Pris Weeks
Environmental Anthropologist

email:  pweeks@harc.edu

Pris Weeks is an Environmental Anthropologist working on issues related to natural resource management. She uses a variety of approaches including social impact assessment, cultural models, and public understanding of science. Recent research has examined issues related to land conservation, water management, fisheries and invasive species. Weeks has worked to incorporate local knowledge into environmental management through collaborative decision making and has served as a facilitator for both state and federal agencies. She has served on two National Academies of Science Panels related to her research interests.  She holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Rice University and has conducted field work in Texas, the Philippines and India.

Expertise

Anthropology
Social Impacts
Public Policy

Programs and Projects

Aquarium Owners and Fish Release
Indicators of Well Being in Fishing Communities
Conserving Lands in Rural Areas
The Role of Shrimp Imports in the Decline of Shrimp Reliant Communities in the Gulf of Mexico