University of Massachusetts Faculty Advisor

David K. Loomis

Degree Program/Expected Graduation

Ph.D. (2012)

Research Interests

Conflict Resolution Stakeholder usage of coastal zones     Marine reserves and MPAs Community conservation     Cultural attitudes and perceptions of management tools

Recent Research Projects

Florida Reef Resilience Program

User Profiles of Massachusetts State Parks

Visitor Patterns, Attitudes and Perceptions at Biscayne and the Dry Tortugas National Parks

Publications

Rothenberger, P., Blondeau, J., Cox, C., Curtis, S., Fisher, W., Garrison, V., Hillis-Starr, Z., Jeffrey, C., Kadison, E., Lundgren, I., Miller, W., Muller, E., Nemeth, R., Paterson, S., Rogers, C., Smith, T., Spitzack, A., Taylor, M., Toller, W., Wright, J., Wusinich-Mendez, D. and Waddell, J. 2008. The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the U.S. Virgin Islands. pp. 29-75. In: J.E. Waddell and A.M. Clarke (eds.), The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 73. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. 569 pp.     Paterson, S.K and Drew, W.M (2007) – The British Virgin Islands; A Protected Area Network Connecting Government Agencies, Partners and Resource Users. Co-Chair of session on Protected Area Networks at The Nature Conservancy Marine Practioneer Conference, Asilomar, California.     Wusinich-Mendez, D. and Curtis, S. 2007. U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef MPA Summary. pp. 117-137. In Wusinich-Mendez, D. and C. Trappe (ed.), 2007. Report on the Status of Marine Protected Areas in Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States Volume 1: Marine Protected Areas Managed by U.S. States, Territories, and Commonwealths: 2007. NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP 2. NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. Silver Spring, MD. 129 pp.

Recent Conference Presentations

Paterson, (2009) – Are the Keys Loved to Death? Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, New York, USA Paterson (2008) - Integrated Assessments for Coastal Research. International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Vermont, USA Paterson, S.K and Curtis S (2006) – The East End Marine Park of St Croix, Past, Present and Future. The 16th US Coral Reef Task Force, St Thomas, USVI Paterson, S.K and Drew, W.M (2006) - Designing for the Future Ambitious Goals – The BVI Approach to Protected Areas Networks. Science in Practice Conference, Tucson, Arizona Drew, W. M, Paterson, S.K., and Weatherall, R. (2005) - St. Croix Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations. 58th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting

Geographic Areas of Expertise

Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico   The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands     The Galápagos Islands .