At Cornell University, my undergraduate research involved working with the Ocean Mammal Institute to understand spinner dolphin behaviour and affects of tourism in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.
I received my master's degree in Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University as a member of what is now known as the Ocean Relations Collaborative. My research explored loggerhead sea turtle movements and habitat use in Shark Bay, Western Australia, through using satellite tags and conducting interviews with Indigenous knowledge holders.
I am currently a PhD candidate in the
Marine Ethnoecology Research Group at the University of Victoria. My research is focused on understanding how multiple knowledge systems inform marine planning processes within different geographical and governance contexts.
Publications
Andersen, H.K., Shaw, G.A., Olson, E., Reimer, R. (in press). Identifying Epistemic Injustices to Inform Epistemic Transformative Justice. In Ways of World Knowing. Oxford University Press.
Ignace, L., Burton, L., Mynott, S., Meehan, M., Olson, E., Steel, J., Ojeda, J., Harper, S., Ramirez, L., Baker, D., Sleigh, L., Frenkel, C., Rhodes, C., Ban, N.C. (2023). Researchers’ responsibility to uphold Indigenous rights. Science, 381(6654). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adh4470
Olson, E.L., Salomon, A.K., Wirsing, A.J. and Heithaus, M.R. (2012). Large-scale movement patterns of male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in Shark Bay, Australia. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 63(11), 1108-1116. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF12030
Olson, E. (2011). Large-Scale Movement Patterns of Male Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Shark Bay, Australia (Report no. 524) [Master's Research Project, Simon Fraser University]. SFU Summit Research Repository. https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12045