539: Investigating Issues at the Intersection of People, Policy, and Marine and Coastal Environments - Dr. Ana Spalding

Summary: Dr. Ana Spalding is Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Policy and Affiliate Faculty at the Pacific Marine Energy Center at Oregon State University. She is also a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute as well as the Coiba Research Station. As a social scientist who works in marine and coastal policy, Ana focuses on the intersections of people, the environment, and policies. She used to row in college, and she's recently been having fun rowing again in her local rowing club.