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Abby Sullivan

BFA, James Madison University

 

Academic Interests: Conservation, education and climate change


Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Nationality: American

 

Adam MacLeod

BA with Honours, Economics and Political Science from Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Academic Interests: Ecological economics, species conservation through consumer education.

Hometown: Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Nationality: British

 

Webpage: Youtube video made by Adam in the Westfjords.

 

Afra Skene

BSc. in Biology, University of Sheffield.

Alan Deverell

BA Honours English and French, University of Kent, UK, Post Graduate Certificate of Education, University of Chichester, UK


Academic Interests: Management processes and communications, recreational uses of marine reserves, reef preservation and restoration


Hometown: St. Paul Le Jeune, France

Nationality: British

 

Alex Allison

B.Sc. In Environmental Science from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus.

 

Academic Interests: The environment, sustainable development, renewable energy, and environmental restoration.

 

Hometown: St John's, Newfoundland

Nationality: Canadian

 

Alex Elliott

BA Broadcast Journalism, University of Gloucestershire, UK

 

Academic Interests: Iceland´s sustainable coastal development with regard to declining fish stocks, oil exploration and climate change


Hometown: Reykjavik

Nationality: British

Alexander Stubbing

BA Politics and International Development, Queen´s University, Canada

 

Academic Interests: Natural resource management


Hometown: Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada

Nationality: Canadian

 

Alice Liu

Degree in Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong.

Academic Interests: Art, Art-related-tourism, social-economic researches.

Hometown: Hong Kong
Nationality: Chinese

Blog: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/thenaction/

Andrew Osmond

Sustainable resource management from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Anna-Theresa Kienitz

BS in Biology, Gutenberg-Universitat in Mainz.

Academic Interests: Climate Change and Marine Ecology

Hometown: Mainz
Nationality: German

Annukka Pekkarinen

BSc Biology (Biological and Environmental Sciences).

Arastou Gharibi

B.Sc Civil Engineering, Azad University of Noshahr-Chalus, Iran

Academic Interests: Environment

Hometown: Bandaranzali, Iran

Nationality: Iranian

 

Astrid Dispert

Diplom (2007) in physical oceanography, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany


Academic interests: marine conservation
Thesis: Marine conservation in the Bay of Fundy 


Hometown: Kiel, Germany
Nationality: Brazilian / German

Benjamin Dippo

Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Forest Conservation Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Ontario Canada

 

Academic Interests: Climate change, coastal pollution, community adaptability


Hometown:

Nationality: Canadian

 

Birna Rún Arnarsdóttir

BA Social and Economic Development , University of Akureyri, Iceland


Academic Interests: Arctic, conservation, climate change


Hometown: Akureyri

Nationality: Icelandic

 

Bjarni Maríus Jónsson

MBA (2006) Master of Business Administration, University of Iceland

Thesis: Harnessing tidal energy

Hometown:   Reykjavik, Iceland
Nationality: Icelandic

Cailan Murray

B.A. in Environmental Studies -Planning and Environmental Policy, Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington.

Academic Interests: Shellfish bed restoration and aquaculture in relationship to water quality as well as human dimensions such as food security and co-management.

Hometown: Sammamish, Washington
Nationality: American

Carrie Drake

Bachelor of Science (Major: Natural Science, Minor: Geography), Lakehead University
Honors Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism, Lakehead University

Academic Interests: Sustainable tourism, conservation, and human dimensions of natural resource management.

Hometown: Kentville, Nova Scotia.
Nationality: Canadian

Carrie Drake on LinkedIn
Carrie's profile on the 365.org project.

Clasina Jansen

Bachelor degree in Coastal Zone Management, University of Van Hall Larenstein, Leeuwarden.

Academic interest: Ecological Effects of Climate Change and Coastal Defense

Hometown: Hardenberg
Nationality: Dutch

Dafna Israel

BA Anthropology (physical) and French, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

 

Academic Interests: Genetics, Conservation, sustainable development and climate change

 

Hometown: Jerusalem & Montreal
Nationality: Israeli

 

Daniel Metzger

B.A. in Philosophy, Houghton College, Houghton, NY.

