Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna, Ph.D.
Pronouns: she/her
My main interests are translating modeling approaches for the management and conservation of coastal and marine resources and assessing how anthropogenic impacts influence planning and conservation decisions; my current focus is on the impacts of climate change and cumulative human impacts.
Atlantis ecosystem modeler. Long Live the Kings
Lead researcher. CEDO Intercultural
Visiting Scientist at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA
Research areas
Ecosystem modeling
Climate change
Coastal ecology
Professional Preparation
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Botany (major) & Limnology and Marine Science (minor), PhD 2005.
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, México, Marine Biology, BS 1997
Appointments
2017 -- to date. Atlantis Ecosystem Modeler. Long Live the Kings.
2011 -- to date. Lead researcher. CEDO Intercultural.
2010-2011. Research fisheries scientist I. Marine Resources Assessment Group Americas Inc.
2009-2010. Research fisheries scientist I. Frank Orth & Associates.
2004-2009. Wetland researcher. CEDO Intercultural.
Recognitions
2020 Leaders for Sea Change. https://www.compassscicomm.org/leaders-for-sea-change-program/
2000-2003. Trainee “Human Dimensions of Social and Aquatic System Interactions” NSF Integrative Graduate Research Education and Training program (IGERT). University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1999-2005. Graduate fellowship. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT)