Melissa Cronin

Melissa is an Assistant Professor in the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She is an interdisciplinary marine conservation scientist, writer, and equity practitioner dedicated to developing and implementing innovative solutions for nature and people, especially in fisheries settings. She is co-founder of FieldFutures, an organization that trains people to prevent harassment and assault in scientific fieldwork, and Mobula Conservation, which leads scientific research and participatory conservation for manta and devil rays in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.