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1 Resume Supin Wongbusarakum, Ph.D. Associate Program Director Hazards, Climate and Environment Program Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii 2424 Maile way, Saunders 719, Honolulu, HI Tel: (1) (808) Education 2002 Ph.D. in Human Geography, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA 1986 M.S. in Marketing, Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA 1983 B.A. (1 st Class Honors) in Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Thailand Professional Experience 2008-present Associate Program Director with Hazards, Climate & Environment Program, University of Hawai'i Social Science Research Institute ( (from September 2009, 50% FTE position) Responsibilities include: o leading social science research, projects and technical activities in the area of resource management, climate adaptation and other hazard mitigation projects; o integrating biophysical science information with social science research; o applying and developing tools and methodologies to support sustainable resource management, community development, and hazard mitigation plans; o translating technical information into applications-oriented policy guidance; o ensuring that participatory approaches are incorporated into the project planning and implementing process, involving multiple stakeholders, including local communities. Currently leading projects using socioeconomic assessment to support conservation and adaptive management of coastal and marine resources in Thailand and Palau, and to strengthen community resilience to impacts of climate change and variability in Hawaii through collaborating with TNC Hawaii and the Hanalei Watershed Hui. Starting discussions with TNC, NOAA and SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme) about using socioeconomic monitoring to help measure the effectiveness of MPAs and support social resilience in possible sites in the Asia-Pacific region. Project Leader, Pacific Islands Regional Integrated Science and Assessment (Pacific RISA) Climate Program, Research Program, East-West Center. (through February 2010) Accomplishments include: 1

2 o successful projects integrating socioeconomic monitoring to support coral reef conservation in MPA network, and conducting climate-related socioeconomic assessments in pilot sites in American Samoa; o continuous socioeconomic work in on strengthening MPA management and climate adaptation through the American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group; o compilation of climate and hazard information for each of the US Pacific island countries and the State of Hawai'i, as well as information on how climate affects different sectors, including: fresh water, coastal and marine resources, fisheries, agriculture, tourism, public health, energy, public safety and risk management, transportation and public infrastructure (Some of the outcomes of this work are posted on the Pacific RISA website ( Social Scientist Consultant for SPREP o GEF-funded project on Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) in 13 Pacific island countries to develop a socioeconomic guide to assist countries in their assessment of vulnerabilities, coping capacities, and adaptive strategies and adaptation options in 3 main areas: coastal management, food security and water resources. o With NOAA collaboration, developing socioeconomic indicators to be inserted as an appendix for existing Socioeconomic Monitoring Guidelines for Coastal Managers Series Social Scientist Consultant for Palau International Coral Reef Conservation (PICRC) and Palau Conservation Society (PCS) o conducting studies on the social carrying capacity of the Rock Islands and on MPA effectiveness in Northern Reefs, Palau (PICRC); o conducting pilot projects for integrating social science into ecosystem-based management (PCS). Co-Principal Investigator for an NSF-funded project with an international team, titled Effects of Environmental Cues and Informal and Official Warnings on Protective Action Decision Making: A Case Study for Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Indian Ocean and Tonga-Samoa Archipelagos. Social Scientist Consultant for Japan International Cooperation Agency at the 2 nd Micronesia Challenge (MC) Measures Meeting in Palau, February 2010, to help develop monitoring strategies and socioeconomic indicators to evaluate progress towards MC s regional conservation goal. Asia-Pacific Regional Trainer and Technical Assistant for Socioeconomic Monitoring for Coastal Managers in the Pacific Island Countries (SEM-Pasifika) and in Southeast Asia (SocMon SEA). o conducted training workshops with coastal managers, NGO staff and conservation practitioners, in Papua New Guinea in May 2008, American Samoa in March 2009, and Vietnam (for Cambodia and Vietnam) in June 2009; 2

3 o planned workshops for Cook Islands (for Cook Islands, New Caledonia, and French Polynesia) in fall 2010, and for Thailand in spring Instructor for Socioeconomics and Social Resilience, Reef Resilience and Climate Change: A Workshop for Coral reef Managers, in Guam; and presenter of these topics at the Climate Workshop by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center in Honolulu. Both in August Social Scientist Consultant and Co-Organizer collaborating with TNC Micronesia Program, MC and Micronesia in Island Conservation (MIC), for workshop titled, Climate Change and Micronesia Challenge: Way Forward in Adaptation and Collaboration, April 2009, RMI ( _021110_WebPub pdf) Assistant Director (Operations), Community Conservation Network, a Honolulubased non-profit organization focusing on community-based conservation projects in Asia and Pacific regions. Primary responsibilities: o setting up a project and grants management system, monitoring grant-funded projects to ensure overall quality and that grants were administered properly and efficiently across programs; o developed successful proposals for social science projects on socioeconomic fisheries in Helen Reef, Palau (funded through a NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy grant), and for socioeconomic monitoring in MPAs of American Samoa as part of the NOAA General Coral Reef Conservation Program; o Main Author of NOAA and SPREP co-funded project on SEM-Pasifika, Socioeconomic Monitoring Guidelines for Coastal Managers of Pacific Island Countries ( and as Main Trainer in Papua New Guinea SEM-Pasifika training workshop with coastal managers and conservation practitioners from different Pacific island countries in October The guidelines are now being implemented in over 10 Pacific island countries. Co-Principal Investigator, for USAID funded project titled, Building Community Capacity and Technical Assistance to Effectively Respond to Warnings of Tsunamis and Other Coastal Hazards. In charge of activity design and planning, budgeting, report writing, developing educational and outreach materials, helping with coordinating project activities in nearly 20 Thai coastal and island communities along the coast of the Andaman Sea. Also served as a bi-lingual (Thai and English) main presenter and trainer for topics related to tsunami warning and hazard mitigation best practices in workshops with stakeholders from all sectors at an international workshop with representatives from affected countries around the Indian Ocean, including Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. In addition to the workshops, the project resulted in different materials 3

