Faculty/Staff CV

NameMeagan Jones
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TitleInstructor
Discipline/ProgramSTEM/Sustainable Science Management
Courses TaughtSSM 302, Environmental Health; SSM 402, Water Resource Management; BIOL 424/L: Protected Species Management; BIOL 331/L Biology of Marine Mammals; SSM 384: Sustaining the Globalized Ocean; SSM 496: Capstone II; SSM 392v SSM Internship; SCI 295v STEM Research Experience, Research Communication
ResearchEndangered species, marine mammal, ocean systems, ecology
Campus & Community ServiceChair, Sustainability Committee (2021-present); Vice Chair. Sustainability Committee (2019-2021); Chair, UHMC Sustainability Plan Subcommittee; STEM representative for Writing Intensive Steering Committee (2021-present); Key Personnel, Ka Wai Ola USDA ANNH Grant and Mauka to Makai NIFA Grant; Co-PI Workforce 4 Water NSF Grant (submitted Fall 2021); Advisory Member, Hulihia Sustainability Center; UH System, AmeriCorps VISTA Intern Supervisor (spring 2021-present); Sustainability Curriculum Subcommittee Representative; Whale Trust Board Member
Other Professional Activities

Lead writer SSM Provisional to Established Document presented to BOR (spring 2017);
Established first concentration for the SSM BAS program in marine studies (approved spring 2021);
Research activities (e.g., conducting field research and analysis, co-investigator on permitted research for humpback whales in Hawaii/Alaska, reviewing research papers for publication, serving on research working groups, attending and presenting at scientific conferences, and mentoring graduate students);
Co-chair for Whale Tales (community educational event aimed at raising awareness about marine mammals and the ocean environment);
Community and Civic Engagement (e.g., presenting at the Maui County Board of Water Supply, providing testimony at county council meetings, and training naturalists at Maui Ocean Center);
Volunteering at community events (e.g., Annual Hawaiian Monk Seal Count, Whale Day);
Scientific advisor for television and film documentaries (e.g., BBC and National Geographic/ABC Earth Day 2020 special).

First Degree TypeBachelor's Degree
Degree NamePsychology (Experimental)
Institution NameSouthern Methodist University
Second Degree TypeMaster's Degree
Second Degree TypeExperimental Psychology
Institution NameSouthern Methodist University
Third Degree TypeDoctorate Degree
Degree NameEnvironmental Studies (concentration, Conservation Biology)
Institution NameAntioch Unversity New England