Emily Thurman

Emily Thurman is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology with a concentration in Complex Adaptive Systems Science at Arizona State University. Her research interests include past-present connections in marine resource acquisition and use within Latin America. With a background in anthropology, Thurman incorporates a deep-time perspective while studying human-environment interactions in the Anthropocene. Working within a complexity science framework, Thurman focuses on the impacts of long-term harvesting on Spondylus populations and the outcomes of resource management strategies. Her research encompasses sustainability, socioecology, subsistence strategies, communal resource management, policy outcome simulations, and interregional exchange. As an interdisciplinary scholar, Thurman is committed to collaborating with researchers from diverse backgrounds to form actionable solutions for complex problems.