I am a cultural anthropologist with a focus on applied environmental anthropology. I hold a joint position between the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) and the Department of Anthropology at East Carolina University. I received a M.A. in Marine Affairs and Policy from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami in 2006, and a Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology from the University of South Florida in 2012. My research interests include political ecology, marine resource management, traditional ecological knowledge, social-ecological systems, and cooperative resource management and institutions.
Graduate student research positions available at East Carolina University
Research Projects
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Fisheries Social-ecological Systems
Political Ecology of Fisheries Management in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Community & stakeholder participation
Investigating Drivers of Stormwater Flooding in Coastal Communities: A Citizen Science Project
Investigating Drivers of Stormwater Flooding in Coastal Communities: A Citizen Science Project
Current Research / Cynthia Grace-McCaskeyTowards an Ecosystem-Based Approach of Guam’s Coral Reefs: The Human Dimension
Current Research / Cynthia Grace-McCaskeyPolitical Ecology of Fisheries Management in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam
Current Research / Cynthia Grace-McCaskeyPlease feel free to view all of Cindy’s current research projects
Publications
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Finding voices in the floods of Freedom Hill: innovating solutions in Princeville, North Carolina
Grace-McCaskey, C. A., Pearce, S. C., Harris, L., Corra, M., & Evans, K. J. (2021) Finding voices in the floods of Freedom Hill: innovating solutions in Princeville, North Carolina. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 1-11.
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US Virgin Islands Fishing Community Resilience: Informing a Research Agenda
Yandle, T., Sweeney Tookes, J., & Grace-McCaskey, C.A.(2020) US Virgin Islands Fishing Community Resilience: Informing a Research Agenda. Coastal Management, 1-24.
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Lessons learned from public participation in hydrologic engineering projects
Etheridge, J.R., Manda, A.K., Grace-McCaskey, C.A., Allen, T., & Hao, H.(2019) Lessons learned from public participation in hydrologic engineering projects. Hydrological Sciences Journal 65(3):325-334. DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2019.1700420.