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Dr Rebecca Shellock

Postdoctoral Fellow- Social Science Specialist

Dr Rebecca Shellock has over a decade of experience at the science-policy interface and is currently researching the integration of the social domain into sustainable ocean development.

Faculty of Law / Faculty of Science
Global and Public Law / Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Dr Rebecca Shellock is the Social Science Specialist at 黑料网大事记 Sydney's Centre for Sustainable Development Reform, specializing in the integration of social evidence into environmental governance. With over a decade of experience at the science-policy interface, she has established a strong track record of delivering evidence that influences decision-making across government bodies, NGOs, and international organizations.

Rebecca's research focuses on ocean accounting, Ocean Literacy, gender equity and social inclusion and bridging the persistent gap between scientific knowledge and policy implementation. She leads the development of Social Accounts for the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP), currently coordinating pilots across Costa Rica, Belize, Maldives, and Mozambique. Her work captures the social dimensions often missing from traditional Ocean Accounts (including community wellbeing, unpaid household labour, cultural connections to marine environments, and ocean-dependent livelihoods). This modular, flexible framework enables countries to tailor Social Accounts to their unique contexts and governance needs.

Rebecca holds a PhD from the University of Exeter, where her research explored the importance of coasts for human wellbeing. She also completed a BSc in Biology and Animal Behaviour (University of Exeter) and an MRes in Marine Biology (University of Plymouth). Her publications appear in leading journals including Nature Ocean Sustainability and One Earth and she is a member of the two Editorial Boards (ICES Journal of Marine Science and Ocean and Coastal Management).

Publications
    1. Shellock, R.J., Thoms, R.E., James, P.A.S., Loureiro, T.G., Rosado, C., Swaleh, M., Kurniati, E., Lecuyer, O., Contreras, C., Arinda, R., Oleson, K.L.L., Buchary, E.A., Rosdiana, A., Grimsrud, K.M., Chen, W., Finau, G., Chambo, J.J., Alarcon Blazquez, M.G., Wolf, N.D., Quijozaca Quijosaca, J.A., Hidayat, R.H.M., Carter, J., Driscoll, S., McLeod, R., Ahmad, M., Sulaiman, A.M., Murunga, M., Hill, A.L., Agung, F., Teoh, M. and Cappabianca, R. (2025) , Environmental Science & Policy, 173, p. 104221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104221
    2. DelBene, J.A., Clement, S., Shellock, R., van Putten, I.E., Cvitanovic, C. and Martin, C.L. (2025) , 21(1), p.2550995. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26395916.2025.2550995
    3. Kelly, R., Francis, P., Shellock, R., Andrews, S., Arthur, B., Birkmanis, C., Breidahl, H., Buxton, L., Chambers, J., Church, E., Condie, C., Croft, F., Freitas, C., Hurley, S., Jateff, E., Le Busque, B., Marshall, J., O'Brien, A., Pecl, G., Torre-Williams, L., Volzke, S. and Waters, Y. (2025) , 2, Article 9797.
    4. Shellock, R.J., Fullbrook, L., McKinley, E., Cvitanovic, C., Kelly, R. and Martin, V., 2024. , 257, p.107325.
    5. Shellock, R.J., Cvitanovic, C., McKinnon, M.C., Mackay, M., van Putten, I.E., Blythe, J., Kelly, R., Tuohy, P., Maltby, K.M., Mynott, S. and Simmonds, N., 2023. . ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80(1), pp.56-75.
    6. Shellock, R.J., Cvitanovic, C., Badullovich, N., Catto, D., DelBene, J.A., Duggan, J., Karcher, D.B., Ostwald, A. and Tuohy, P., 2023. . ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80(1), pp.40-55.
    7. Partelow, S., Schl眉ter, A., Ban, N.C., Batterbury, S., Bavinck, M., Bennett, N.J., Bleischwitz, R., Blythe, J., Bogusz, T., Breckwoldt, A. and Cinner, J.E., 2023. . npj Ocean Sustainability, 2(1), p.24.
    8. Shellock, R.J., Cvitanovic, C., Mackay, M., McKinnon, M.C., Blythe, J., Kelly, R., Van Putten, I.E., Tuohy, P., Bailey, M., Begossi, A. and Crona, B., 2022. . One Earth, 5(6), pp.687-708.
    9. McKinley, E., Kelly, R., Mackay, M., Shellock, R., Cvitanovic, C. and Van Putten, I., 2022. . Iscience, 25(8).
    10. Cvitanovic, C., Shellock, R.J., Mackay, M., Van Putten, E.I., Karcher, D.B., Dickey-Collas, M. and Ballesteros, M., 2021. . Environmental Science & Policy, 123, pp.179-189.聽
    1. Briefing paper. Shellock, R.J., James, P.A.S. (2025). . Briefing Paper by the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership / 黑料网大事记 Centre for Sustainable Development Reform.
    2. