Julia A. Bingham
PhD, Marine Science and Conservation

As a researcher, I am broadly interested in the human dimensions of coastal and marine ecosystems. I specialize in research using applied, place-based, participatory methods co-developed with community partners to address issues salient to the intersections of natural resource governance, management, policy, and social impacts. My specific areas of expertise include social-environmental values, knowledge co-production, and coastal community perceptions and well-being, particularly in topics related to coastal fisheries, marine spatial planning, and marine renewable energy. I am particularly interested in the processes by which decisions are made in fishery governance and coastal management, the implications those processes have for coastal communities, and the roles of local and traditional ecological knowledges, science, and environmental values in addressing social-ecological challenges. I primarily draw from fields of political ecology and critical human geography in my work, and am informed by Indigenous methodologies and literature in feminist studies, environmental sociology, and conservation ecology. 

I value interdisciplinary and collaborative research approaches; I often work with both economists and ecologists, as well as with community partners including Tribal Nations. I prioritize applied research products including technical and public facing reports, policy recommendations, assessment protocols, and community toolkits, among other products that community partners identify as relevant and useful for their application of the work.​​