As a western scientist who has conducted a great deal of my research abroad, I've become well aware of how my presence is perceived and received by the people who live in the places I work.
I try to connect with the communities who are generous in allowing me to conduct research near their homes through knowledge exchanges, interactive visits for school children, and hangin.
I try to connect with the communities who are generous in allowing me to conduct research near their homes through knowledge exchanges, interactive visits for school children, and hangin.
Above and top right: Visit by Tahitian elementary school students to Gump station in Moorea, French Polynesia to learn about underwater survey methods.
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Fishing with Moorea friends.
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Natural and cultural immersion program for children with special needs in Tetiaroa, French Polynesia.
Meeting with task force in Micronesian Congress building to consult on environmental impacts of a proposed military development on Yap, Micronesia.