Loyola Marymount University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) "Strauss, E. G.,Davenport, R Weaver, M Weiss, K."
"CURes studied the spatiotemporal relationships of coyotes and free-
ranging domestic cats as indicators of conflict in Culver City, California."

Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) "Romolini, M. Maharramli, B. J. "
"Leveraging Environmental Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Research as a Relational Process for Ecology with Cities. CURes conducted an environmental Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project in LA County, which draws upon network analysis and GIS to better understand sustainability relationships, opportunities, and gaps. A conceptual analysis of this stewardship
tool was developed by examining co-production of knowledge and co-production of place"

Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) "Romolini, M. Thomas, A. "
"CURes compared the mission statements of environmental stewardship groups in the Los Angeles River Watershed to previously proposed definitions and frameworks of organizational environmental stewardship to see how well they were reflected. Their research deduced a need for expanding current definitions of environmental stewardship through organizational mission statement analysis."

Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) "Weaver, M. J. Monterastelli, A.Strauss, E. G. Romolini, M." "CURes implemented research projects in Long Beach and Culver City by identifing coyote movement patterns, examining coyote diets, gathering information about resident knowledge and behavior, and developing formal and informal curricula to be used in public education and outreach programming. The research came as an approach to inform & address urban coyote management challenges. "

Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) "Eberts, E. R. Auger, P. J. Strauss, E. G. Curley, M. Morado, M. I."
"CURes used thermal imaging to noninvasively explore how nesting female
hummingbirds sustain their own energy balance while effectively incubating their
eggs and brooding their chicks by survering 67 nests in Los Angeles. They determined
that nesting Allen’s hummingbirds rarely use torpor and that insulated nests decrease the costs of normothermy."

Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) "Strauss, E. G. Ristau, Carolyn "
"CURes makes a case for conservation in the Anthropocene Age through several lenses and two case studies, piping plovers and elephants, which impact the environment very differently and create complex conservation challenges. They consider ecosystem services and the ""Half-earth"" project to recognize the urgency to conserve.

Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) "Romolini, M.Parker, S. S. Pauly, G. B. Wood, E. M."
"CURes worked in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles and UCLA to showcase
projects that connect urban social-ecological research and practice, providing examples of the process and potential benefits and barriers. The main aim is to support the “Virtuous Cycle” in urban ecosystems by addressing how research can inform plans, policies, and projects that impact urban resilience. "

Chemistry & Biochemistry Doezema, Lambert
"LMU worked with the Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup to monitor the effectiveness
of their Interceptor barge located on the mouth of Ballona Creek. The Interceptor
attempts to keep plastic pollution from reaching the ocean by collecting it in the barge
as it makes its way down Ballona Creek. LMU students were involved in (1) estimating
trash flows in the creek, and (2) monitoring flora and fauna near the Interceptor."

The methodology followed to complete the research inventory is as follows:
- ORSP (Office of Research and Sponsored Projects) provided the list of all faculty/staff who applied for grants for research for the last fiscal year (FY'19)
- The list was reviewed, and the individuals who were conducting sustainability research (as defined by STARS) were counted on the attached document. Additional individuals whom have been involved in research were added by confirming with their departments that they were actively participating in research.