Tracey Dalton

Tracey Dalton
  • Professor and Department Chair
  • Department of Marine Affairs
  • Phone: 401.874.2434
  • Email: dalton@uri.edu
  • Website

Tracey Dalton is a professor and department chair of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island. Her research covers a variety of topics, all involving human interactions with marine and coastal environments. She has conducted studies on how people think about & use coastal and marine environments, the social and economic impacts of using space in different ways, and participatory processes for planning and managing human interactions with marine environments. She frequently collaborates with researchers in other disciplines, like marine ecologists and economists, to carry out interdisciplinary projects. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, RI Sea Grant, Northeast Regional Sea Grant, and other funding agencies. At URI, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on human use and management of the marine environment, management of marine protected areas, and coastal zone management, and advises undergraduate and graduate students on research projects. She is a primary Research member of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. She holds a BS in Chemistry from Boston College and a PhD in Environmental Science with a policy specialization from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Features

  • Meet the Experts — Tracey Dalton - Tracey Dalton, a University of Rhode Island social scientist, researches a variety of topics – public participation, spatial planning and management, shellfish aquaculture, marine protected areas, and governance of linked social and ecological systems – all of which involve human interactions with marine and coastal environments.
  • URI Survey Finds Offshore Wind Farms Reduce the Value of Recreational Boating Experiences - A survey of recreational boaters conducted by a team of University of Rhode Island researchers found that offshore wind farms detract significantly from the boating experience.

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