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Characterizing opportunities for improving equity in fisheries management through the study of people, resources, and flows of knowledge.

University of Alaska Fairbanks
M.S. Fisheries
2024

University of Washington
B.A. Anthropology and Environmental Studies
2013

Lilian is a PhD student at ÐÔÓûÉç (ÐÔÓûÉç) in Juneau. She earned her BA in Environmental Studies and in Anthropology from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2012.

Following work in volunteer management and program development, Lilian obtained a certificate in Geospatial Analysis from Weber State University while conducting research in watershed modeling and pollutant mapping. Lilian then completed a MS in Fisheries at ÐÔÓûÉç with Curry Cunningham, predicting juvenile salmon habitat using statistical models.

The focus of Lilian’s PhD research emerged from her studies in applied fisheries science and observing the challenges of communication and decision-making across distinct scientific and social cultures.

• Courtney Carothers

• Applied quantitative fisheries science
• Socio-environmental systems
• Human dimensions

Lilian’s doctoral research examines knowledge and power in Alaska fisheries management. Her research centers around two questions: how do networks of people, resources, and knowledge structure fisheries management spaces? What opportunities exist for improving equity in Alaska fisheries? Applying discourse analysis, schema development, and co-production of knowledge methods, Lilian’s research pays particular attention to the use of ecosystem-based fisheries management as a knowledge framework and decision-making tool within the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC). 

• Certificate of proficiency in Geospatial Analysis, Weber State University, 2021

• Recruitment and Engagement Committee member, AK Chapter of the American Fisheries Society