Curriculum Vitae

K A R L Y M A R I E M I L L E R karly.miller@lifesci.ucsb.edu

EDUCAT ION

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Barbara, CA Sep 2012 – Present Ph.D. Candidate in Marine Science (expected graduation June 2018) Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, Gaines Lab

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú Mar – Dec 2011 Certificate in Peruvian Studies, Department of Geography & the Environment

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Aug 2005 – May 2009 B.Sc. Marine Science, minors: Environmental Studies & Spanish Magna Cum Laude, Honors from South Carolina Honors College, Phi Beta Kappa

Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand (July – Nov 2007) Universidad Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador (June-Aug 2008)

FELLOWSH IPS

Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 2017 Graduate Fellowship, Philip & Aida Siff Educational Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA 2016 – 2017 Fulbright US Study/Research Grant, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia 2015 – 2016 Regents Special Graduate Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 2012 – 2015 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, Rotary International, Lima, Peru 2011 McNair Scholarship, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 2005 – 2009

RE S E A R C H & TR AV E L GRANTS

Student Travel Award, Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, New Orleans, LA 2017 Graduate Student Research Grants, Broom Center for Demography, Santa Barbara, CA 2015, 2016, 2017 Sawyer Seminar Research Grant, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 2014 Academic Scholarship, South Carolina Garden Club, Columbia, SC 2008 Educational Award, South Carolina Wildlife Foundation, Columbia, SC 2007 Ocean Pals Training Scholarship, Women Divers Hall of Fame, Cincinnati, OH 2005

PUBL ICAT IONS

Kettle, N., K. Dow, S. Tuler, T. Webler, J. Whitehead, K. Miller. 2014. Integrating scientific and local knowledge to inform risk-based management approaches to climate change adaptation. Climate Risk Management. 4-5 (17-31).

de Sherbinin, A., D. Lopez-Carr, S. Cassels, L. Jiang, A. Lopez-Carr, K.M. Miller. (2014). Population-environment theory and contemporary applications. Encyclopedia of the Earth. Available at: http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Population-environment_theory_and_contemporary_applications

K.M. Miller. (2015) Bahía Málaga: Ecotourism in the Colombian Pacific. Seven Seas, Vol. 7 (40-41). Available at: http://joom.ag/ZQyp/p40

Miller, K.M. 2012. Navigating Academia: The Nuts and Bolts of Getting Started in Graduate School. Grad Post, University of California, Santa Barbara. (http://goo.gl/U0DYbH)

Manuscripts in Preparation

Martin, J., E. Aceves, P. Alagona, S. Cordoba, C. Elfes, T. Elwell, A. Garcia, S. Gray, Z. Horton, D. Lopez-Carr, J. Marter Kenyon, K.M. Miller, C. Severen, T. Shewry, B. Wright. (in review) What is marine environmental justice? Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences.

Miller, K.M., E. Clark, M. Barnes. (in prep) Evaluating the benefits of case study based transdisciplinary graduate education. Sustainability Science.

Quimby, B., S. Crook, K.M. Miller, J. Ruiz, D. Lopez-Carr. (in prep) Subsistence Fishing and Health in Santa Barbara County. Marine Policy.

PRESENTAT IONS & SP E A K I N G EVENTS

Conference Presentations K.M. Miller, “Livelihood Transitions in the Colombian Pacific: Evaluating the Social and Environmental Impacts of Tourism

Development,” Association of American Geographers (AAG). Boston, MA. April 5-9, 2017. K.M. Miller, “Why Tourism Matters for Fisheries Management,” Bren School Ph.D. Student Symposium. Santa Barbara, CA.

February 24, 2017. K.M. Miller, “Livelihood Transitions in the Colombian Pacific: Evaluating the social and environmental impacts of tourism

development in small-scale fishing communities,” Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG). New Orleans, Louisiana. January 3-5, 2017.

K.M. Miller, “Developing Transdisciplinary Research Capacity: Lessons from a case-study based graduate summer academy,” American Fisheries Association (AFS) Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon. August 16-20, 2015. (Co-authors E.C. Clark, M. Barnes, K. Sobocinski).

