Presentations

In our work, we thrive to give back to communities we work with. Our priority is to first share and ground-truth our research with local partners before communicating with the wider national and international audience. 

The 34th Alaska State Legislature: expert testimony on SB 174 Establishment of the Alaska Invasive Species Council sponsored by Senator Dunbar. May 12,  2025.

The 34th Alaska State Legislature: expert testimony on HB 191 Establishment of the Alaska Invasive Species Council sponsored by Representative Himschoot. May 6, 2025.

Society of American Foresters Northwest Chapter Annual Meeting. The last great forest—from global to local: Values, risk, and trade-offs. Presentation and panel discussion member. Tok, Alaska, April 24. 2025. URL-link.

The 34th Alaska State Legislature: invited presentation for the 2025 Lunch & Learn about Invasive Species in Alaska sponsored by Senator Dunbar and Representative Himschoot. February 25 2025. URL-link.

Alaska Invasive Species Partnership: Zebra and quagga mussel planning for prevention and early detection, January 30 2024.

Alaska Marine Policy Forum: The Alaska Coastal Cooperative – A community-first approach to climate resilience that builds on existing relationships among rural coastal communities, educators, and scientists. January 24 2024.

Arctic Research Consortium of the United States Seminar Series: Batten Down the Hatches: Community Science for Informed Response at the Arctic Invasion Front. May 11 2022. URL-link.

The 30th Alaska State Legislature: Invited testimony on HB54: An Act to Establish the Alaska Invasive Species Council in the Department of Fish and Game. April 16 2021. URL link.

Marine Expo – National Fishermen: Alaska Salmon Fishermen on a Warming Planet: Adversity, Opportunity, and Transition. Panelist. February 18 2021

USFWS National Headquarters. Seaplane risk assessment working group. Risk analysis of seaplane AIS pathway: informing management response in Alaska. Presenter. 2020

USFWS Alaska Region. Invasive Species Team Meeting and Workshop on Citizen Science Approaches to Inform Response to Alaska’s Elodea Invasions. Presenter. 2020

Alaska Board of Fisheries. Ocean Acidification and Alaska. Co-presented with Dr. Robert Foy Director of NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center. Anchorage, AK. Presenter. 2019

Alaska Ocean Acidification Network: Ocean Acidification and Alaska. Co-presented with Dr. Robert Foy Director of NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center. Anchorage, AK. Presenter. 2019

USFWS Alaska Region. Invasive elodea in Alaska: A spatially explicit bioeconomic risk and decision analysis. Anchorage, AK. 2019

Alaska Sea Grant Site Review. Human Dimensions of Invasive Species: Managing Land-based risk for coastal economies. University of Alaska Fairbanks. Fairbanks, AK. Presenter. 2019

Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference: Annual meeting. Socio-economic dimensions of Alaska’s changing oceans. Anchorage, AK. Presenter. 2019

Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management. What makes a community healthy – a holistic approach? Anchorage, AK. Panelist. 2019.

Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management. Bridging western science and traditional knowledge. Anchorage, AK. Panelist. 2019

Alaska Sea Grant Advisory Committee Meeting. An expert and community supported decision tool for managing invasive species: The risk of Elodea spp. to salmon-dependent communities. University of Alaska Fairbanks. Anchorage, AK. Presenter. 2016

Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species. An expert and community supported decision tool. Jackson Hole, WY. Presenter. 2016

U.S. Forest Service Chugach National Forest: Elodea workshop. Human dimensions of invasive species management. Cordova, AK. Presenter. 2015

Matanuska-Susitna Business Alliance: Monthly Lunch Forum. Ecosystem Services: How much do Mat-Su residents value them? Evidence from a household survey and analysis of property values in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Wasilla, AK. Presenter. 2014

Prince William Sound Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council. Opportunities for Economic Analysis within Invasive Species Management. Anchorage, AK. Presenter. 2012

Alaska Sealife Center Science Colloquium. Elodea in Alaska – Is it worth taking action and if so how much action is needed?: A bioeconomic risk assessment. Seward, AK. Presenter. 2012

2025. International Conference on Arctic Research Planning IV Summit. Session: Indigenizing Arctic Economics to Attain a Sustainable Future. Salmon Harvest Dynamics and Salmon Fisheries Regulations in the Bristol Bay, Alaska: Impacts on Local Small-scale Harvesters. Student presentation. Boulder, CO. March 26 2025.

