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She coordinates this work with staff at WSDOT leading the Coastal Resilience Project. She also staffs the Interagency Climate Resilience Team in support of the State Climate Resilience Strategy led by the Washington State Department of Ecology. She holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. https://www.coastalplanners.org/beyond-education daily 0.75 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59285faab8a79bca5cf168df/1581361685116-I39QLO90OPQ8EZGPBQBG/52eaa48a-a292-49d8-be57-2159a2e75f3f.jpg Beyond Education: Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Behavior Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59285faab8a79bca5cf168df/9918162e-0af8-4de9-b7b4-02c4784a014c/Allison.jpg Beyond Education: Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Behavior Change Allison Morgan is a social science researcher specializing in environmental sociology, marine and climate policy, and community-based climate adaptation. She holds a Master of Marine and Environmental Affairs from the University of Washington, where her thesis examined the impacts of passenger-only ferries on southern resident killer whales. As a Marc Hershman Research Fellow at the Puget Sound Institute, Allison leads qualitative research and cross- agency collaboration to strengthen communication strategies for shoreline armoring and to integrate human dimensions into natural resource recovery. Her work focuses on translating complex science into accessible, policy-relevant tools that support inclusive governance and community resilience. She is also a published researcher in antiracism scholarship and serves on the Puget Sound Partnership’s Social Science Advisory Committee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59285faab8a79bca5cf168df/87621be2-587c-4893-917b-3284335c5a6a/Kyle+bio+pic.jpeg Beyond Education: Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Behavior Change Dr. Kyle Clifton is the Social Science Research Coordinator in Oregon State University's Human Wellbeing and Conservation Lab. She works extensively with the Puget Sound Partnership of Washington State conducting research and coordinating social science integration in Puget Sound restoration planning, implementation, and monitoring. https://www.coastalplanners.org/validation-parcel-scale-va daily 0.75 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59285faab8a79bca5cf168df/2e86be68-6962-4330-8efd-50c4f6e21862/ian-miller.jpg Follow-up: Planners’ Briefing for Puget Sound Parcel-Scale Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Dr. Ian Miller is Washington Sea Grant’s coastal hazards specialist, working out of Peninsula College in Port Angeles as well as the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks. Dr. Miller works with coastal communities on the Olympic Peninsula to increase their ability to plan for and manage coastal hazards, including tsunamis, chronic erosion, coastal flooding, and hazards associated with climate change. Before joining WSG, Dr. Miller served as the education director of the Olympic Park Institute and as Washington field coordinator for the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation. Ian received a bachelor’s degree in marine ecology at Western Washington University’s Huxley College of Environmental Studies and earned a doctoral degree in ocean sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His graduate research focused on the transport and fate of sediment in the coastal zone adjacent to the Elwha River delta. Find him online at the Coast Nerd Gazette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59285faab8a79bca5cf168df/8733e11c-7b92-4f7f-b974-2b6c3b56be97/avery-maverick.jpg Follow-up: Planners’ Briefing for Puget Sound Parcel-Scale Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Avery Maverick is a licensed coastal geologist (LG) at Natural Systems Design, where she specializes in sea level rise assessments, shoreline change analysis, coastal processes, and applied coastal geomorphology. Her work focuses on translating coastal science into practical guidance for shoreline management, restoration design, and climate adaptation across the Puget Sound and Salish Sea region. Avery has extensive experience with field data collection, GIS mapping and analysis, remote sensing, and photogrammetry, and brings expertise in sourcing and managing Pacific Northwest geospatial datasets. She regularly supports coastal hazard vulnerability assessments, beach and bluff management planning, and the development of site-specific adaptation strategies for public and private shoreline properties. Avery holds an MS in Geology from Western Washington University and a BS in Geology from the University of Oregon. She is a licensed UAV operator and an approved biologist in Washington State, and is passionate about protecting and managing shorelines in the Salish Sea.