Shamsunnahar

Graduate Research Assistant
shamsunnahar@oregonstate.edu

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Biography
Credentials: 
MSc. Fisheries Science, Jagannath University, Bangladesh - 2017
BSc. Zoology, Jagannath University, Bangladesh - 2016
Research/Career Interests: 

I'm broadly interested in transdisciplinary approaches to address marine conservation challenges in a changing world. Through my current and future research, I aim to use quantitative techniques to better understand the cetacean bycatch in small-scale fisheries and develop bycatch mitigation strategies in developing countries to capitalize limited resources. I am also undertaking qualitative approaches to understand community attitudes and predict desired pro-environmental behavioral changes for cetacean conservation with an aim to incentivizing both local fishing livelihood and conservation efforts.  

Honors and Awards: 
MMI Graduate Student Program Award 2022, Our Ocean Scholarship 2022 - Supported by ADB, Christensen Conservation Leaders Scholarship 2020, National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship 2016 - 2017
Proceedings and Conference Presentations: 
Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals 2022, Our Ocean Conference 2022, UN World Oceans Day 2020
Professional Preparation: 
Graduate Research Assistant - Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, 2022 - Present
Christensen Conservation Leadership Graduate Fellow, Oregon State University, 2021 - 2022
MPA Program Coordinator - Wildlife Conservation Society, Bangladesh Program, 2017 - 2021
At OSU
Affiliated with: 
Marine Mammal Institute
Academics: 
PhD Student, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences
Academic Interests: 

Transdisciplinary approaches for marine wildlife conservation.

Headquarters: 
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Beyond OSU