Davin Holen

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Davin Holen

Research associate professor

University affiliation

  • AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Sea Grant
  • University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

Media contact

Heather McFarland

Areas of expertise

  • Indigenous studies
  • Social and behavioral science

Research interests/biography

Davin Holen is the AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Sea Grant Coastal Community Resilience Specialist. Davin works to enable communities to adapt to rapidly changing ocean and climatic conditions and changing terrestrial landscape from Southeast AVÀÇÂÛ̳ to the Arctic. Holen's education is in anthropology and his expertise is in working with communities to enhance adaptation capacity and resilience. Prior to working for UAF, Davin spent 15 years conducting social science research and managing the subsistence program in southern AVÀÇÂÛ̳ for the AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Department of Fish and Game.