish boats and spent a number of years devoted to wilderness therapy and environmental education throughout the United States. Over the years, I’ve also worked in traditional ecological knowledge - from uncovering the details of the first documented dam protest in New England to investigating the precolonial cod fishery history. During my Master's work at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, I studied life history of Antarctic toothfish, one of two species known as “Chilean sea bass.” The Ross Sea population I investigated supports the most remote fishery on Earth.
To gain true expertise in communicating science to the public, I completed a Graduate Certificate in Science Communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2009. As an established science writer and multi-media producer, I’ve published more than 100 articles and multi-media pieces about marine science, the environment and human well-being. In the past, I've also worked with grand scale media projects like the Last Ocean and the Ocean Voice. For examples of my popular publications and projects, see my Popular Media page. Most recently, I contribute to the National Geographic Ocean Views blog.
In 2012, I returned to school to pursue an interdisciplinary PhD at Stanford University, seeking expertise in policy and management. For my dissertation, I am studying the process of marine protection in the Antarctic, trying to understand what it takes to do ocean conservation on an international scale. In the future, I hope to work at the intersection of science, policy and the public, applying what I've learned to other ocean regions in need of sustainable management. For more information on my research, see my Stanford website and check out my Science Publications.
My work is funded through the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources and through the Bill and Eva Price Fellowship. In 2015, I was also awarded a Switzer Fellowship in Environmental Leadership.
To gain true expertise in communicating science to the public, I completed a Graduate Certificate in Science Communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2009. As an established science writer and multi-media producer, I’ve published more than 100 articles and multi-media pieces about marine science, the environment and human well-being. In the past, I've also worked with grand scale media projects like the Last Ocean and the Ocean Voice. For examples of my popular publications and projects, see my Popular Media page. Most recently, I contribute to the National Geographic Ocean Views blog.
In 2012, I returned to school to pursue an interdisciplinary PhD at Stanford University, seeking expertise in policy and management. For my dissertation, I am studying the process of marine protection in the Antarctic, trying to understand what it takes to do ocean conservation on an international scale. In the future, I hope to work at the intersection of science, policy and the public, applying what I've learned to other ocean regions in need of sustainable management. For more information on my research, see my Stanford website and check out my Science Publications.
My work is funded through the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources and through the Bill and Eva Price Fellowship. In 2015, I was also awarded a Switzer Fellowship in Environmental Leadership.