D.Ervin, C. Hodges, D. Lopez-Carr, K.M. Miller, C. Tuholske “The Geographic Comparative Advantage in Coupled Migration-Health Research,” UCLA Blum Center on Poverty and Health in Latin America Workshop on Migration and Health. Los Angeles, California. March 6, 2015.

Campus-Wide Speaking Events • Grad Slam, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Apr 2017

Distilled graduate research into 3-minute presentation in a campus-wide graduate student competition. • Spatial Center Lightening Lunch, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Mar 2017

Communicated the spatial aspects of my research on tourism and fisheries to a cross-campus audience. • UC Library Lunch & Learn, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Jan 2017

Presented research talk to cross-campus audience to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration.

Invited Talks • Latin American Fisheries Fellows Meeting, “Social Dimensions of Latin American Fisheries,” Santa Barbara, CA May 2017 • Sunrise Rotary Club, “Reflections of a Rotary Scholar,” Santa Barbara, CA Apr 2017

RE S E A R C H EXPER IENCE

Fulbright US Research Fellow, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia Jul 2015 – May 2016 • Established field work in 8 rural coastal communities on the Colombian Pacific • Negotiated permission agreements with each community and the adjoining National Park. • Supervised a team of 8 local field assistants to collect over 40 interviews and 216 household surveys. • Coordinated with Colombian government agencies, NGOs, and academic researchers.

Research Assistant, Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, Santa Barbara, CA Sept 2014 – Jul 2015 • Organized programming and logistics for 2-day workshop on “Managing Coastal Environments: Organizational Responses to Uncertainty.”

• Prepared literature review on ocean zoning, national ocean management plans, and offshore wind energy. • Developed a website for workshop planning and dissemination of results.

Research Assistant, Carolina Integrated Science & Assessment, Columbia, SC Sept 2009 – Dec 2010 • Participated in multi-year collaborative research on the impacts of climate change, the associated

perception of risk, and the processes of decision-making and adaptation in coastal communities. • Compiled academic literatures, government reports, and newspaper articles related to the anticipated

impacts of climate change on barrier islands. • Coordinated and transcribed interviews, focus groups, and workshops with community officials. • Analyzed and assimilated literature and qualitative data to develop dynamic-process mapping tool. • Facilitated real-time use of the tool in introductory workshops with community officials to facilitate

information sharing and collaborative, risk-based decision-making about climate change.

Environmental Chemistry Research Assistant, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Sept 2005 – Apr 2006 • Assisted faculty and graduate students in laboratory research on nitrification in soil and groundwater to

evaluate the environmental impact of coastal development.

TE A C H I N G EXPER IENCE

University Instruction, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA • Conservation Planning, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management

Guest Lecture: “Social Dimensions of Conservation Planning” May 2017 • Teaching Assistant, Oceans & Atmosphere, Geography Dept. Sept 2016 – Mar 2017 • Teaching Assistant, People, Place, & Environment, Geography Dept. Apr 2014 – Jul 2014

Guest Lecture: “Coastal & Marine Human-Environment Relations” • Teaching Assistant, Channel Islands, Geography/Environmental Studies Dept. Jan 2014 – Mar 2014

Guest Lecture: “Ocean Policy, Management, & Marine Protected Areas” • Teaching Assistant, Critical Thinking About Environmental Solutions, Environmental Studies Dept. Sept 2013 – Dec 2013

Guest Lecture: “Environmental Solutions through Local Pride: Using Values to Create Lasting Change” • Teaching Assistant, Ocean Processes, Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Dept. Apr 2013 – Jun 2013

Advising & Mentoring • Undergraduate Women-in-STEM Mentor, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Oct 2016 - present

Mentor young women in STEM fields in relation to academic and career planning, and work-life balance. • Academic Communities for Excellence W.E.B. Du Bois Event, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Mar 2017

An annual graduate-undergraduate mixer to help inspire under-represented students to continue their studies. • Undergraduate Research Mentor, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Oct 2014 – Jun 2015

Supervised third-year undergraduate in student research. • Demystifying Graduate School Student Panel, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Mar 2014

Participated in a question and answer panel for undergraduates considering graduate school. • Student Thesis Committee, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, SC Aug 2009 – May 2010

Advised & mentored two high school senior projects related to marine science and conservation. • Peer Advisor in Study Abroad Office, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Aug 2008 – May 2009

Counseled students about study abroad opportunities & facilitated pre-departure orientation.

