Jacqueline Lau
- jacqueline.lau@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-8423- DECRA Senior Research Fellow
- Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
Projects
3
Publications
28
Awards
6
Contact Details
DECRA Fellow
Biography
Profile
Jacqui is an environmental social scientist and DECRA Senior Research Fellow. Her research is interdisciplinary and draws together a range of social science disciplines—including human geography, development studies, sociology, and conservation—to examine issues of environmental justice and change in coastal communities, mostly in the Asia-Pacific.
Her ARC DECRA-funded research examines how moral values shape adaptation to environmental change along the Great Barrier Reef coast to help coastal communities and decision-makers navigate just and sustainable futures.
Jacqui currently sits in the College of Arts, Education & Social Sciences. From 2019-2022 she held a joint Research Fellow position with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and WorldFish. She studied sociology at the Australian National University (2012), and holds an MPhil in Environment, Society and Development (Cambridge University, 2014) and a PhD in environmental social science (JCU, 2019).
Select Media
- The Conversation
- WorldFish Blogs
- Nature Behavioural & Social Sciences: 'Behind the Paper'
- RAID Network blog
- Crawford Fund News
Select Publications
*See Googlescholar for full list
Mason, J., Eurich, J., Lau, J., et al., 2022. Operationalizing resilience to climate change in fisheries. Fish and Fisheries. 23(3): 522-544
Lau, J., Kleiber, D., Lawless, S. & Cohen, P. 2021. Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions. Nature Climate Change. 11:186-192
Lau, J., Song, A., Morrison, T., Fabinyi, M., Brown, K., Blythe, J., Allison, E. & Adger, N. 2021. Morals and climate change decision-making: Insights from behavioural and social sciences. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 52:27-35
Lau, J., Gurney, G. & Cinner, J. 2021. Environmental justice in coastal systems: perspectives from communities confronting change. Global Environmental Change.66:102208
Research
Research Interests
How morality shapes adaptation to climate change in coastal communities
Equity and justice in coastal governance
Intersection between identity (incl. gender), natural resource use, and governance
Social dimensions of human-wildlife conflict (shark depredation)
Projects
How does morality influence climate change adaptation? (Old ID 27634)
14 Nov 2023 - 10 Nov 2028
Coastal Communities Adapting to Change in the Asia-Pacific (Old ID 31090)
12 Jun 2023 - 13 Nov 2023
Beyond Food and Money: Uncovering the hidden values of gleaning in the Asia-Pacific (Old ID 27631)
01 Nov 2022 - 31 Jul 2023
Teaching
Teaching Interests
Supervision of topics related to the social dimensions of environmental change, development, fisheries and coastal communities.
Social dimensions of conservation and environmental management (e.g., gender and development, ecosystem services, environmental justice)
Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type
Primary
Research Advisor Accreditation
Role
Chair; Independent Academic
Current JCU Research Students
Morality and climate change adaptation in coastal communities
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
Collaborative marine resource management: The role of civil society organisations (CSOs)
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
Activities
Associations
Employment
Casual Officer, CSIRO, Dept. of Land and Water
2017 - 2017
Awards
Crawford Award
2018
Output
Lau, Jacqueline; Sutcliffe, Sarah; Hungito, Wilda (2020) Lived Experiences of Covid-19: Impacts on an Atoll Island Community, Papua New Guinea. Townsville, QLD, Australia: [Report]
Lau, Jacqueline (2019) 'The reef is our garden' expanding analysis of ecosystem services in coastal communities. [Thesis] [DOI]
Eurich, Jacob G.; Friedman, Whitney R.; Kleisner, Kristin M.; Zhao, Lily Z.; Free, Christopher M.; Fletcher, Meghan; Mason, Julia G.; Tokunaga, Kanae; Aguion, Alba; Dell'Apa, Andrea; Dickey-Collas, Mark; Fujita, Rod; Golden, Christopher D.; Hollowed, Anne B.; Ishimura, Gakushi; Karr, Kendra A.; Kasperski, Stephen; Kisara, Yuga; Lau, Jacqueline D.; Mangubhai, Sangeeta; Osman, Layla; Pecl, Gretta T.; Schmidt, Jörn O.; Allison, Edward H.; Sullivan, Patrick J.; Cinner, Joshua E.; Griffis, Roger B.; Mcclanahan, Timothy R.; Stedman, Richard C.; Mills, Katherine E. (2024) 'Diverse pathways for climate resilience in marine fishery systems'. Fish and Fisheries, 25 (1):38-59. [DOI]
