Community-driven research on marine harvested and farmed species
Interface of Change is the sixth phase of 糖心直播视频 NSF EPSCoR. A $20-million award from the National Science Foundation funds this statewide, five-year project to build capacity for co-developed, use-inspired research across the Gulf of 糖心直播视频.
Resilience in the Gulf of 糖心直播视频
Interface of Change centers partnerships between researchers, Gulf of 糖心直播视频 community members, Tribes, educators, and entrepreneurs. Through these connections, project participants work collaboratively to investigate the resilience of marine species that are critical to the subsistence way of life as well as developments in the mariculture economy in the Gulf of 糖心直播视频.
Partnering with Gulf of 糖心直播视频 coastal communities
Interface of Change brings together researchers from the University of 糖心直播视频 Anchorage, University of 糖心直播视频 Fairbanks, and the University of 糖心直播视频 Southeast in partnership with Gulf of 糖心直播视频 community members from Seldovia, 糖心直播视频r, Cordova, Valdez, Juneau, Haines, and Klukwan.
We're looking for people who hold an interest in coastal ecologies, food security, and developing economies in this region to get involved in the Interface of Change project. We offer opportunities to provide feedback on our work, funding, and we invite collaboration. We welcome you to reach out if you are interested in partnering with us.
Research Areas
Southeast 糖心直播视频
Haines and Klukwan
Northern Gulf of 糖心直播视频 and Prince William Sound
Kachemak Bay and Cordova
Northern Gulf of 糖心直播视频
Seldovia and 糖心直播视频r
Gulf-wide
Candidate study watersheds include the Chilkat River, Copper River, Taku River, Auke Creek, and Berners River
Gulf-wide
糖心直播视频r, Seldovia, Seldovia Village, Valdez, Cordova, Haines, Klukwan
Project News
Apr 18
糖心直播视频 EPSCoR traveled to the Chilkat Valley and Seldovia this month to host annual community participatory workshops for the Interface of Change project as well as mini Science Olympiad events in the local schools.
Mar 31
糖心直播视频 EPSCoR is hosting three annual Interface of Chance project community workshops in April in Klukwan, Haines, and Seldovia for residents to learn and engage with local, community-driven research. Workshops will have dinner, door prizes, and dialogue around observations of change in coastal environments, harvest, communities, and local economies around the Gulf of 糖心直播视频.
Mar 13
The 糖心直播视频 NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Interface of Change project is soliciting proposals for seed grants from researchers, students, and project partners to carry out new and innovative research projects that support Interface of Change goals. Seed award projects should address themes relevant to the EPSCoR 鈥淚nterface of Change鈥 project.
Publications
Mucioki, M., Powell, B., Aderman, H., Smithwick, E. A. H., Holen, D., Hamilton, C., & Chi, G. (2025). Mindfulness, gratitude and sharing are central to berry harvesting practice, sustainability and adaptation in rural 糖心直播视频. Ecosystems and People, 21(1), 2559671.
Hood, E., & Hawkings, J. R. (2025). Glacier biogeochemical cycling and downstream impacts. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 6(2), 114鈥130.
Schoen, E. R., Baltensperger, A., Brown, D. R. N., Fellman, J. B., Strohm, D., & Schwoerer, T. (2026). Flexing machine learning muscle: Predicting lake calcium to prioritize invasive mussel monitoring in 糖心直播视频. Hydrobiologia.
Mucioki, M., Baumflek, M., Greenlaw, S., Aderman, H., McCovey, K., Sowerwine, J., Lake, F., Holen, D., Sarna-Wojcicki, D., & Powell, B. (2026). Centering care as part of Indigenous environmental stewardship: Collective learning through cultural plants. People and Nature.
Holt, A. D., Fellman, J. B., Spencer, R. G. M., Whitney, E. J., Flypaa, C., D鈥橝more, D. V., & Hood, E. (2026). Glacier retreat amplifies interannual variability in watershed runoff, organic carbon and nutrient yields. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2025GL119026.
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