Dr. Maribeth Murray

Biography

Maribeth Murray is a transdisciplinary scholar with expertise in social and natural sciences. She is a trained environmental archaeologist and has shifted her focus to contemporary climate change impacts on people and the environment in the Arctic. In 2016, Dr. Murray initiated the development of the Canadian Consortium Arctic Data Interoperability (CCADI), a national coalition comprising universities, Indigenous organizations, federal departments, and private-sector partners. CCADI has been engaged in the development of the Arctic Research Data Infrastructure in Canada, aimed at improving data access and interoperability, thereby enhancing data analytics to support decision-making processes for various organizations and research initiatives. Dr. Murray joined the University of Calgary in 2013. Her personal research interests include the integration of climate, historical, oceanographic, and ecological data to understand Arctic systems, mobilizing genomic tools for Arctic biodiversity conservation and wildlife management, and strategic planning for the ongoing development and implementation of internationally supported Arctic Observing Systems. She serves as the Executive Director of the Arctic Institute of North America at the University of Calgary and is a member of the Board of Directors of Polar Knowledge Canada. Additionally, she has held positions on the Board of Directors of the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States and has been a faculty member at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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