Using the Ocean Identity Model to Evaluate Program Impact Workshop

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET | Sunday, 9 November | Room E10-D

$65 Regular Price | $45 Student Price

Ocean identity is a novel construct that can be used to assess the impact of ocean and coastal programs on diverse audiences.  In this workshop, participants will be led through a presentation on the ocean identity model and toolkit, before engaging in a series of activities that will help them build a plan for using the ocean identity model to evaluate their program or project. Each participant will have the chance to consult with workshop conveners in the development of a plan that is specific to them.

Speaker(s)

Miriah Kelly

Dr. Miriah M. Russo Kelly (she/her) is a tenured Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences in the Department of Environment, Geography, and Marine Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) in New Haven, CT USA. Over the past fifteen years, Dr. Kelly’s teaching and research has focused on the human dimensions of ocean and coastal climate change impacts. Dr. Kelly is an expert in ocean-climate policy, management and decision-making processes and she studies collaborative and transdisciplinary approaches to addressing complex environmental problems that exist within the ocean-climate nexus. Dr. Kelly is also dedicated to translational environmental sciences, including climate communication, experiential education, and stakeholder engagement. An expert in environmental program evaluation, Dr. Kelly is the PI of the Ocean Identity Initiative, an ocean program evaluation lab. She also currently serves as the Coordinator for the newly established Coastal Resilience Master of Science program at SCSU.