Brittany King

NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Doctoral Graduate
Ph.D., Natural Resources, Fisheries
Oregon State University

Brittany King graduated with a Ph.D from Oregon State University. Her research occurred in the human dimension of fisheries science lab. Brittany’s primary research interests lie in diversity, equity and inclusion in marine and fisheries science. She is exploring the barriers and opportunities for the inclusion and participation of African Americans and communities of color. She earned a BS from Hampton University in Marine and Environmental Science in 2009 and a MESM in Environmental Science and Management, focusing on coastal marine resources management, from UC Santa Barbara in 2012.

Brittany is from the SF Bay Area. In 2014, she began working as a Data Management Contractor in a Non-Profit Organization. She is also working for NOAA in the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science program in the National Ocean Service.

NERTO Project Title: Ecological & Social influences on Salmon Habitat Restoration Effort in the Puget Sound

NOAA Mentor:  Robby Fonner

Academic Advisor: Dr. Kelly Biedenweg

Publications/Presentations

  1. King, B. (2020) Utilizing Cloud-Based Services in a Time of Uncertainty: Perceptions of Natural Marine Resource Management. Presented at NOAA LMRCSC. Annual Science Meeting.
  2. King, B., Fonner, R. (2020) King, B., Fonner, R. Ecological & Social Predictors of Salmon Habitat Restoration Effort in Puget Sound. LMRCSC Student Seminar Series. December, 2020 (Virtual Presentation)
  3. King, B. (2019) Underrepresentation of ethnic and racial groups in marine and fisheries science professions. Presented at NOAA LMRCSC Annual Science Meeting.
  4. King, B. (2018). Under representation of racial and ethnic groups in fisheries science professions. Presented at Oregon State University for the Research Advances in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Ecology Symposium (RAFWE), April 2018.  
  5. King, B. (2018). Under representation of racial and ethnic groups in marine and fisheries science professions. Presented at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Snow Bird, UT, June 19, 2018.
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