Flaxen Conway

Extension Community Outreach Specialist; Director, OSU Marine Resource Management Program

Marine Resource Management Program, OSU College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences 311A Strand Ag Bldg, OSU. (Mailing address: 104 CEOAS Admin Bldg, Corvallis OR 97331-5503)

Office Phone:

541-737-1339

Cell Phone:

541-543-4854

Fax:

541-737-2064

Flaxen Conway conducts research, education and engagement about how changes in natural resource policy and management effects industries, workforces, agencies, communities, groups and families that directly depend on them. She specializes in helping individuals and groups adapt to change through cooperative learning, accessing resources, building coalitions and planning strategies that meet the needs of all interests. In 2011, she was named director of the Marine Resource Management program in OSU's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.

Projects/Specialties:

Communities coping with change and transition
Personal and group leadership education
Cooperative learning and research
Community economic development
Human dimensions of marine renewable energy

Recent research:

Improving Community Profiles for Oregon Fisheries and Coastal Communities, a project funded by the OSU Sustainable Rural Communities Initiative, NOAA Fisheries, Oregon Sea Grant and the Port Liaison Project, which produced long-form community profiles for the Oregon coastal towns of:

These profiles have been used in the Oregon marine reserves process, and are being replicated in other ports.

Human Dimensions of Marine Renewable Energy, a series of six research projects focusing on discovering and documenting social, economic, cultural, historical and legal information and best management practices. The information can then be used to inform people, businesses, and policy makers and their decisions regarding energy planning, permitting, and implementation. Learn more ...

Identifying and Understanding Space Use Conflicts on the Outer Continental Shelf, research funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. This project identified and characterized potential space and use conflicts that could result from renewable energy activities on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Atlantic and Pacific regions, and described strategies and specific measures for avoiding or mitigating these conflicts, including mechanisms for improved communication and cooperation among stakeholders.

Publications:

Sea Grant publications include:

Oregon's Non-Consumptive Recreational Ocean User Community (2011)
Responses to the West Coast Groundfish Disaster (2007)
Oregon's Coastal Marine Recreational Fishing Community (2007)
An Investment in Trust: Communication in the Commercial Fishing and Fisheries Management Communities (2001)
Change and Resilience in Fishing (contributor)
Oregon's Changing Coastal Fishing Communities (1999) - contributor
Working Together series (1999), including:
- Effective Communication
- Dealing with Stumbling Blocks
Fishing Family Expense Tracking System (1998)

Recent journal articles

Conway, F., J. Stevenson, D. Hunter, M. Stefanovich, H. Campbell, Z. Covell, and Y. Yin. 2010. “Ocean Space, Ocean Place: The Human Dimensions of Wave Energy in Oregon.” Oceanography 23(2): 82-91.
Conway, F., C. Pomeroy, and M. Hall-Arber. 2010. “Managing-Data Poor Fisheries by Paying Attention to Managing Relationships.” Proceedings: Managing Data-Poor Fisheries: Case Studies, Models and Solutions, December 1-4, 2008, Berkeley, CA.

Academic Home:

OSU School of Public Policy

Web Site:

http://ceoas.oregonstate.edu/profile/conway/

http://oregonstate.edu/cla/sociology/flaxen-conway

Oregon Sea Grant

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