Dr. Matthew Bethel is the Associate Executive Director of Research for Louisiana Sea Grant at Louisiana State University. He is responsible for managing Louisiana Sea Grant’s research and student fellowship programs. He also leads a research program based on his 20+ years of experience in the application of geospatial technology for trans-disciplinary studies that addresses data and information needs for combined social and ecological decision support systems. Matt has focused these efforts working with coastal communities to enhance hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning processes through collaborative partnerships that utilize both science-based information and the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of local partners in a complementary way to inform local, state, and regional-level decision-making.
Project Title
- “Supporting Coastal Resilience with the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe through inundation sensor technology and traditional ecological knowledge”
