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Jerry McIntosh Collaborator (IWP4) Jerry McIntosh is founder and president of McIntosh Media, a Canadian film and television production and consulting company. McIntosh is a Producer, Director, Videographer and Editor of independent media productions for a variety of clients. Previously, McIntosh was Director of Independent Documentaries at CBC Television and launched the award-winning independent documentary series Rough Cuts, supervised the launch of The Lens, expanded the series The Passionate Eye, and contributed to the successful launch of the Canadian Documentary Channel.

Desai Shan Co-investigator (WP1, WP8) Desau Shan is a Assistant Professor, Division of Population Health and Applied Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Desai is a dedicated researcher in occupational health and safety (OHS), she has published more than 40 research articles, book chapters and research reports on Canadian and international seafarers’ rights to occupational health and safety. She has been awarded/co-awarded 17 research grants from international and Canadian funding agencies. She contributes her knowledge to the Canadian National Seafarer’s Welfare Board as a maritime health and law expert. Between 2022 and 2023, she was appointed as the research expert by Transport Canada to draft a federal government report, Fatigue in the Maritime Sector 2023 , which contains the first baseline study of workplace fatigue levels among Canadian seafarers. In 2022, she was appointed as an international labour law expert by the International Labour Organization to draft a flagship report: Occupational Safety and Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Legal Analysis of China.

Memorial University Emre Cilkaya Doctoral Student (WP1)

Sustainability Safety Inclusion Integration REPORTS & BRIEFS Aastrup, M.L., Seto, A., & Slawinski, N. (2022). Place-Based Solutions in a Challenged World: The Role of Social Enterprises and Communities . Report from 2022 PLACE Dialogues, Norris Point, NL, October 13-15, 2022. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Funke, L., Yang, Y. & Stoddart, M.C.J. (2023). Regional Climate Policy Networks and Media Discourse: Multilevel Climate Governance and Climate Justice in Atlantic Canada. https://www.academia.edu/107926887/Regional_Climate_Policy_Networks_and_Media_Discourse_Multilevel_Climate_Governance_and_Climate_Justice_in_Atlantic_Canada?uc-sb-sw=29602952 Hefferon, F., Stoddart, M.C.J., Slawinski, N., Fürst, B., Potvin, C. & Howard, R. (2021). Achieving Success in Collaborative Research: Insights and Best Practices. Summary report of FOCI IWP3 Sustainable Coastal Atlantic Canada Dialogues Sessions, October 29-30, 2020. Report prepared for Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures (FOCI). Hobday, A.J. & Stephenson, R.L. (2024). Integrated Management for Marine Regions, Integrated Ocean Management Update 1 [Fact sheet]. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere and Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. Hobday, A.J. & Stephenson, R.L. (2024). Integrated Ocean Management in Australia, Integrated Ocean Management Update 2 [Fact sheet]. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere and Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. Hobday, A.J. & Stephenson, R.L. (2024). Ocean crowding and plan crowding, Integrated Ocean Management Update 3 [Fact sheet]. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere and Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. Hobday, A.J. & Stephenson, R.L. (2024). Blueprint for Blue Economy Implementation, Integrated Ocean Management Update 4 [Fact sheet]. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere and Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. Hobday, A.J. & Stephenson, R.L. (2024). Value proposition for Integrated Ocean Management, Integrated Ocean Management Update 5 [ Fact sheet]. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere and Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. Ibrahim, A. (2020). Vessels of Opportunity Localization and Path Selection Model of A* Search Algorithm for Maritime Emergency Logistics Management. Technical Report Submitted to MUN Co-op in fulfillment of WT3 requirements , Aug. 21, 2020, 68 pages. Knott, C. & López Gómez, M.A. (2022). Community-based sustainable and equitable employment in Aquaculture on the Burin Peninsula . Harris Centre Thriving Regions Grant Final Report, June 12, 2022. Leung, N., Morrissey, G., Rowsell, A., & Slawinski, N. (2024). The PLACE Dialogues: Building Economic Momentum for Resilient Communities . Report from 2024 PLACE Dialogues, Fogo Island, NL, October 24-26, 2024. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Liboiron, M. (2023). Plastic ingestion rates of char and salmon in NunatuKavut : Prepared for NCC. CLEAR, Memorial University: 6 pages. Liboiron, M. (2023). Plastic ingestion rates in Eel and plastic concentrations in surface waters : prepared for MFN. CLEAR, Memorial University: 12 pages. McLay, R., & Ramos, H. (2021). Perceptions of Environmental Change in Atlantic Canada. Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures Project: Work Package 6. September 7. https://rfrc.ca/publication/perceptions-environmental-change-atlantic-canada-survey-report Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI. (2022). Community Information booklet . 24 pages. Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI. (2022). Community Engagement Flyer . 1 page. Leung, N., Morrissey, G., Rowsell, A., & Slawinski, N. (2024). Co-creating Community Entrepreneurship . Report from 2023 PLACE Dialogues, St. Anthony, NL, October 26-28, 2024. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Oyedele O.J., & Stoddart, M.C.J. (2025). Knowledge Translation of FOCI Findings for Uptake into Policy and Practice. 2nd FOCI Sustainable Coastal Atlantic Canada Dialogues Session, November 12, 2024. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Pottie-Sherman, Y., Christensen, J., Foroutan, M. & Zhou, S. (2023). Visual summary: Navigating the housing crisis: a comparison of international students and other newcomers in a mid-sized Canadian city . Ramos, H., & Sobanski, B. (2021). Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures Delphi Process Report. Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures Project: Work Package 6. July 22. https://rfrc.ca/publication/future-ocean-and-coastal-infrastructures-delphi-process-report Seto, A., Brenton, J., Brito, B., Pourasgari, P., & Slawinski, N. (2021). Reimagining Place in a Post-COVID World: The Role of Social Enterprise for Strengthening Communities . Report from the 2021 PLACE Check-In (Virtual), November 19, 2021. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Seto, A., Cranston, J., Lowery, B., Brito, B.S., & Slawinski, N. (2020). Rural Resilience as Best Practice: Newfoundland and Labrador's Social Enterprises' Reaction to the Covid-19 Pandemic . Report from the 2020 PLACE Dialogues Check-in (Virtual), November 20, 2020. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Stoddart, M.C. J., Foster, K., Ramos, H., & Ylä-Anttila, T. (2020). Research Brief: COVID-19 & Climate Change Media Discourse. https://www.academia.edu/44372018/COVID_19_and_Climate_Change_Media_Discourse_Research_Brief Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources. (2021). Partnership Tenets. Eskasoni, NS: UNIR. Yadav, O.P., Sarkar, A., Shan, D., Rahman, A., & Moro, L. (2021). Occupational noise exposure and health impacts among fish harvesters: a systematic review. International Maritime Health , 72 (3), pp. 199-205. https://doi.10.5603/IMH.2021.0038

