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Marine Socioecologist, University of Tasmania

Kathryn Willis recently completed her PhD at the University of Tasmania and is currently a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Washington.

Experience

  • 2021–2022
    Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Education

  • 2021 
    School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, PhD

Publications

  • 2022
    Local waste management successfully reduces coastal plastic pollution, One Earth
  • 2021
    Cleaner Seas: reducing marine pollution, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • 2021
    Local and state pressures drive plastic pollution compliance strategies, Journal of Environmental Management
  • 2019
    The Success of Water Refill Stations Reducing Single-Use Plastic Bottle Litter, Sustainability
  • 2018
    How successful are waste abatement campaigns and government policies at reducing plastic waste into the marine environment? , Marine Policy
  • 2017
    Differentiating litter, urban runoff and marine transport as sources of marine debris in coastal and estuarine environments, Scientific Reports
  • 2017
    Microplastic distribution at different sediment depths in an urban estuary, Frontiers in Marine Science

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow
    Role:
    Funding Source:
    Australia-American Fulbright Commission