Julia Wester

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Julia Wester

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In this interview, Julia Wester discusses the changes and experiences she has lived through as a co-founder of Field School and a Professor at the University of Miami. Professor Wester talks about her work at Field School, an organization that teaches students, and what it means for her team to be on the water almost every day conducting research. She also discusses her work as a social scientist, which allows her to study everyone's actions and try to explain why we act the way we do. Additionally, she spoke about how water quality has declined and how she has been able to interpret it.

Publication Date

2024

Publisher

Florida International University

City

Miami, Florida

Keywords

Florida International University, Miami, Miami Waterways, Nursery, Biscayne Bay, Miami River, Grey Hammerhead Shark, Water Quality

Disciplines

Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

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Biography:

Julia received her PhD from the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy at the University of Miami in 2016. She studies the psychology of decision-making about the environment and the role of social norms and emotion in environmental decisions and policies. She's pretty psyched to be a social scientist who gets to spend most of her time on a boat. She received an MSc with Distinction in Biodiversity Conservation and Management from Oxford University and worked as a Legislative Aide focusing on South Florida environmental policy before going back to school for her PhD. She is a professor at the Abess Center at the University of Miami, where she teaches environmental policy.

Recommended Citation

Wester, Julia, "Julia Wester" (2024). Beneath the Surface: Oral Histories of South Florida’s Waters. 16.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/waterkeeper/16