Steven Scyphers, Ph.D.
Senior Marine Scientist
Associate Professor, University of South Alabama; Director, Center for Socio-Environmental Resiliency; Ph.D. 2012, University of South Alabama
Bio
Research Interest
Current Funded Projects
- Collaborative Modeling the Benefits,Consequences, and Trade-offs of Mangroves and Seawalls for Coastal Communities (NOAA Adaptation Sciences)
- Integrating the Functional Importance of Biodiversity in Management of US Marine Ecosystems (Lenfest Ocean Program)
- Extending our Reach: a Multi-State Collaborative Approach to Reef Fisheries Extension (Sea Grant)
- Greater Amberjack Abundance, Distribution, and Movement in U.S. Waters in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico (Sea Grant)
- Building Capacity and Partnerships to Plan and Implement Coastal
- Resilience in the Florida Panhandle (NFWF Coastal Resilience)
- Evaluation of fishery-specific adaptive capacity to industry-perceived risks (North Pacific Research Board)
Teaching
- Environment and Society
- Marine Resource Management
Projects
Publications
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2021
Furman, K., P. Aminpour, S.A. Gray, and S.B. Scyphers. Mental models for assessing social-ecological systems following disasters: a case study contextualizing natural and built shorelines after Hurricane Irma. Marine Policy.
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Scyphers, S.B., J.M. Drymon, K.L. Furman, E. Conley, Y. Niwa, A. Jefferson, and G.W. Stunz. . Understanding and enhancing angler satisfaction with fisheries management: insights from the “Great Red Snapper Count”. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
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Aminpour, P., S.A. Gray, A. Singer, S.B. Scyphers, A.J. Jetter, R. Jordan, R. Murphy, and J.H. Grabowski. The diversity bonus in pooling local knowledge about complex problems. Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.
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2020
Scyphers SB, MW Beck, KL Furman, J Haner, A Keeler, C Landry, KL O’Donnell, BM Webb, JH Grabowski. . Designing effective incentives for living shorelines as a habitat conservation strategy along residential coasts. Conservation Letters 13(5), e12744.
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2019
Scyphers S.B., J.S. Picou, and J.H. Grabowski. Chronic social disruption following a systemic fishery failure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116(46): 22912–22914.
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2015
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2014
Scyphers, S.B., J.S. Picou, and S.P. Powers.. Participatory conservation of coastal habitats: the importance of understanding homeowner decision making to mitigate cascading shoreline degradation. Conservation Letters, doi: 10.1111/conl.12114.
Who We Are
Current Graduate Students
- Sarah Gibbs - Ph.D.
- Savannah Swinea - Ph.D. (Northeastern U)
- Evan Prasky - Ph.D. (Northeastern U)
