{"id":13349,"date":"2026-10-02T08:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/?p=13349"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:57:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:57:37","slug":"emelia-kudej","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2026\/10\/02\/emelia-kudej\/","title":{"rendered":"Emelia Kudej"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Degree program:<\/strong> Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Year accepted:<\/strong> 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Mateja Nenadovic and Dr. Carlos Garcia-Quijano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Research:<\/strong> Gender Equity in Fisheries, Fisheries Policy, Coastal Communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Background:<\/strong> M.S. Marine Biology, James Cook University; B.S. Biology, Tufts University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Profile:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emelia Kudej is a PhD student from Westborough, Massachusetts, who joined the URI Department of Marine Affairs in Fall 2026. She fell in love with the ocean while spending her summers in Maine, where she would swim and catch crabs. Emelia graduated from Tufts University with a B.S. in Biology. While there, she founded Tufts Club Swim and was an active member of Women\u2019s Higher Education Now, an organization that supports women pursuing higher education. Emelia gained research experience studying stress responses and circadian rhythms of house sparrows via body surface temperature measurements; she presented the findings at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference 2023 in Austin, TX, her final year at Tufts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following graduation, Emelia interned at the New England Aquarium rehabilitating cold-stunned sea turtles. There, she realized she enjoyed working with marine animals and supporting local community efforts. Emboldened by this experience, she went \u201cdown under\u201d and received a M.S. in Marine Biology at James Cook University in Australia. During her master\u2019s, she developed a keen interest in fisheries and human factors influencing marine science. As part of her degree, Emelia participated in collaborative research with the Wildlife Conservation Society, an international NGO, on gender-focused livelihood projects in Southeast Asian fishing communities. Inspired by this research experience, Emelia decided to dive deeper into gender inequity issues in fisheries by pursuing her PhD at URI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emelia\u2019s research will focus on how fisheries policy can contribute to equitable social, economic, and environmental impacts for coastal communities. Mateja Nenadovic and Carlos Garcia-Quijano will serve as co-advisors on her research. Emelia sees herself working across fields, helping communities to create equitable and sustainable fisheries management plans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her spare time, Emelia is an avid hiker and artist. Her favorite activity is enjoying a walk with her fianc\u00e9 and two dogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Degree program: Ph.D. Year accepted: 2026 Advisor: Dr. Mateja Nenadovic and Dr. Carlos Garcia-Quijano Research: Gender Equity in Fisheries, Fisheries Policy, Coastal Communities Background: M.S. Marine Biology, James Cook University; B.S. Biology, Tufts University Profile: Emelia Kudej is a PhD student from Westborough, Massachusetts, who joined the URI Department of Marine Affairs in Fall 2026. 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