Academic Interests: Environmental ethics and policy, radicalization in environmental activism

Hometown: Rochester, NY
Nationality: United States

Danielle G. Stollak

B.A. (2007) Archaeology Concentration GeoArchaeology, Minor Chemistry, Haverford College, Haverford, PA, USA

Academic interests: Community outreach and education


Hometown: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Nationality: American

Danny O´Farrell

Honors Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism (Focus: National Parks and Leadership Development), Lakehead University.
Bachelor of Geography (Focus: Biogeography & geomorphology), Lakehead University.

Academic Interests: I am interested in a variety of areas in resource management, I have specific interests in salmonid ecology & management, traditional ecological knowledge, and using environmental education to help promote conservation and protection of ecosystems worldwide.

Hometown: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada & Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Nationality: Canadian

Deborah Davies

BA Honours Geography, University of St. Davids Lampeter, Wales, Post Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Brighton, UK


Academic Interests: Renewable energies, coastal forests, capacity building


Hometown: Cardiff, Wales

Nationality: British

Devanand Bolaky

B.Ed and B.Sc, University of Punjab, Indian


Academic Interests: Technical and fishery science


Hometown: Long Mountain

Nationality: Mauritian

Edwin Liebig

BS Environmental Science with an Emphasis in Applied Ecology. California State University, Chico; Minor in Political Science. California State University, Chico.

Academic Interests: Renewable energy, Ocean conservation, Invasive species, Natural sciences, Environmental consultation, Environmental policy

Hometown: Bodega Bay, California

Nationality: American

 

Etienne Gernez

BS Engineering, Numerical Modelling, University of Bordeaux, France

MS Maritime Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, UK

 

Academic Interests: Oceanography, sustainable transport, implementation of change


Hometown: Pré en Paíl, France

Nationality: French

Gísli Halldór Halldórsson

Cand. Oecon (1991) in Business Administration at the University of Iceland.

Academic interests: politics, society, sustainable economics and fisheries management
Thesis:   New coastal fisheries in Iceland 2009: A case study of an experiment in fisheries management

Gísli is an elected member of the town council and the town board of Ísafjarðarbær, as well as chairman of the town's committee of welfare and social affairs.

Hometown: Ísafjörður, Iceland
Nationality: Icelandic

Graham Gaines

B.A. in English Literature from The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Academic Interests: Watershed management, point and non-point source pollution, aquaculture, and natural resource economics.

Hometown: Gainesville, GA - USA
Nationality: American

Henry Fletcher

Bsc Hons. (2002) Biological Sciences from University of Exeter, UK
International Wilderness Guide Diploma, (2008) Finland

 

Academic interests: conservation and tourism

Thesis: Tourism broker interactions and sustainability: a case study of the Alde and Ore ICZM pilot project  


This is an exciting new initiative on the UK's Suffolk coastline. It is where I was brought up, which will give me maximum opportunities to put everything I have learned into practice.

 

Hometown: Ipswich, England 

Nationality: British

Hildur Sólveig Elvarsdóttir

B.A and LL.M Polar Law from University of Akureyri.

Nationality: Icelandic

Iona Flett

BSc (Hons) Earth and Environmental Science from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Interests: Food security, development, conservation.

Hometown: Sydney
Nationality: Australia/UK

Jacob M. C. Kasper

BA, Biology, (2000), Bates College, Lewiston, ME, USA
MA, (2008), Biological and Biomedical Science, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Academic interests: marine conservation, fisheries, mpa´s
Thesis: Long-term geospatial trends in noncommercial fin fish species in Iceland 1985-2009

Hometown: Newton, MA, USA
Nationality: American

Blog: www.kasperfamilyiceland.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Protect_Oceans

Jamie Elizabeth Landry

B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Rochester

 

Academic Interests: Environmental education and community outreach as well as education on sustainable living

 

Hometown: Gilford, New Hampshire, USA
Nationality: American

 

