Cassandra Brooks
I’ve worked in marine science and public outreach for more than fifteen years. My writing and research focuses on marine resource exploitation worldwide, from local New England Rivers to the remote reaches of Antarctica. Currently, I am completing a PhD with the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources at Stanford University studying international ocean policy, focusing on marine protection in the Antarctic.
I’ve worked in the lab, underwater, and at sea and have presented my work at conferences and workshops both 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. |
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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 graduate 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 local, national and international outlets. Prior to returning to school, I worked with the Last Ocean Project to produce media and support outreach to promote policy designed to protect ecologically important regions of the globe like the Ross Sea, Antarctica. I've also worked with conservation non-profits writing policy reports identifying important areas for marine protection in the Antarctic and elsewhere. I currently contribute to the National Geographic's 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 marine protection in the Antarctic, trying to better 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 current research, see my Stanford website and check out my science publications.
My work is funded through the Emett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Research and through the Bill and Eva Price Fellowship. I was also awarded a 2015 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 local, national and international outlets. Prior to returning to school, I worked with the Last Ocean Project to produce media and support outreach to promote policy designed to protect ecologically important regions of the globe like the Ross Sea, Antarctica. I've also worked with conservation non-profits writing policy reports identifying important areas for marine protection in the Antarctic and elsewhere. I currently contribute to the National Geographic's 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 marine protection in the Antarctic, trying to better 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 current research, see my Stanford website and check out my science publications.
My work is funded through the Emett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Research and through the Bill and Eva Price Fellowship. I was also awarded a 2015 Switzer Fellowship in Environmental Leadership.