My research interests consist of 1) the human dimensions of environmental change; 2) climate change adaptation and 3) innovation and reslience.  I examine integration of natural and social sciences in human-environment research via observing modeling trends, interdisciplinary theories and methods, the social consequences of environmental change, and adaptation to climate change.  Empirical case studies include coastal adaptation, extreme events, community recovery after a large oil spill, and transitioning fishing communities after resource depletion in East Asia and the U.S.