World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Education for Nature (EFN) Fellow
This year I join the WWF global EFN alumni community along with nearly 60 fellows from 26 countries.
Seleni Cruz
PhD
University of Delaware
Welcome to my site! I completed my PhD in the Birkenbach-Oremus Lab at the University of Delaware and will be graduating in May 2025.
I will join the Department of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science at Texas A&M University at Galveston as an Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics in August 2025.
My research focuses on the intersection of natural resource and development economics, climate change, and fisheries management. I use econometric techniques and bioeconomic modeling to explore human-ocean interactions in the face of climate change.
Interests
- Resource economics
- Bioeconomic modelling
- Climate Change
- Fisheries
Education
PhD Environmental Economics
University of Delaware
MSc Economics and Applied Econometrics
University of Delaware
Ms Environmental Science and Management
University of California Santa Barbara
Working papers
Recent Publications
Underfished or unwanted? Much blame cast upon fisheries policy may be misguided
We attempt to define "underfishing" and use a mixed-method approach to measure the prevelace of this phenomen on US fish stocks.
2023
Biophysical Principles for Designing a Network of Replenishment Zones for the Mesoamerican Reef System
We deelop 13 design principles to guide marine reserve design in the Meso-American Reef system.
2017
Integrating participatory planning in the design of Belize’s marine replenishment zones
We develop a spatial decision support tool to guide the expansion of Belize's marine reserve network.
2016
Sustainable Seaweed: Could be the next big thing?
We deelop 13 design principles to guide marine reserve design in the Meso-American Reef system.
2015
News
Camp Resources XXX, Asheville, NC
I will be giving a talk at Camp Resources in August.
IIFET July 2024, Malaysia
I will be at IIFET 2024, presenting my job market paper. Come see my talk or say hello!