Davin Holen

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Davin Holen

Research associate professor

University affiliation

  • ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Sea Grant
  • ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ (Fairbanks)

Contact information

Media contact

Heather McFarland

Areas of expertise

  • Indigenous studies
  • Social and behavioral science

Research interests/biography

Davin Holen is the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ 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 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ 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 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ for the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Department of Fish and Game.