Blair Winsor Co-investigator (WP7) Dr. Blair Winsor is an Associate Professor at Memorial University, whose research efforts focus on entrepreneurship in the province. He joined Memorial’s Faculty of Business Administration in August 2013, having previously taught entrepreneurship, innovation management and small business management at Edinburgh Napier University in the United Kingdom. Blair completed his doctorate at the University of Warwick’s Business School in 2010. He also has a bachelor of arts in political science from Memorial, a bachelor of laws from the University of Ottawa, and an MBA from Italy’s Luigi Bocconi Commercial University. In addition to his academic pursuits, Blair has, over the last 40 years, been an entrepreneur, angel investor, and consultant in the UK, the US, and Canada.

Marine Institute, Memorial University Yang Ji Master's Student (WP3) Yang Ji is a MSc. candidate in Maritime Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Beginning his academic sojourn with degrees in psychology and education from the University of Toronto, a personal passion for ships then guided him to a diploma in naval architecture at the Marine Institute. A pivotal third-year project on expeditionary cruise ship design introduced Yang to the intricacies of human factors and maritime evacuation. This experience, coupled with his intrigue about passenger safety beyond mere ship design, channeled him towards his current Master's endeavor. Now, Yang seeks to model the impact of fixed-wing search and rescue (SAR) aircraft on overall rescue duration. Merging his diverse background with this research, he aims to enhance SAR efficacy and offer insights beneficial for strategic maritime planning and acquisitions.

Martin Day Co-investigator (WP2) Dr. Martin Day is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is trained in social psychology and has interests in understanding people’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours. In particular, his research has focused on better understanding how people’s beliefs relate to their behaviours on a variety of societal topics, including the environment, as well as social and economic issues. His research methodology includes conducting surveys of people’s beliefs and attitudes, and creating novel study materials and questionnaires. Dr. Day has expertise on how psychological factors can influence and explain people’s beliefs, and how to accurately assess and evaluate people’s existing knowledge and opinions on applied topics. Dr. Day will serve as co-lead on WP2.2 (Utility of Climate Guidance). His overarching research duties are to provide expertise on how to accurately assess stakeholders’ knowledge, understanding, and attitudes related to climate guidance.

