Bio
Staci is interested in the impacts of land-use change on coral reef ecosystem services, and the transformation of governance regimes towards adaptive management of marine and coastal resources. Her work is based in the Republic of Palau, an island nation in Micronesia, where she is studying the emergence of watershed management and the sedimentation impacts on coral reefs in two watershed systems that have experienced modern increase in land development.
Honors & Awards
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U.S. Fulbright Fellow, U.S. State Department/Fulbright Program (2005-2006)
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Fellow, EDGE-STEM Program (2013-present)
Professional Education
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Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, ENVRES-PHD (2019)
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M.S., George Mason University, Environmental Science and Public Policy (2008)
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B.S., Salem College, Major: Biology, concentration in Marine Biology Minor: Chemistry (2002)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests
Staci is interested in the impacts of land-use change on coral reef ecosystem services, and the transformation of governance regimes towards adaptive management of marine and coastal resources. Her work is based in the Republic of Palau, an island nation in Micronesia, where she is studying the emergence of watershed management and the sedimentation impacts on coral reefs in two watershed systems that have experienced modern increase in land development.