Graduate Writing Samples

Presentation analyzing the relationship between the development of dive tourism and achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals within Sipadan Island, the gateway region of Semporna, and the neighboring islands of the Celebes Sea for coursework in Pacific Recreation and Tourism Issues. 

Policy memo investigating the predictability of aquaculture import trends through a regression analysis, while exploring its efficacy for policies in fisheries management for coursework in Statistics for Marine and Environmental Policy.

Research paper examining the high viral diversity in hydrothermal vent systems and its impacts on biogeochemical cycling in the deep sea for coursework in Biological Oceanography.

Case analysis pertaining to the Public Trust Doctrine, Property Rights, Coastal Act, Animals Ferae Naturae, and Toxic Substance Control Act for coursework in US Ocean and Coastal Law.

Economic assessment of oil spill response policy decisions in British Columbia, Canada for coursework in Applied Microeconomics in Marine Affairs. 

Research paper exploring management challenges and current policies in place to conserve, protect, and restore coral reefs, mangrove, and seagrass beds globally relative to achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for coursework in Marine Science in the Coastal Zone.

Presentation on ethnographic interviewing, focusing on skills and considerations when interviewing across different cultures for coursework in Interviewing Methods and Environmental Topics.

Policy analysis for equitable water security in Kiribati for coursework in Marine Policy Analysis.

Presentation providing an ethnographic analysis of the United Arab Emirates in making visible the histories of indigenous presence, impacts of development as a result of forces of globalization, and the revival of Bedouin and maritime heritage in establishing national identity and re-purposing local ecological knowledge for coursework in Environmental Equity.

Policy brief exploring how the human dimensions of marine protected area governance and management for coursework in Developmental Governance and Management.

Economic assessment and analysis on topics of economic growth theory; measures of growth, poverty, and inequality; and book report on 'Why Nations Fail?' by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson for coursework in Economics of International Development.

Report examining climate adaptation and mitigation of Tribal Nations in Washington State for coursework in Climate Change Governance.