RESEARCH
I’m an interdisciplinary scientist who investigates critical questions surrounding sustainable development, environmental governance, and social justice, in coastal environments.
Guided by principles of environmental justice, I specialize in working with rural and remote communities in Canada and the Caribbean and am committed to taking a pragmatic, community-driven approach to developing, undertaking, and sharing my research.
PEER REVIEWED
Working towards decolonial futures in Canada: First steps for non-Indigenous researchers
Cadman, R., Bodwitch, H., Hamelin, K. M., Ortenzi, K., Seidler, D., Sinan, H., Kim, A... & Bailey, M. (2024). Working towards decolonial futures in Canada: first steps for non-Indigenous fisheries researchers. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 81(9), 1319-1328. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0235
PEER REVIEWED
Local perspectives on marine ecotourism development in a water-insecure island region: the case of Bocas del Toro, Panama
Kim, A., Scott, C. P., & Swartz, W. (2024). Local perspectives on marine ecotourism development in a water-insecure island region: the case of Bocas del Toro, Panama. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1377053. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1377053
GUEST WRITING
Trials and Triumphs of First-Time Field Research
Trials and Triumphs of First-Time Field Research. Abigael Kim, Aimée Hopton, Katrina Cöté-King. The Bailey Lab. October, 2024.
GUEST WRITING
Caught in a Wave of Development? How Communities are Feeling the Push for a Blue Economy.
Caught in a Wave of Development? How Communities are Feeling the Push for a Blue Economy. Abigael Kim. The Bocas Breeze. 2024.
REPORT
Dartmouth for Dartmouth: Cruise Development Principles
Dartmouth for Dartmouth: Cruise Development Principles. [Consulting Report]. Abigael Kim, Alexandra Friedman, Sugmeet Miglani, Katrina Cöté-King. The PIER. November 2024.