Blythe, Jessica L.; Gill, David A.; Claudet, Joachim; Bennett, Nathan J.; Gurney, Georgina G.; Baggio, Jacopo A.; Ban, Natalie C.; Bernard, Miranda L.; Brun, Victor; Darling, Emily S.; Di Franco, Antonio; Epstein, Graham; Franks, Phil; Horan, Rebecca; Jupiter, Stacy; Lau, Jacqueline; Lazzari, Natalie; Mahajan, Shauna L.; Mangubhai, Sangeeta; Naggea, Josheena; Turner, Rachel A.; Zafra-Calvo, Noelia (2023) 'Blue justice: a review of emerging scholarship and resistance movements'. Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures, 1 . [DOI]
Bergseth, Brock J.; Arias, Adrian; Barnes, Michele L.; Caldwell, Iain; Datta, Amber; Gelcich, Stefan; Ham, Sam H.; Lau, Jacqueline D.; Ruano-Chamorro, Cristina; Smallhorn-West, Patrick; Weekers, Damian; Zamborain-Mason, Jessica; Cinner, Joshua E. (2023) 'Closing the compliance gap in marine protected areas with human behavioural sciences'. Fish and Fisheries, 24 :695-704. [DOI]
Cumming, Graeme S.; Adamska, Maja; Barnes, Michele L.; Barnett, Jon; Bellwood, David R.; Cinner, Joshua E.; Cohen, Philippa J.; Donelson, Jennifer M.; Fabricius, Katharina; Grafton, R. Quentin; Grech, Alana; Gurney, Georgina G.; Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove; Hoey, Andrew S.; Hoogenboom, Mia O.; Lau, Jacqueline; Lovelock, Catherine E.; Lowe, Ryan; Miller, David J.; Morrison, Tiffany H.; Mumby, Peter J.; Nakata, Martin; Pandolfi, John M.; Peterson, Garry D.; Pratchett, Morgan S.; Ravasi, Timothy; Riginos, Cynthia; Rummer, Jodie L.; Schaffelke, Britta; Wernberg, Thomas; Wilson, Shaun K. (2023) 'Research priorities for the sustainability of coral-rich western Pacific seascapes'. Regional Environmental Change, 23 (2). [DOI]
Sutcliffe, Sarah; Lau, Jacqueline D.; Barnes, MicheleL.; Mbaru, Emmanuel; Wade, Eric; Hungito, Wilda; Muly, Innocent Mulwodo; Wanyonyi, Stephen; Muthiga, Nyawira A.; Cohen, Philippa J.; Cinner, Joshua (2023) 'COVID-19 impacts on food systems in fisheries-dependent island communities'. Ecology and Society, 28 (1). [DOI]
Gill, David A.; Blythe, Jessica; Bennett, Nathan; Evans, Louisa; Brown, Katrina; Turner, Rachel A.; Baggio, Jacopo A.; Baker, Dana; Ban, Natalie C.; Brun, Victor; Claudet, Joachim; Darling, Emily; Di Franco, Antonio; Epstein, Graham; Estradivari; Gray, Noella J.; Gurney, Georgina G.; Horan, Rebecca P.; Jupiter, Stacy D.; Lau, Jacqueline D.; Lazzari, Natali; Lestari, Peni; Mahajan, Shauna L.; Mangubhai, Sangeeta; Naggea, Josheena; Selig, Elizabeth R.; Whitney, Charlotte K.; Zafra-Calvo, Noelia; Muthiga, Nyawira A. (2023) 'Triple exposure: Reducing negative impacts of climate change, blue growth, and conservation on coastal communities'. One Earth, 6 (2):118-130. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Mason, Julia G.; Eurich, Jacob G.; Lau, Jacqueline D.; Battista, Willow; Free, Christopher M.; Mills, Katherine E.; Tokunaga, Kanae; Zhao, Lily Z.; Dickey-Collas, Mark; Valle, Mireia; Pecl, Gretta T.; Cinner, Joshua E.; McClanahan, Tim R.; Allison, Edward H.; Friedman, Whitney R.; Silva, Claudio; Yanez, Eleuterio; Barbieri, Maria A.; Kleisner, Kristin M. (2022) 'Attributes of climate resilience in fisheries: from theory to practice'. Fish and Fisheries, 23 (3):522-544. [DOI]
Grantham, R.; Lau, J.; Mills, D.J.; Cumming, G.S. (2022) 'Social and temporal dynamics mediate the distribution of ecosystem service benefits from a small-scale fishery'. Ecosystems and People, 18 (1):15-30. [DOI]
Diedrich, Amy; Duce, Stephanie; Eriksson, Hampus; Govan, Hugh; Harohau, Daykin; Koczberski, Gina; Lau, Jacqueline; Mills, David; Minter, Tessa; Steenbergen, Dirk; Troell, Max (2022) 'An applied research agenda for navigating diverse livelihood challenges in rural coastal communities in the tropics'. One Earth, 5 (11):1205-1215. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Barnes, Michele L.; Jasny, Lorien; Bauman, Andrew; Ben, Jon; Berardo, Ramiro; Bodin, Örjan; Cinner, Joshua; Feary, David A.; Guerrero, Angela M.; Januchowski-Hartley, Fraser A.; Kuange, John T.; Lau, Jacqueline D.; Wang, Peng; Zamborain-Mason, Jessica (2022) '‘Bunkering down’: How one community is tightening social-ecological network structures in the face of global change'. People and Nature, 4 (4):1032-1048. [DOI]
