Dr. Christine M. Beitl is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology, University of Maine. She earned her B.A. from Ohio University in 1997, her M.A. (Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Environmental Studies) from Florida International University in 2005, and her Ph.D. (Ecological and Environmental Anthropology) from the University of Georgia in 2012. As an environmental anthropologist, Dr. Beitl's research aims to understand the cultural and political values driving change in ocean and coastal policies, and the social justice implications around the distribution of benefits and risks of coastal development, including aquaculture and offshore wind. Her ethnographic research has included qualitative and quantitative methods, Geographic Information Systems, community-based approaches, and the integration of social and environmental datasets to advance understanding of human–environment interactions and the social-ecological effects of collective action, environmental justice movements, civil society organizations, property arrangements, coastal management, and ecological restoration on mangrove forests and small-scale fisheries. Dr. Beitl has more than 20 years of experience investigating various dimensions of environmental governance in Latin America, and over the past ten years, she has led, piloted, and served in advisory roles for projects based in Ecuador, Chile, Bangladesh, Mexico, and the USA.