Floris Goerlandt Co-investigator (WP1; WP3) Dr. Goerlandt is an assistant professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at Dalhousie University. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Risk Management and Response Optimization for Marine Industries, through which he develops frameworks, models, and case studies for enhancing safety and minimizing environmental impacts of maritime activities. Before joining Dalhousie University, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Marine Technology unit in Aalto University, Finland. He has worked extensively with maritime authorities, industry, and international organizations, mostly in the Baltic Sea area. Topics included shipping safety management, oil spill preparedness and response risk analysis and management, maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) analysis and modeling, and ship routing in ice. His expertise in risk and safety concepts, theories, and methods, combined with his experience with the maritime industry and policy context is instrumental in achieving the objectives of Work Package 1 “Improving safety and environmental footprints of marine vehicles by design and operation” (WP1). In addition to the above, his knowledge of engineering modeling is also central in achieving the objectives of Work Package 3 “Search and Rescue in remote regions” (WP3).

Kelly Vodden Co-investigator (WP7) Dr. Kelly Vodden is Professor (Research) with the Environmental Policy Institute, School of Science and the Environment and Associate Vice-President of Research and Graduate Studies at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has been engaged in community and regional development research, policy and practice in rural communities across Canada for more than twenty-five years and in NL since 2003. She has published and led projects on topics ranging from rural regional governance to climate change adaptation, place-based rural development and innovation, and sustainable rural drinking water systems, and has supervised more than 50 undergraduate, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows on related topics. Dr. Vodden’s scholarship is motivated by a commitment to conduct research and co-create knowledge for the benefit of rural communities and the ecosystems they depend on and are part of. She seeks to undertake research in a way that involves and is accessible to those who will ultimately use and be impacted by the knowledge generated. This includes knowledge dissemination and mobilization activities through avenues such as research reports and policy briefs, websites/blogs, toolkits, and popular media in addition to more traditional scholarly venues. Her work has primarily been conducted as part of interdisciplinary, and even transdisciplinary teams that seek integrate various disciplinary perspectives and forms of knowledge.

David Molyneux Co-investigator (WP1, WP3) Dr. David Molyneux is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering at Memorial University and Director of the Ocean Engineering Research Centre. He had a long career in private and public sector marine research organizations before joining Memorial in 2015. His research specialized in several aspects of ship stability (static and dynamic), ship safety and ship performance, including ship performance in ice. Many of these research projects included a combination of numerical simulation, model experiments or full-scale trials. He has been an active member of organizing committees for several conferences, including OMAE (2015 to 2021), Arctic Technology Conference (2012 to 2018) and AUV 2020.

Memorial University Sarah McGuire Master's Student (WP1) More to come.

GOVERNANCE FOCI’s governance framework has been designed to coordinate and integrate the project’s activities and support FOCI’s researchers and partners in their research. FOCI CORE FOCI’s Core Unit holds primary responsibility for leading planning of project implementation, financial management, monitoring project progress, and evaluation. It works closely with the Ocean Frontier Institute offices and other administrative departments at Memorial University and Dalhousie University to manage and implement project activities and ensure compliance with funding guidelines. The Core Unit is also responsible for coordinating reporting, overseeing data management, as well as supporting and facilitating communications and outreach within the FOCI Consortium, with project stakeholders and the wider public. FOCI’s Core Unit is composed of: Paul Foley, FOCI Co-Principal Investigator Lorenzo Moro, FOCI Co-Principal Investigator MacKenzie Young, Project Manager Sheridan Thompson, Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator PROGRAM COMMITTEE The FOCI Program Committee is comprised of the project work package leaders and is co-chaired by FOCI’s co-principal investigators. The committee provides a forum to review progress towards overall program objectives and milestones, discuss challenges, consult on program adjustments, and develop strategies to enhance integration, engagement and research dissemination. Program Committee Members Paul Foley (Co-Chair), Memorial University, School of Science and the Environment, Environmental Policy Institute, Grenfell Campus Lorenzo Moro (Co-Chair), Memorial University, Department of Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering Robert Brown, Memorial University, Marine Institute Kim Cullen, Memorial University, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation Joel Finnis, Memorial University, Department of Geography Karen Foster, Dalhousie University, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology Max Liboiron, Memorial University, Department of Geography Barbara Neis, Memorial University, Department of Sociology Nicole Power, Memorial University, Department of Sociology Howard Ramos, Western University, Department of Sociology Natalie Slawinski, University of Victoria, Gustavson School of Business Robert Stephenson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and University of New Brunswick Mark Stoddart, Memorial University, Department of Sociology ADVISORY COMMITTEE The FOCI Advisory Committee brings together diverse experiences and perspectives from senior researchers in different disciplines and external stakeholders. The committee’s role is to monitor FOCI’s progress towards overall objectives and provide guidance to strengthen FOCI research, partnerships, engagement, EDI, knowledge mobilization, and research impacts. Recommendations from the Advisory Committee are shared with the FOCI Core Unit and Program Committee. Advisory Committee Members Barbara Neis (Chair), Memorial University Brian Veitch, Memorial University Robert Stephenson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada & University of New Brunswick Robert Mellin, McGill University Philip Strong, Government of Newfoundland, Disability Policy Office