BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Uncategorized DESCRIPTION:Seminar Announcement Department of Fisheries Oceanography"A fis h out of water? A sociologist in environmental and marine resource managem ent"Dr. Matthew CutlerSocial Scientist, NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science C enter Wednesday, November 4, 20263:00 - 4:00 pmSMAST E 101-103 and via Zoo m Abstract: While the physical sciences define how ecosystems are changing , sociology explains why these disruptions happen and who they affect most . This seminar explores the critical intersection of sociology and marine resource management, demonstrating how human institutions, cultural values , and economic structures shape coastal realities. Drawing from empirical research in fisheries management, I examine the complex interplay of envir onmental attitudes and beliefs that influence stakeholder behavior and pol icy compliance. Furthermore, I will discuss the utility of mixed-method so ciological approaches—specifically combining large-scale surveys with qu alitative, semi-structured interviews—to capture both broad public trend s and deep, localized community insights. By showcasing how these social m ethodologies integrate with biophysical data, this session highlights how natural and social scientists can co-produce more equitable, actionable kn owledge for sustainable ocean stewardship. Matt Cutler is a Social Scienti st working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Nor theast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Matt has als o been an Agency Fellow with the JPB Environmental Health Fellowship Progr am at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His research has focu sed on public perceptions of climate change and other environmental issues , such as extreme weather events, urban development and sprawl, and commer cial fisheries management. More broadly, he specializes in environmental a nd community sociology and has interests in health, natural resources, and public attitudes towards environmental policies. Matt received his PhD in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire in 2015 and completed post doctoral training at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as a member of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication from 2016 to 2018. Join Meetinghttps://umassd.zoom.us/j/93758230260Note: Meeting ID and passcode required. Email contact to obtain. For additional informatio n, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu\nEvent page: https: //www.umassd.edu/events/cms/11-4-26-a-fish-out-of-water-a-sociologist-in-. php\nEvent link: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/93758230260 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Seminar Announcement

De partment of Fisheries Oceanography
"A fish out of water? A sociologist in environmental and marine resource management"
Dr. Matthew Cutler
Social Scientist\, NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Wednesd ay\, November 4\, 2026
3:00 - 4:00 pm
SMAST E 101-103 and via Zoom\n

Abstract:

While the physical sciences define how ecosystems are changing\, sociology explains why these disruptions happen and who th ey affect most. This seminar explores the critical intersection of sociolo gy and marine resource management\, demonstrating how human institutions\, cultural values\, and economic structures shape coastal realities. Drawin g from empirical research in fisheries management\, I examine the complex interplay of environmental attitudes and beliefs that influence stakeholde r behavior and policy compliance. Furthermore\, I will discuss the utility of mixed-method sociological approaches—specifically combining large-sc ale surveys with qualitative\, semi-structured interviews—to capture bot h broad public trends and deep\, localized community insights. By showcasi ng how these social methodologies integrate with biophysical data\, this s ession highlights how natural and social scientists can co-produce more eq uitable\, actionable knowledge for sustainable ocean stewardship.

Matt Cutler is a Social Scientist working for the National Oceanic and Atm ospheric Administration’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Ho le\, Massachusetts. Matt has also been an Agency Fellow with the JPB Envir onmental Health Fellowship Program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Publ ic Health. His research has focused on public perceptions of climate chang e and other environmental issues\, such as extreme weather events\, urban development and sprawl\, and commercial fisheries management. More broadly \, he specializes in environmental and community sociology and has interes ts in health\, natural resources\, and public attitudes towards environmen tal policies. Matt received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Ne w Hampshire in 2015 and completed postdoctoral training at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as a member of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication from 2016 to 2018.

Join Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/9375 8230260
Note: Meeting ID and passcode required. Email contact to ob tain.

For additional information\, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu

Event page: https://www.uma ssd.edu/events/cms/11-4-26-a-fish-out-of-water-a-sociologist-in-.phpEvent link: https://um assd.zoom.us/j/93758230260

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