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Parker Gassett

Research Interests:

• Applied Climate Science
• Community Adaptation

Previous Mitchell Center Research:

• Collaborating Toward Climate Solutions
• Ocean and Coastal Acidification in º£½ÇÉçÇø

Resources:

• Mitchell Center article (Aug. 2021) – Coming home to help ‘craft the best possible future’ for º£½ÇÉçÇø
• Mitchell Center talk (Oct. 25, 2021) –

Degrees:

• University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, Ph.D. (Ecology & Environmental Science)
• Beloit College, Wisconsin, B.S. (Environmental Biology)

Profile:

Parker’s work helps to connect climate change science and technical support with coastal community leaders in º£½ÇÉçÇø. Most efforts surround developing partnerships that merge practitioners, resource managers, and communities. Parker is the marine specialist for the º£½ÇÉçÇø Climate Science Information Exchange and the community climate resilience coordinator with º£½ÇÉçÇø Sea Grant. He also co-coordinates the º£½ÇÉçÇø Climate Change Adaptation Providers Network (Check out the website: )

Selected Publications:

Parker Randall Gassett, Katie O’Brien-Clayton, Carolina Bastidas, Jennie E. Rheuban, Christopher, W. Hunt, Elizabeth Turner, Matthew Liebman, Emily Silva, Adam, R. Pimenta, Jason. Grear, Jackie Motyka, Daniel McCorkle, Esperanza Stancioff, Damian, C. Brady & Aaron, L Strong (2021) Community Science for Coastal Acidification Monitoring and Research, Coastal Management, 49:5, 510-531, DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2021.1947131

Jessie Turner, Parker Gassett, Charlotte Dohrn, Hanna Miller, Chris Boylan & Eric Laschever (2021) Opportunities for U.S. State Governments and in-Region Partners to Address Ocean Acidification through Management and Policy Frameworks, Coastal Management, 49:5, 436-457, DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2021.1947126

Rheuban, J. E., Gassett, P. R., McCorkle, D. C., Hunt, C. W., Liebman, M., Bastidas, C., O’Brien-Clayton, K., Pimenta, A. R., Silva, E., Vlahos, P., Woosley, R. J., Ries, J., Liberti, C. M., Grear, J., Salisbury, J., Brady, D. C., Guay, K., LaVigne, M., Strong, A. L., . . . Turner, E.(2021). Synoptic assessment of coastal total alkalinity through community science. Environmental Research Letters, 16(2), 1-14.

Koweek DA, García-Sánchez C, Brodrick PG, Gassett P, Caldeira K. Evaluating hypoxia alleviation through induced downwelling. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Jun 1;719:137334. PubMed PMID: 32135325.

Report: Supporting Materials for º£½ÇÉçÇø Ocean and Coastal Acidification Action Plan (used within º£½ÇÉçÇø Climate Council Scientific and Technical Subcommittee’s Scientific Assessment):