2025. International Conference on Arctic Research Planning IV Summit. Session: Data-Driven Research: Streamlining Collaboration Between Repositories and Researchers. Human-connected wild lands: How social science and mobility research can assist in predicting human-mediated dispersal of vegetation and other species. Poster. Boulder, CO. March 26 2025.

2025. International Conference on Arctic Research Planning IV Summit. Session: Should I Stay or Should I Go: Community Relocation, Adapting in Place, and Migration in the North. Adaptive pathways to natural hazards: embracing socio-ecological feedbacks and stressors together with eight partner communities. Poster. Boulder, CO. March 26 2025.

2025. International Conference on Arctic Research Planning IV Summit. Session: Bridging Worlds: The Power of Knowledge Co-Production. Permafrost Grown: Supporting Sustainable Permafrost-agroecosystems by Co-producing Knowledge with Alaskan farmers. Presentation. Boulder, CO. March 26 2025.

2025. International Conference on Arctic Research Planning IV Summit. Session: The Challenges of Arctic Infrastructure. Trade-offs and attitudes towards risk when farming on permafrost. Presentation. Boulder, CO. March 26 2025.

2025. International Conference on Arctic Research Planning IV Summit. Session: The Challenges of Arctic Infrastructure. Barriers to adoption in the Arctic—charting an equitable path forward. Presentation. Boulder, CO. March 26 2025.

2024. Alaska Invasive Species Partnership Conference. Perceived risk of herbicide treatments. Fairbanks, AK. November 12-14 2024.

2024. Navigating the New Arctic Annual Community Meeting. Poster presented: ACTION Alaska Coastal Cooperative for Co-producing Transformative Ideas and Opportunities in the North. Poster Presentation. Washington, DC. March 5-7 2024.

2024. Navigating the New Arctic Annual Community Meeting. Poster presented: Permafrost Grown: Year 3 Project Update and Results. Washington, DC. March 5-7 2024.

2024. Navigating the New Arctic Annual Community Meeting. Poster presented: Increasing multi-hazard climate risk and financial and health impacts on northern homeowners. Washington, DC. March 5-7 2024.

2024. American Geophysical Union Ocean Science Meeting. HE14A-2577: ACTION Alaska Coastal Cooperative for Co-producing Transformative Ideas and Opportunities in the North. Poster Presentation. In Session HE001 Arctic coastal dynamics.

2023. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. NH11C-0653: Increasing multi-hazard climate risk and financial and health impacts on northern homeowners. Poster Presentation. In NH11C: Climate-Related Hazards and Their Impact on the United States and the Caribbean.

2023. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. The Permafrost-Agroecosystem Action Group: first results and future goals. Poster Presentation. In EUCOP6 Book of Abstracts.

2023. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Farm field abandonment due to thermokarst and other thaw-related phenomena in Fairbanks, Alaska. Poster Presentation.

2023. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Hazard mapping in the discontinuous permafrost zone of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. Poster Presentation.

2023. Alaska Invasive Species Partnership Conference. A human-connected landscape: How network analysis can inform AIS prioritization and management. virtual. Presenter.

2023. Alaska Invasive Species Partnership Conference. Automatic detection of entangled aquatic vegetation on floatplane rudders. Student poster.

2023. Sixth European Conference on Permafrost (EUCOP6). Poster presented: The Permafrost-Agroecosystem Action Group: First Results and Future Goals. Puigcerdà, Spain.

2021. Matanuska-Susitna Salmon Symposium. Batten down the hatches: Alaska’s freshwater AIS invasion risk from watercraft trade and traffic. virtual. Presenter.

2021. Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. Flight plan for the future: floatplane pilots and researchers team up to predict invasive species introductions in Alaska. Virtual. Presenter.

2021. International Arctic Science Committee - Arctic Science Summit Week. Harnessing the power of community science to address data gaps for Arctic observing:

invasive species in Alaska as case examples. Portugal, virtual. Presenter.

2021. ARCUS Community Science Conference. Permafrost Grown: Co-producing knowledge with Alaskan and Siberian farmers to understand permafrost-cultivation interactions. virtual. Presenter.

2021. ARCUS Community Science Conference. Harnessing the power of community science to address data gaps for Arctic observing: case examples from the Alaska Invasive Species Partnership. virtual. Presenter.

