Nadine Heck
After receiving her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Leeds in the UK, Dr. Nadine Heck has explored marine conservation and natural resource management issues as a postdoctoral scholar at Cornell University and the University of California Santa Cruz before joining the Department of Coastal Studies at ECU. A geographer by training, Heck uses a mix of social science and geospatial methods to explore social-ecological dynamics in the context of marine protected areas and fisheries. Her research aims to increase our understanding of the conditions that foster effective protection and sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems. Her research interests include marine conservation, social-ecological systems, local ecological knowledge, and common pool resource management.
Education
University of Leeds, Geography, Ph.D., 2011
University of Exeter, Geography, M.S., 2005
University of Freiburg, Geography, B.S., 2003
Academic Positions
2020 to Present: Assistant Professor, ECU, Department of Coastal Studies
2017 to 2020: Assistant Project Scientist, University of California Santa Cruz, Department of Ocean Sciences
2014 to 2016: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences
2013 to 2014: Visiting Research Scholar, University of Florida/IFAS, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
2011 to 2014: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources
2011 Research Fellow, University of Leeds, School of Geography
Selected Publications
Heck, N., Paytan, A., Potts, D.C., Haddad, B., and Lykkebo Peterson, K. (2018) Management preferences and attitudes regarding environmental impacts from seawater desalination: perspectives from a small coastal community, Ocean and Coastal Management 163: 22-29.
Heck, N., Paytan, A., Potts, D.C., Haddad, B., and Lykkebo Peterson, K. (2017) Management priorities for seawater desalination plants in a marine protected area: a multi-criteria analysis, Marine Policy 88: 64-71.
Heck, N., Lauber, T.B., and Stedman, R. C. (2016) The spread of pathogens and aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes basin: An application of the Drivers-Pressures-State-Impacts- Responses model, Ocean and Coastal Management, 132: 38-45.
Heck N., Stedman, R., and Gaden, M. (2015) The integration of social science information into Great Lakes fishery management: Opportunities and challenges. Fisheries Research 167: 30-37.
Heck, N. and Dearden P. (2012) Local Expectations for Future Marine Protected Area Performance: A Case Study of the Proposed National Marine Conservation Area in the Southern Strait of Georgia, Canada, Coastal Management 40: 577-593.
Heck, N. and Dearden P., and McDonald, A. (2012) Insights into marine conservation efforts in temperate regions: marine protected areas on Canada’s West Coast, Ocean and Coastal Management 57 (1): 10-20.
Recent Courses Taught
- International Environment and Development
- Current Perspectives of Marine Conservation