Blog: My Adventurs Abroad


Jennifer Brown

BA, Community Design, Honors in Environmental Planning, Dalhousie University


Academic Interests: Environmental policy and watershed management


Hometown: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Nationality: Canadian

 

Jonathan Eberlein

BA Journalism, Hochschule Bremen


Academic Interests: Ocean conservation, eco-tourism


Hometown: North Germany and Hamburg

Nationality: German

Joshua Kelly Mackintosh

BA Political Science, Acadia University

BCD Environmental Planning, Dalhousie University


Academic Interests: Policy, Environment, Planning


Hometown: Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Nationality: Canadian


Blog: icelandjosh.blogspot.com
Photos: community.webshots.com/user/joshmackintosh

K. Megan Chen

B.Comm (Bachelor's of Commerce) University of Toronto: Commerce & Finance Specialist, Economics Major, Biology Minor.

Academic Interests: Marine Biology, Marine Conservation & Environmental Economics.

Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Nationality: Canadian

Webpage: http://kmeganc.posterous.com/

Katherine Dolmage

BSc in Biology from the University of Victoria.

Academic Interests: Sustainable fisheries, marine conservation.

Hometown: Campbell River, BC, Canada.
Nationality: Canadian.

Katie Auth

B.A. (2008) in History and French, concentration in Development Studies from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

Academic Interests: International policy and community adaptation to climate change changes.

 

Hometown: Portland, ME d.
Nationality: American

 

Kyle Sharpe

Bachelor of Community Design (BCD), Dalhouise University.

Academic Interests: Arctic Issues, Spatial Planning, Policy & International Law.

Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Nationality: Canadian.

Lauma Gulbe

BA, Tourism Organization and Management, Vidzemes Augstskola - Vidzeme University, Valmiera, Latvia


Academic Interests: Sustainability


Hometown: Riga, Latvia

Nationality: Latvian

Liene Tiesnese

Natural science bachelor`s degree in environmental science, University of Latvia, Latvia.

Academic interests: Nature and Social issue interface.

Hometown: Salacgrīva, Latvia
Nationality: Latvian

Lindsay Church

BA Community Design, Honours and Environmental Planning, Dalhousie University, Canada


Academic Interests: Planning, environment, politics, architecture, psychology


Hometown: Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada

Nationality: Canadian

 

Lisa Hentschel

B.Sc. Environment- and Natural Resource Management.

Academic Interests: Climate change, renewable energy, ocean & nature conservation.

Hometown: Neumünster / Vienna.
Nationality: German /Austrian.

Maik Brötzmann

Meterology, studied at the Free-University Berlin.

Manuel Meidinger

BSC Geography, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany


Academic Interests: Climate change, Sea-level rise, coastal processes, adaptation, GIS


Hometown: Berlin

Nationality: German

 

Marla Koberstein

BSc. in Conservation Biology from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Academic interests: invasive species, restoration ecology and human impacts on the environment.

Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Nationality: American

Megan Cotton

BS, Social and Environmental Geography and Spanish Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Academic Interests: Conservation and Sustainable Development, especially Grassroots Community Organizing. Ecosystem Management and Environmental Education.

Hometown: Ashland, Oregon
Nationality: American

Megan Veley

B.S. in Natural Resource Management

Academic Interests:

 

Hometown: New York, USA
Nationality: American

Michael Andrew Howarth

BASc Environmental Health, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; CPHIC, Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.

Academic Interests: Health and Climate Change; Aquatic Environment Management

Hometown: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Nationality: Canadian/British

Natalie Chaylt

B.A., Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation Parks & Tourism, B.Ed. From the Lakehead University, Ontario,Canada.
Outdoor Environmental & Experiential Education, Lakehead University

Academic Interests: Environmental Education, The Protection of Marine Ecosystems, Global Marine Pollution, Mammals containing organochlorine, bisphenol A, PCBs and derivatives of polystyrene.

Hometown: Timmins, ON
Nationality: Canadian

Blog: http://theadventuresofoceangirl.blogspot.com

Nora Jacobi

BSc in Marine Environmental Studies from Bangor University, Wales.