Hoel, Kristin; Chin, Andrew; Lau, Jacqueline (2022) 'Clashing conservation values: The social complexities of shark depredation'. Biological Conservation, 272 . [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Lau, Jacqueline; Sutcliffe, Sarah; Barnes, Michele; Mbaru, Emmanuel; Muly, Innocent; Muthiga, Nyawirah; Wanyonyi, Stephen; Cinner, Joshua E. (2021) 'COVID-19 impacts on coastal communities in Kenya'. Marine Policy, 134 . [DOI]
Bassett, Hannah R.; Lau, Jacqueline; Giordano, Christopher; Suri, Sharon K.; Advani, Sahir; Sharan, Sonia (2021) 'Preliminary lessons from COVID-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains'. World Development, 143 . [DOI]
Lau, Jacqueline D.; Song, Andrew M.; Morrison, Tiffany; Fabinyi, Michael; Brown, Katrina; Blythe, Jessica; Allison, Edward H.; Adger, William Neil (2021) 'Morals and climate decision-making: insights from social and behavioural sciences'. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 52 :27-35. [DOI]
Lau, Jacqueline D.; Gurney, Georgina G.; Cinner, Joshua (2021) 'Environmental justice in coastal systems: perspectives from communities confronting change'. Global Environmental Change, 66 . [DOI]
Lau, Jacqueline D.; Kleiber, Danika; Lawless, Sarah; Cohen, Philippa J. (2021) 'Gender equality in climate policy and practice
hindered by assumptions'. Nature Climate Change, 11 :186-192. [DOI]
Rojas, Cristian A.; Cinner, Joshua; Lau, Jacqueline; Ruano-Chamorro, Cristina; Contreras-Drey, Francisco J.; Gelcich, Stefan (2021) 'An experimental look at trust, bargaining, and public goods in fishing communities'. Scientific Reports, 11 . [DOI]
Access to marine ecosystem services: examining entanglement and legitimacy in customary institutions
2020
Lau, Jacqueline D.; Cinner, Joshua E.; Fabinyi, Michael; Gurney, Georgina G.; Hicks, Christina C. (2020) 'Access to marine ecosystem services: examining entanglement and legitimacy in customary institutions'. World Development, 126 . [DOI]
Grantham, Ruby; Lau, Jacqueline; Kleiber, Danika (2020) 'Gleaning: beyond the subsistence narrative'. Maritime Studies, 19 :509-524. [DOI]
Barnes, Michele L.; Wang, Peng; Cinner, Joshua E.; Graham, Nicholas A.J.; Guerrero, Angela M.; Jasny, Lorien; Lau, Jacqueline; Sutcliffe, Sarah R.; Zamborain-Mason, Jessica (2020) 'Social determinants of adaptive and transformative responses to climate change'. Nature Climate Change, 10 :823-828. [DOI]
Cinner, J.E.; Lau, J.D.; Bauman, A.G.; Feary, D.A.; Januchowski-Hartley, F.A.; Rojas, C.A.; Barnes, M.L.; Bergseth, B.J.; Shum, E.; Lahari, R.; Ben, J.; Graham, N.A.J. (2019) 'Sixteen years of social and ecological dynamics reveal challenges and opportunities for adaptive management in sustaining the commons'. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (52):26474-26483. [DOI]
Lau, Jacqueline D.; Hicks, Christina C.; Gurney, Georgina G.; Ginner, Joshua E. (2019) 'What matters to whom and why? Understanding the importance of coastal ecosystem services in developing coastal communities'. Ecosystem Services, 35 :219-230. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Lau, Jacqueline D.; Hicks, Christina C.; Gurney, Georgina G.; Cinner, Joshua E. (2018) 'Disaggregating ecosystem service values and priorities by wealth, age, and education'. Ecosystem Services, 29 (Part A):91-98. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Cinner, Joshua E.; Adger, W. Neil; Allison, Edward H.; Barnes, Michele L.; Brown, Katrina; Cohen, Philippa J.; Gelcich, Stefan; Hicks, Christina C.; Hughes, Terry P.; Lau, Jacqueline; Marshall, Nadine A.; Morrison, Tiffany H. (2018) 'Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities'. Nature Climate Change, 8 (2):117-123. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Lau, Jacqueline D.; Scales, Ivan R. (2016) 'Identity, subjectivity and natural resource use: how ethnicity, gender and class intersect to influence mangrove oyster harvesting in The Gambia'. Geoforum, 69 :136-146. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Lau, Jacqueline D. (2020) 'Three lessons for gender equity in biodiversity conservation' Conservation Biology, 34 (6) :1589-1591. [DOI]