Elizabeth DeMattia | Nicholas School of the Environment

School Division

Marine Science & Conservation

Websites

Duke Marine Lab Community Science Initiative

Recent Grants

Creating an integrative model for resilience education through coproduction with teachers, students and communities awarded by North Carolina State University
Connecting citizen science and youth action within local coastal communities to decrease plastic in our stormwater and advocate for clean water awarded by North Carolina State University
Duke University Marine Laboratory Community Science Initiative awarded by Walters Family Foundation
Developing a Model for Supporting Coastal Resilience through Youth-led Coproduction awarded by North Carolina State University
Developing a Model for Supporting Coastal Resilience through Youth-led Coproduction awarded by North Carolina State University

Recent Publications

Smith, CS; DeMattia, EA; Albright, E; Bromberger, AF; Hayward, OG; Mackinson, IJ; Mantell, SA; McAdoo, BG; McAfee, D; McCollum, A; Paxton, AB; Roderer, A; Stevenson, K; Vidra, RL; Zhao, Z
Beyond despair: Leveraging ecosystem restoration for psychosocial resilience.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122, no. 2 (January 1, 2025 ): e2307082121
Simms, W; Demattia, E; Watson, J; McClelland, E; Parker, E; Dudas, S
Using Design-Based Research to Develop the Learning Outcomes of a Curriculum-Based Environmental Citizen Science Project
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 9, no. 1 (August 1, 2024 ): 1 - 14
Gibson, LM; Busch, KC; Stevenson, KT; Cutts, BB; DeMattia, EA; Aguilar, OM; Ardoin, NM; Carrier, SJ; Clark, CR; Cooper, CB; Feinstein, NW; Goodwin, J; Peterson, MN; Wheaton, M
What is community-level environmental literacy, and how can we measure it? A report of a convening to conceptualize and operationalize CLEL
Environmental Education Research 28, no. 10 (January 1, 2022 ): 1423 - 1451
Hartley, JM; Stevenson, KT; Peterson, MN; Busch, KC; Carrier, SJ; DeMattia, EA; Jambeck, JR; Lawson, DF; Strnad, RL
Intergenerational learning: A recommendation for engaging youth to address marine debris challenges.
Marine pollution bulletin 170, (September 1, 2021 ): 112648
Hartley, JM; Stevenson, KT; Peterson, MN; DeMattia, EA; Paliotti, S; Fairbairn, TJ
Youth Can Promote Marine Debris Concern and Policy Support Among Local Voters and Political Officials
Frontiers in Political Science 3, (April 15, 2021 ):

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