| Title | Power, politics, and culture: The human dimensions of marine conservation technology |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0395.14 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0395/chapters/10.11647/obp.0395.14 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Lekelia D. Jenkins; |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2025-01-30 |
| Long abstract | Lekelia D. Jenkins is a scholar who has focused on these human dimension issues, primarily in small-scale fisheries and coastal communities. A major focus of her work has been Marine Conservation Technology, which often involves inventing a device, or technological approach, that can contribute to resolving a conflict, such as bycatch in fisheries. She has probed the importance of power, politics, and culture in the invention/diffusion process. Who leads the invention and modification of these solutions has a big influence on how willing the community is to adopt the new technology. Thus, successful pathways to solutions require sensitive engagement of individuals and communities to foster the uptake of a workable solution. |
| Page range | pp. 221–234 |
| Print length | 14 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Dr. Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins is an award-winning marine sustainability scientist, science dance choreographer, and Associate Professor at Arizona State University in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society. Dr. Jenkins’ research centers on the human dimensions of marine sustainability solutions, including fisheries conservation technologies and marine renewable energy. Her work has led to regulatory changes that allow more sustainable fishing practices, has advised international fisheries diplomacy, and has informed renewable energy policy. Her research includes field sites along the southeast, west, Gulf, and Alaskan coasts of the United States, and in Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Scotland. Dr. Jenkins also studies science dance as a means of science engagement, science communication, and social change. She has produced 60+ publications and scholarly works and received 40+ awards and honors for her research, teaching, science engagement, and service, including work to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Recently, she was named an Earth Leadership Fellow and appointed to the National Academies of Sciences Ocean Studies Board. For her accomplishments as a scientist and role model for women and girls in STEM, Dr. Jenkins was honored with a life-sized statue that was exhibited in the National Museum of Natural History's Sant Ocean Hall.
Dr. Jenkins grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, fishing and crabbing recreationally on the Chesapeake Bay. During the summers she explored the grounds of the Baltimore Zoo as a junior zookeeper, learning about endangered species and conservation. A Meyerhoff Scholar, she graduated with a B.S. in Biology and Dance Minor from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. As a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, Kiki received her PhD from Duke University by pioneering a new field of study into the invention and adoption of marine conservation technology. During her AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, she helped implement new regulations to address bycatch and illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing by foreign nations. She later became an Assistant Professor at the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington and during this time was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Ocean Sciences. Her pastimes include watching, teaching, and participating in many forms of dance, reading, traveling, and eating good food while enjoying a beautiful view.