I worked with Alaska Coastal Management Program thru DNR.   I attended meetings, researched regulations, wrote reports on enforcable policies in other states and how they might apply in AK.

I increased my understanding of the role of biological research in fisheries management.

I helped prepare Final Report Adopt-A-Stream Program; Prepared and Conducted a local stormwater attitude survey; Continued with storm drain stenciling program.

I reviewed contaminants literature with respect to Pacific Walrus.

 I conducted research on Southeast AK ferry system.

I wanted to  gain an understanding of 1) the science of organic farming in interior Alaska, 2) the economics of both small-scale and organic farming in interior Alaska.

I learned about community-based participatory research, with a focus on indigenous communities.   I also focused on ethical, legal and social implications of genetics research, and reducing health disparities.

I worked with the constituents of the Indigenous Peoples' Council for Marine Mammals to build consensus on issues relating to the reauthorization of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

I conducted a market analysis for Anchorage's Sustainability Program.

I will collect subsistence data in North Slope communities, become familiar with subsistence issues, make contacts within the North Slope communities , acquire knowledge of the sharing of subsistence foods and the rules for sharing, and to learn about the Inupiat culture.

I conducted interviews with elders and knowledgeable hunters in Old Crow, Fort McPherson and Dawson City (Canada) on the topic of caribou migration and specifically asking "What are caribou leaders?".

I studied sustainable gariculture in Southern India

I worked with the Institute to   establish an Arctic component to their developing research plan. I incorporated my work with the North Slope Borough's planning department to demonstrate how local planning can partner with research to achieve relevant environmental information (e.g., sea-ice information) for planning.