4 focusing on integrated tsunami warning systems, including a comprehensive study on natural warning signs of tsunamis, booklets, DVD, sample curriculum and coursework materials, cartoon book, and exhibitions Social Scientist Consultant and Team Leader, UNDP/UNESCO project titled, Support for Rehabilitation of Traditional Communities Affected by the Tsunami. Results include community and GIS-based maps reflecting changes in both resource uses and traditional senses of home and landscape, a curriculum incorporating local knowledge, and a teaching manual to be used in local schools. The curriculum serves as one of the first examples of local and indigenous knowledge curriculum in Thailand. Trained local researchers on work related to their cultural and natural heritage. Social Scientist and Thailand Collaborator, NSF project titled, Factors affecting human behavioral response to natural warning signs of tsunamis: The case study of the December 26, 2004 earthquake. Tasks include designing field survey, training 6 local field research assistants, and advising the international researchers on how to conduct locally appropriate research in coastal and small island communities of South Thailand. The project yielded fundamental understandings of links among cues, warnings and responses, and a basis for developing an improved integrated warning model in Indian Ocean countries Associate Director for Program Development and Academic Lead for courses focusing on coastal and island ecology and cultures, International Sustainable Development Studies Institute, Thailand. Educational activities focussed on experiential learning in the field on issues related to conservation of natural resources, local knowledge systems and sustainable development, as well as working with local communities and NGOs in designing, developing, teaching, and evaluating the courses. Administratively, I was involved in all aspects of the Institute s operations, particularly policy development, fundraising, course budgeting, and staff training. Deputy Investigator, UNESCO and NOAA co-funded project titled, A Place for Indigenous Peoples Living in Thailand s Andaman Sea Marine Protected Areas. The project used social science research methods to generate information to assist in developing an equitable governance model for the conservation of natural and cultural diversity in marine protected areas that were traditional homes of the Urak Lawoi and Moken sea nomadic communities, and aimed at building research and project management capacities among local agency staff and communities Graduate Research Assistant, University of Hawai'i for Covering Kids, a US federally funded program to increase the number of children with medical insurance. 4

5 In charge of collecting, compiling and analyzing data on children without medical insurance from all schools and selected health care facilities in the state of Hawaii Account Manager, Gray Advertising, Düsseldorf, Germany. In charge of developing communications and marketing strategies of multi-national corporations including Bayer Europe, Milupa Infant Foods Europe, Chio Chips and Delial Suncare. Coordinating work between clients and agency and among different departments within the agency (including Creative Department, Media Department, Film Department, Printing Design and Production) and with sub-contractors (such as producers, casting agents, filming and recording studio staff) Assistant Account Executive, promoted to Account Manager in 1991, D'Arcy Masius Benton and Bowles (DMB&B), Düsseldorf, Germany. Working in a team developing communications, marketing and advertising campaigns for consumer products of Procter and Gamble focusing on German speaking countries, including Austria, Switzerland and Germany Teaching Assistant for marketing and consumer behavior, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Selected Publications Wongbusarakum, S Loss of Traditional Practices, Loss of Knowledge, and the Sustainability of Cultural and Natural Resources. Learning and Knowing in Indigenous Societies Today. Bates, M. Chiba, S. Kube & D. Nakashima (Eds.). Paris, France: UNESCO. Douglas P., C. E. Gregg, B. F. Houghton, R. Lachman, J. Lachman, D. M. Johnston and S. Wongbusarakum The Impact of the 2004 Tsunami on Coastal Thai Communities: Assessing Adaptive Capacity. Disasters 32(1): Wongbusarakum, S. and R. Pomeroy SEM-Pasifika, Socioeconomic Monitoring Guidelines for Coastal Managers of Pacific Island Countries. Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); and Apia, Samoa: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). Arunotai, N., S. Wongbusarakum and D. Elias Bridging the Gaps between the Rights and Needs of Indigenous Communities and the Management of Marine Protected Areas: Case Studies from Thailand. Bangkok : UNESCO. Wongbusarakum, S Urak Lawoi of the Adang Archipelago, a joint publication of UNDP, UNESCO, and Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute. Themma Group: Bangkok. 5

6 C. E. Gregg, B. F. Houghton, D. Paton, R. Lachman, J. Lachman, D. M. Johnston, and S. Wongbusarakum Natural Warning Signs of Tsunamis: Human Sensory Experience and Response to the 2004 Great Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami in Thailand. Earthquake Spectra 22(S3): S671-S691. Wongbusarakum. S., Rungtawanruangsri, S., Kittitornkul, Y. Boothapetcharat, T. Rungmanee, S Local Knowledge Integrated Curriculum and Teaching Manual: Urak Lawoi in Adang-Rawi Archipelago. Bangkok: UNDP. (in Thai) Arunotai, N. and S. Wongbusarakum Moken and Urak Lawoi Communities and Protected Areas: Linkages between Socio-economic Data and Planning of Project Areas, Case studies: Moken Community of Surin National Park and Urak Lawoi of Tarutao National Park, a joint publication by NOAA, UNESCO, and Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute. Bangkok, Thailand: Parbpim. (in Thai) Language Knowledge: Chaozhou (Chinese dialect) Thai English German French mother tongue native speaker fluent fluent fair Certificates and Academic Scholarships Received Certificate of participation from NOAA in Responding to Climate Change: A Workshop for Coral Reef Managers, 2008 Multi-Cultural Leadership Certificate from the East-West Center, 1999 Asian Development Bank Scholarship East-West Center Degree Fellowship