Primary & Secondary Instruction • Substitute Biology Teacher, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, SC Oct 2009 – May 2010 • Bilingual Tutor, Claude A. Taylor Elementary School, Columbia, SC Jan 2008 – May 2008 • Pre-Kinder Teaching Assistant, Fundacion Cariño, Guayaquil, Ecuador Jul 2008 – Aug 2008

Informal Instruction & Outreach • Program Coordinator, Science Quest, Columbia, SC Sept 2009 – Dec 2010

Coordinated weekly science program for children ages 5-14 at a transitional housing facility. • Tutor & Outdoor Educator, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, SC Aug 2009 – Dec 2010

Lead after-school, weekend, & international outdoor education programs. • Scuba Instructor & Divemaster, Columbia Scuba, Columbia, SC Sept 2005 – Dec 2010

Developed National Geographic Specialty on marine science and conservation, supervised underwater student research projects, and taught open water, advanced, and specialty courses.

• Volunteer Educator, Environmental Acts, Columbia, SC Sept 2005 – May 2007 Taught weekly environmental & science education after-school program.

INTERD I SC IPL INARY SE M I N A R S & TR A I N I N G AC A D E M I E S

U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Jun 2017 A two-week program for graduate students to gain a holistic understanding of the conceptual challenges of global food security, with a focus on cross-disciplinary problem solving of real-world development challenges.

Transdisciplinary Academy in Marine Resource Sustainability, OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR Aug 2014 A training academy for graduate students and postdocs to learn and practice collaborative, transdisciplinary approaches for addressing problems in marine resource sustainability.

Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Sept 2013 – Jun 2014 A year-long seminar titled “Sea Change: Integrating the Historical Study of Human Cultures and Marine Environments in Three Pacific Regions” designed to bring faculty, visiting scholars, and students together to contribute to the emerging field of marine environmental history while integrating diverse geographic perspectives and disciplinary approaches.

Short Course on Ocean Policy, Stanford University’s Center for Ocean Solution, Monterrey, CA Aug 2013

An intensive summer program to train graduate students in ocean policy and governance at state, regional, national, and international scales.

SERV ICE

University Service, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA • Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science Advisory Committee, Representative Sept 2014 – Jun 2015 • Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee, campus-wide Graduate Student Representative Aug 2013 – Jun 2015 • Academic Senate Sustainability Working Group, campus-wide Graduate Student Representative Nov 2012 – Jun 2015 • Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Representative for Marine Science Program Sept 2012 – Jun 2014 • Marine Science Seminar Series, Seminar Organizer Nov 2012 – Jun 2013

Professional Service • Journal of Environment & Development, Internal Reviewer Sept 2013 – May 2014 • GeoJornal, Manuscript Reviewer (Special Marine Issue) 2014 • Journal of Applied Geography, Manuscript Reviewer (Special Issue Marine Culture) 2014

Membership • Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, member Since 2016 • American Association of Geographers, member Since 2014

Community Service & Outreach • Dining for Women, Chapter Leader/Co-Leader, Columbia, SC/Santa Barbara, CA Mar 2013 – Jun 2015 • Reef Check California, Volunteer Scientific Diver, Santa Barbara, CA Mar 2013 – Jun 2015

Conducted underwater surveys of rocky nearshore ecosystems in a long-term monitoring program • National Audubon Society, Habitat Restoration Volunteer, Santa Barbara, CA Sept 2012 – Jun 2013 • Student Conservation Association, Wildfire Prevention Corps Volunteer, Rolla, ND May 2006 – Aug 2006

Worked in a four-person team with the Bureau of Indian Affairs supporting wildfire education & prevention efforts and conducting vulnerability analyses on Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.

RE L E VA N T SKILLS

Research • Mixed Method Research Designs • Semi-structured Interviews • Survey Design

Computing • Microsoft Office Suite • Web Design • KoBo Toolbox

Language • English – native • Spanish – fluent • Quechua – rudimentary

Professional Scuba Certifications • PADI Open Water Instructor (196521) • AAUS Scientific Diver • California Reef Check Diver

Languages English – native Spanish – fluent Quechua – rudimentary