Christina Hicks
Professor Christina C. Hicks | |
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Born | 1980 (age 43–44)[1] Kenya |
Nationality | Kenyan, British, Australian |
Occupation | Professor |
Years active | 2013- |
Spouse | Professor Nick Graham |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Pew Trusts Marine Fellow, Leverhulme Prize |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | James Cook University |
Thesis | Ecosystem service values and societal settings for coral reef governance (2013) |
Doctoral advisor | Terry Hughes, Josh Cinner |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Environmental Social Science |
Sub-discipline | Environmental Economics, human geography, ecosystem services |
Institutions | Lancaster University Stanford University |
Main interests | Artisanal fishing and livelihoods, seafood nutrition, coral reef fishing communities |
Christina Chemtai Hicks is a British Kenyan environmental social scientist who is a Professor in the Political Ecology group at Lancaster University. She is interested in the relationships between individuals, societies and nature. She was awarded the 2019 Philip Leverhulme Prize for Geography.
Early life, education and career
Hicks was raised for most of her childhood in East Africa, and the UK. She earned her undergraduate degree in engineering at Oxford Brookes University, and a Masters at Newcastle University where she studied tropical coast management.[2] She completed her doctoral research at the James Cook University Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.[2] After earning her doctorate, Hicks moved briefly to Stanford University, where she joined the Center for Ocean Solutions before moving to a lectureship at Lancaster University in 2015.[3][4]
Research contributions
Hicks studied the health of global coral reefs. She showed that the coral reefs that have healthy ecosystems were in remote areas with low fishing pressure and locations where there were high levels of local engagement with local marine management.[5] On the other hand, places with poor fisheries governance, intensive capture and a recent history of environmental disaster have worse performing coral reefs.[5]
As global diets move to become more healthy and sustainable, "blue foods" such as fish can have low environmental impacts and are rich in micronutrients.
Hicks appeared in the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy, but criticised the film for being misleading.[9]
Recognition
- 2024 Pew Trust Marine Fellow[10]
- 2019 Philip Leverhulme Prize for Geography
Personal
Hick's mother came from a remote village on the mountainous Kenya-Uganda border and had had a career in education for development, and her father is British.[11]Most of her extended family live in Kenya. Hicks is married to the marine ecologist Prof. Nick Graham, also of Lancaster University, and has three sons.[12]
Selected publications
- Natalie C Ban; Morena Mills; Jordan Tam; et al. (May 2013). "A social–ecological approach to conservation planning: embedding social considerations". Wikidata Q57049026.
- Joshua Cinner; Cindy Huchery; M Aaron MacNeil; et al. (15 June 2016). "Bright spots among the world's coral reefs". Wikidata Q39678986.
- Wikidata Q45776411.
References
- ^ https://literarybibliography.eu/en/wiki/record/Q56425391?
- ^ a b "Christina Hicks – ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies". www.coralcoe.org.au. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Christina Hicks". www.lancaster.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Christina Hicks – REEFS". Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ S2CID 3600223.
- ^ a b "ESS-Seminar Speaker Series: Prof. Christina Hicks, from Lancaster University in United Kingdom". earth.stanford.edu. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Bet on fish to tackle malnutrition". ERC: European Research Council. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Why Human Wellness Is Critical To Combating Climate Change". HuffPost UK. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about Seaspiracy, the controversial new Netflix documentary". inews.co.uk. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/marine-fellows/fellows-directory/2024/christina-hicks
- ^ https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us/news/the-power-of-small-actions-2
- ^ https://iamas.com/2018-12-28-interview-with-professor-christina-hicks-on-taking-kids-into-the-field/