2021. Alaska Invasive Species Partnership Conference. Batten down the hatches: Alaska’s freshwater AIS invasion risk from watercraft trade and traffic. virtual. Presenter.

2021. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. PredictFest: To build capacity for Arctic stakeholders in need of multi-scale predictions. Poster presentation. Contributor.

2021. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Understanding permafrost and agriculture interactions for ensuring suitable, adaptable and resilient permafrost-agroecosystems. Poster presentation. Contributor.

2019. Annual Alaska Invasive Species Workshop. Aquatic invasive species transmission risk: Watercraft use in Alaska: Results from a 2018 statewide survey. Fairbanks, AK. Presenter.

2018. American Fisheries Society Meeting: Western Division Annual Meeting. Some socio-economic dimensions of Alaska salmon system: examples of exploratory data analysis related to commercial fisheries data. Anchorage, AK. Presenter.

2018. American Fisheries Society Meeting: Wester Division Annual Meeting. Invasive elodea changes ecosystem services derived from sockeye salmon: a spatially explicit bioeconomic risk analysis. Anchorage, AK. Presenter.

2017. Conference of the Committee on Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. Public keynote address: Human dimensions of invasive species: Managing risk for economy and environment. Anchorage, AK. Presenter.

2017. Conference of the Committee on Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. From risk assessment to risk management. Anchorage, AK. Presenter. 

2017. Conference of the Committee on Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. Invasive elodea threatens remote ecosystem services: a spatially explicit bioeconomic risk analysis. Anchorage, AK. Presenter.

2016. Conference of the Committee on Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. Potential dispersal of aquatic invasive species by floatplanes. Fairbanks, AK. Presenter.

2015. 8th Annual Mat-Su Salmon Science & Conservation Symposium. Expert probability elicitation through adaptive choice: The risk of Elodea spp. for salmon persistence in Alaska. Palmer, AK. Presenter.

2015. Conference of the Committee on Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. Expert probability elicitation through adaptive choice: The risk of Elodea spp. for salmon persistence in Alaska. Juneau, AK. Presenter.

2014. 16th Annual Alaska Forum on the Environment. Ecosystem Services: How much do Mat-Su residents value them? Evidence from a household survey and analysis of property values in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Anchorage, AK. Presenter.

2013. 6th Annual Mat-Su Salmon Science & Conservation Symposium. Preliminary results from a contingent valuation of Mat-Su residents’ preferences and values for population growth, job sectors, recreation, and conservation. Palmer, AK. Presenter.

2013. American Planning Association, Alaska Chapter Conference. Preliminary results from a contingent valuation of Mat-Su residents’ preferences and values for population growth, job sectors, recreation, and conservation. Anchorage, AK. Presenter.

2013. American Association of Energy Economists. Harnessing Wind Resources to Achieve Energy Independence and Economic Development in Isolated Rural Communities: A Financial Simulation Model. Anchorage, AK. Presenter.

2013. Alaska Forum on the Environment. Applied Bioeconomics for Invasive Species Management. Anchorage, AK. Presenter.

2013. Alaska Rural Energy Conference. Personal Transportation in Rural Alaska: Results from Two Questionnaires. Anchorage, AK. Presenter.

2012. Conference of the Committee on Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. Investments in Statewide Invasive Species Management Programs in Alaska. Kodiak, AK. Presenter.

2012. Conference of the Committee on Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. Decisions under Uncertainty: A Bioeconomic Approach to Managing Invasive Species in Alaska: the Case of Elodea in Chena Slough, Fairbanks. Kodiak, AK. Presenter.

2012. American Fisheries Society Alaska Chapter. Elodea in Alaska – Is it worth taking action and if so how much action is needed? A bioeconomic risk assessment. Kodiak, AK. Presenter.

2012. Arctic Frontiers Conference. Harnessing wind: Opportunities for Sustainability in isolated Arctic communities. Tromsø, Norway. Presenter.

2012. Arctic Frontiers Young Scientist Forum. Harnessing wind: Opportunities for Sustainability in isolated Arctic communities. Tromsø, Norway. Presenter.

2011. Western Alaska Science Conference. Potential Economics of Nuclear Small Modular Reactor Technology for Alaska. Bethel, AK. Presenter.

2010. Conference of the Committee on Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. Assessing the Potential Economic Benefits and Costs of Invasive Species Coordination in Alaska: A Proposal. Fairbanks, AK. Presenter.