Title: Director
Institution: University of Rhode Island
Email: elintorell@uri.edu
Phone: (401) 874-6513
Research Interests: Integrated Coastal and Marine Management, gender and fisheries, international development, coastal resilience, fisheries and food security
Biographical Sketch:
As the Coastal Institute Director, she facilitates the Institute’s work of advancing solutions to environmental problems in coastal ecosystems by increasing understanding of the relationships between human activity and the condition of the coastal environment and its resources. Torell, who also serves as Director of International Programs at the URI Coastal Resources Center, brings more than 20 years of experience in helping coastal communities and countries around the world, implement interdisciplinary science-based planning of marine resources tied to basic food and job needs. Through these efforts, she brings key interests to bear, such as blue economic development, gender equity and social inclusion, population, health, and environment, climate resilience, fisheries management, and environmental compliance, as well as significant knowledge of the application of evaluation tools to measure incremental and long-term project progress. With a PhD in environmental studies and a MSc in human and economic geography, Torell is an adjunct professor and graduate faculty in the URI Department of Marine Affairs.
Education:
Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Antioch University, granted in 2003