Academic Interests: Climate change, sustainable development, fisheries & aquaculture management, food security in developing countries

Hometown: Radebeul, Germany
Nationality: German

Petra Granholm

MA Public International Law, Åbo Akademi University, Åland Islands


Academic Interests: Environment, minorities, human rights, autonomy, security


Hometown: Mariehamn, Åland Islands

Nationality: Finnish

 

Qing Ge

 

B.A. in  Russian literature and culture from Xiamen University.

Academic Interests: Sustainable tourism, Marine Conservation & Environmental Economics, Political Science


Hometown Amoy, Fujian, China

Nationality Chinese

 

Rikab Rajudeen

B.Sc. in Biology and Environmental sciences from the University of Toronto.

Roberta Soparaite

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Vilnius University (Lithuania).

Academic interests: Perception, consumer behaviour and education.

Hometown: Klaipėda, Lithuania.
Nationality: Lithuanian.

Ryan O´Connell

Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Environmental Studies, University of Victoria.

Academic Interests: Sustainability; fisheries; the many ways that we interact with nature, and why some it works and some of it doesn't.

Hometown: Nelson, BC
Nationality: Canadian

Webpage: Facebook.com/reoconnell

Sara Martin

Bachelor of Science- Zoology from the University of Manitoba.

Academic interests: wildlife management and conservation, ecology, animal behaviour.

Hometown: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Nationality: Canadian


Sarah Elizabeth Nebel

Degree: BSc Marine and Freshwater Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

 

Academic interests: Marine Conservation (Marine Protected Area's), Biology

 

Hometown: Cookstown, Ontario
Nationality: Canadian

 

Sarah Giltz

College of William and Mary- B.S. Biology.

Academic Interests: Marine Biology and Ecology.

Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
Nationality: American.

Sarah Kennedy

B.S. in Environmental science - biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Academic Interests: Fisheries Management, Conservation, Marine Ecology


Hometown: Corner Brook, Newfoundland

Nationality: Canadian

Scott Harper

B.A. Communication, McMaster University, Ontario, Cananda.

Academic Interests: Marine protected areas.

Hometown:
Nationality: Canadian

Tanja Geis

B.A. (2002) in Fine Arts, Yale University.

Academic interests:   Art and its application to environmental education/outreach and coastal and marine management problem solving, perceptions of the ocean seafood consumption patterns

Hometown: Hong Kong
Nationality: Germany / United States

Traian C. Leu

AAS (2003) in Computer Aided Drafting and Design at Harford Community College, Maryland, USA.
BA (2005) in Cultural Anthropology at University of Maryland Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.

 

Academic interest: coastal engineering
Thesis: The effects of bridges on juvenile cod in Icelandic fjords


Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Nationality: Romanian

Tzvi Arieli

BA Political Science and International Relations, Open University of Israel.

Academic Interests: Coastal Policy and Management, Society, Energy and Fossil Fuels, Global Warming. 

Hometown: Kiryat Arba - Hebron.
Nationality: Israeli

Webpage: Tzvi's blog in Russian.

Vilma Kuuliala

BA English, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Academic Interests: Environment Conservation, Sustainability, Linguistics, Sociology.

 

Hometown: Hämeenlinna, Finland.
Nationality: Finnish.

 

Blog in Finnish.

 

William Davies

BA Geography, University of Leeds.
MA Sustainable Development, University of Leeds.

Academic Interests: Sustainable development, environmental psychology and ecosystem management.

 

Hometown: London, United Kingdom
Nationality: British

 

Háskólasamfélagiđ

„Auk samnemenda minna í CMM meistaranáminu mun ég sakna andrúmsloftsins í Háskólasetrinu. Stundir sem heilluðu tengjast oftast vettvangsferðum, t.d. að læra hvernig fiskeldi virkar í raun og veru með því að hoppa milli kvíanna og hjálpa til við að færa fiskinn á milli þeirra."

Astrid Dispert, Ţýskalandi CMM nemi 2008-2009
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