“I am passionate about the importance of connecting hope for coral reefs to the people who depend on and manage these unique ocean resources,” she says. Emily has worked alongside Kenyan fishers to understand coral reef dynamics, with fisherwomen on food security within marine protected areas, with social scientists to see how women benefit from conservation efforts, and with software engineers on technology to map threats to coral reefs. She’s particularly passionate about MERMAID, “the first coral reef data platform designed for coral reef scientists, by coral reef scientists”. Partnering with the Allen Coral Atlas and Reef Cloud, MERMAID is changing how technology can measure progress to saving coral reefs. Follow Emily on Twitter  and read more at her website.