Nicholas School of the Environment • Duke University • Durham, NC [email protected] • please e‐mail for additional contact information
Education
PhD, Environment (2009) Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Thesis: Waves of Change? Politics of Knowledge and Participation in Marine Protected Areas Advisor: Lisa M. Campbell MA, Geography (2003) The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada Thesis: Global Discourses, Local Views: Volunteer Ecotourism in Gandoca, Costa Rica BSc, Environment (2000) McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaAwards and Honors
• Duke University Marine Laboratory McCurdy Writing Fellowship (2007) • Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2003‐2007) • Pre‐dissertation Research Grant, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Duke Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies (2006) • Student Presentation Award, GEOPARETO (Canadian Study Group for Parks, Recreation and Tourism), Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Victoria, BC (2003) • Student Paper Award, Canadian Association of Geographers, Ontario Division (2002) • Department of Geography Prize, University of Western Ontario, for highest grades in two required graduate courses (2002) • Special University Scholarship, University of Western Ontario (2001‐2003) • Undergraduate Research Award, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2000) • McGill University McConnell Entrance Scholarship (1996‐2000)Publications
Peer‐reviewed: Gray, Noella J. and Lisa M. Campbell. (2009). Science, Policy Advocacy, and Marine Protected Areas. Conservation Biology 23(2): 460‐468. Campbell, Lisa M., Jennifer J. Silver, Noella J. Gray, Sue Ranger, et al. (2009). Co‐management of sea turtle fisheries: Biogeography versus geopolitics. Marine Policy 33: 137‐145.Campbell, Lisa M., Noella J. Gray, Elliott L. Hazen, and Janna M. Shackeroff. (2009). Beyond baselines: Rethinking priorities for ocean conservation. Ecology and Society 14(1): 14. [online] URL:
http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss1/art14/
Campbell, Lisa M., Noella J. Gray, and Zoë A. Meletis. (2008). Political Ecology Perspectives on Ecotourism to Parks and Protected Areas. In K. Hanna, D.S. Slocombe, and D. Clark (Eds.), Transforming Parks and Protected Areas: Management and Governance in a Changing World, pp. 200‐ 221. Routledge/Taylor and Francis, Abingdon, UK. Gray, Noella J. and Lisa M. Campbell. (2007). A Decommodified Experience? Exploring Aesthetic, Economic, and Ethical Values for Volunteer Ecotourism in Costa Rica. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 15(5): 463‐482. Campbell, Lisa M., Noella J. Gray, James G. Abbott, Zoë A. Meletis, and Jennifer J. Silver. (2006). Gatekeepers and keymasters: Dynamic relationships of access in geographical fieldwork. The Geographical Review 96(1): 97‐121. Gray, Noella J. (2003). Unpacking the Baggage of Ecotourism: Nature, Science, and Local Participation. The Great Lakes Geographer 9(2): 113‐123. [Juried paper; winner of CAGONT student paper award, 2002] Book Reviews and Comments: Campbell, Lisa M. and Noella J. Gray. (2008) Comment on P. West, Tourism as Science and Science as Tourism: Imagining, Experiencing and Portraying Environment, Society, Self and Other in Papua New Guinea. Current Anthropology 49: 611‐612. Gray, Noella J. (2007). Review of Livelihoods, Community Well‐Being, and Species Conservation: A Guide for Understanding, Evaluating and Improving the Links in the Context of Marine Turtle Programs by F. Montoya and C. Drews. Marine Turtle Newsletter 117: 12‐13. Gray, Noella J. (2005). Review of Critical Political Ecology by Tim Forsyth. The Canadian Geographer 49(3): 315‐317. Reports Gray, Noella J. (2008). Cultural Roles Related to Marine Management Areas (MMAs), Belize. Final Report to Conservation International Marine Management Areas Science Program.Selected Presentations
Gray, Noella J. 2009. “Using Science for Marine Conservation: A Multi‐Site Ethnography of Conservation Organizations.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV. Gray, Noella J. 2008. “Producing Success: Co‐management of a Marine Protected Area in Belize.” Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons, Cheltenham, England.Gray, Noella J. 2008. “Producing Success: Conservation Networks and Marine Protected Areas in Belize”. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA. Gray, Noella J. 2007. “Local NGOs and the Co‐Management of Marine Protected Areas in Belize”. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA. Gray, Noella J. 2006. “Drawing Boundaries: the Role of Science in Marine Protected Areas”. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL. Gray, Noella J., Lisa M. Campbell, James G. Abbott, Zoë A. Meletis, and Jennifer J. Silver. 2005. “Gatekeepers and Keymasters: Negotiating dynamic relationships of access in geographic field work”. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, London, ON. Gray, Noella J. and Lisa M. Campbell. 2003. “Promise vs. Practice: Perspectives on Volunteer Ecotourism in Gandoca, Costa Rica”. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, Victoria, BC.
Teaching Experience and Training
Instructor, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University (2006, 2009) • Taught mixed undergraduate/graduate course, “International Conservation and Development” • Revised existing course syllabus, prepared and delivered lectures and led in‐class activities, modified assignments, prepared a new assignment, and graded all student work. Additional Training, Graduate School, Duke University • Participated in the “Preparing Future Faculty” program (2007‐2008) • Completed the course “Instructional Technology” (2007) • Completed the course “Introduction to College Teaching” (2005) Guest Lectures • “Maya Land Rights in Southern Belize.” Guest lecture given to undergraduate course “The Global Experience” at Elon University, November 30, 2007. • “Case Study Approaches to Community‐Based Natural Resource Management.” Guest lecture given to graduate seminar “Community‐Based Environmental Management” at Duke University, September 13, 2006 and September 12, 2007. • “Coding Qualitative Data.” Guest lecture given to two graduate courses at Duke University: “Research Design in Marine Studies”, October 26, 2004, November 1, 2005, and October 31, 2007 and “Applied Qualitative Research Methods”, February 25, 2008.Teaching Assistant, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University (2004) • Assisted with graduate course, “Qualitative Research Design in Marine Studies” • Helped to lead class discussions, advised students and graded final projects. Faculty Staff, International Student Volunteers (ISV), Australia and USA (2004) • Academic advisor for US undergraduate students who participated in a four week volunteer program/field course in Australia on Natural Resource Management (students earned course credit through the University of California, Santa Barbara). • Led group discussions, graded fieldnotes, advised students on gathering material for term papers, and led students in their volunteer conservation projects. Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Geography, University of Western Ontario (2001‐2003) • Led student discussion groups, advised students on term papers, graded assignments, and assisted with administrative tasks for various undergraduate courses • Courses included: Conservation and Development; Geography of Tourism; Introduction to Cultural Geography; and Research Methods in Geography
