The end is just the beginning
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Blogger: Abigail Lynch, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and a CSIS member, blogs from Down Under -- she's in Australia to build a framework for her dissertation research. She's interested in developing a decision-support tool to regulate harvest management strategies for lake whitefish in a changing climate.
The end is just the beginning
Friday, July 8, 2011
Last bike ride in. Last meetings. Last lunch on the Great Court. Last seminar. Last interactions with the Applied Environmental Decision Analysis group? Not if I can help it!
All day, I’ve been struggling to come to grips with the fact that today is my last day at Uni. It is amazing how fast four weeks can fly. Looking back on who I’ve met and what I’ve been able to see and do in these few weeks is pretty astonishing. Take, for example, this loosely annotated bibliography which I’ve put together from suggested readings from the folks I’ve met. I am just beginning to think about my research methods in the spatial, decision context that they often use here. I’m sure the full benefits of this experience will be exponentiated once I return to the States and have a chance to process everything. Once I am able to apply this approach, I will really be making some progress. It’s at that point (that Decision Point!), where the relationships I’ve established here will be of the utmost importance to my research project and the development of my research interests more broadly.
I know that today is NOT my last interactions with Applied Environmental Decision Analysis group. They are such a dynamic group of researchers and I sincerely appreciate their hospitality and I have enjoyed my time and discussions here immensely. It’s been a very productive, whirl-wind month, and my dissertation research and professional development will be all the better for it. I have a lot of work ahead of me on my project and a lot still to process, but I hope to still be in touch with them as my research progresses!
Lynch's studies are supported by a William W. and Evelyn M. Taylor Endowed Fellowship for International Engagement in Coupled Human and Natural Systems, an International Studies and Programs Predissertation Award, an Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Summer Fellowship, a Graduate School Research Enhancement Award, and a travel award from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
