Emily Melvin

I am a PhD Candidate in Marine Science and Conservation in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, based at the Duke Marine Lab. I am a human geographer, and my research interests are broadly focused on ocean governance and human relationships with marine and coastal environments. I am interested in how power and politics shape environmental decision-making across multiple scales, particularly with respect to Small Island Developing States (SIDS). I am interested in how global processes shape what happens at the national, regional, and local level, and in turn, how smaller-scale processes can be circulated and translated elsewhere.