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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Ayana Johnson profiled as a marine biologist by the National Science Foundation
Alma materScripps Institution of Oceanography Harvard University
Known forMarine biology Science policy
Scientific career
InstitutionsOcean Collectiv

Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ThesisFish, fishing, diving and the management of coral reefs (2011)
Doctoral advisorJeremy Jackson
Websitehttps://www.oceancollectiv.co/

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist and conservation strategist. She is the founder of Ocean Collectiv and is an adjunct professor at New York University.

Education

Johnson was a 2010-11 American Association of University Women fellow.[1] She studied environmental science and public policy at Harvard University.[2] She earned her doctorate, "Fish, fishing, diving and the management of coral reefs" from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2011.[3]

Career

After completing her PhD, Johnson joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency, then National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, before working with the Waitt Foundation to fund ocean conservation projects.[4] During this time, she provided maps, communications, policy support and scientific assistance to the island Barbuda as it began to regulate and protect its coastal waters.[5] She believes "Marine conservation is not just about counting and saving the fish. It’s about people".[6] In 2013 she became executive director of the Waitt Institute, before founding the Blue Halo initiative.[7][8][9] The Blue Halo initiative worked with the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation to save the Caribbean's coral reefs.[10]

She is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at New York University.[11] Her research interests lie in: Urban Ocean Conservation, Sustainable Fishing, Ocean Zoning and Social Justice.[2]

Johnson is determined to "dispel the notion that science is 'something that happens in a lab far away that doesn’t matter' ".[12] She was selected as an inaugural TED resident in Spring 2016.[13] In 2017, Johnson delivered a TED talk in New York City, "How to Use the Ocean Without Using it Up".[14][15] In 2017, she was a keynote speaker at the Smithsonian Institution "Earth Optimism" conference.[16] She was the science advisor for the World Ocean Festival.[17] She has worked with the United States National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.[18] In February 2018, she took part in the YouTube series "Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants".[19]

Johnson has written for The New York Times, Nature, Scientific American, the Los Angeles Times and The Atlantic.[20][21][22][23][24][25] Since 2013, she has contributed to the National Geographic Society and HuffPost blogs.[26][27]

She is the founder and director of Ocean Collectiv, a consultancy designed to advance ocean sustainability, grounded in social justice.[28][29] Outside Online magazine described her as the "most influential biologist of our time".[30]

References

  1. ^ "AAUW Fellows". AAUW: Empowering Women Since 1881. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  2. ^ a b "Ayana Elizabeth Johnson". as.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. ^ Elizabeth, Johnson, Ayana (2011). Fish, fishing, diving and the management of coral reefs (Thesis). UC San Diego.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Navigating Ocean Conservation as a Woman of Color". AAUW: Empowering Women Since 1881. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  5. ^ "Next steps for Barbuda Blue Halo". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  6. ^ "Ayana Elizabeth Johnson". Hearts on Fire. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  7. ^ Johnson, Dr Ayana Elizabeth (2015-11-18). "6 Lessons for Effective Science-Based Ocean Conservation". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  8. ^ "The Blue Halo Blueprint for Ocean Zoning" (PDF). Rutgers. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  9. ^ "Barbuda Blue Halo - Live Radio Interview (October 2013)". Vimeo. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  10. ^ Jackson, Jeremy; Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth (2014-09-18). "Opinion | We Can Save the Caribbean's Coral Reefs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  11. ^ "Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson". wp.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  12. ^ "Meet the Brooklyn-Born Marine Biologist Co-Leading the 'March for Science'". Observer. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  13. ^ "Meet our first class of TED Residents". TED Blog. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  14. ^ "How to Use the Ocean Without Using it Up – National Geographic Blog". blog.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  15. ^ TED Residency (2016-11-21), Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: How to use the ocean without using it up, retrieved 2018-02-22
  16. ^ Commons, Smithsonian Conservation. "| Earth Optimism Summit | Smithsonian Conservation Commons". earthoptimism.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  17. ^ "Welcome". World Ocean Festival. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  18. ^ "Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Ph.D. - National Marine Sanctuaries". Conserve America's Oceans | National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  19. ^ Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants (2018-02-21), Dr. Ayana Johnson | Marine Biologist and Conservation Strategist, retrieved 2018-02-23
  20. ^ "From despair to repair: Empowering communities to restore their oceans : Soapbox Science". blogs.nature.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  21. ^ Narula, Svati Kirsten. "How the Famous Marshmallow Study Explains Environmental Conservation". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  22. ^ Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth (2016-02-17). "The key to halting climate change: admit we can't save everything | Ayana Elizabeth Johnson". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  23. ^ Revkin, Andrew C. "A Small Island Takes a Big Step on Ocean Conservation". Dot Earth Blog. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  24. ^ Orlowski, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jeff. "What the Trump administration doesn't understand about ocean conservation". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  25. ^ Johnson, Matthew Mulrennan,Ayana Elizabeth. "7 Award-Winning Apps Launch a Mobile Age for the Ocean Economy". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2018-02-22.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ "Ayana Elizabeth Johnson – National Geographic Blog". blog.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  27. ^ "Coming Soon: My Adventures in Ocean Conservation – National Geographic Blog". blog.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  28. ^ "Work". Ocean Collectiv. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  29. ^ "Home". Ocean Collectiv. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  30. ^ Granada, Stephanie (2017-08-29). "Meet the Most Influential Marine Biologist of Our Time". Outside Online. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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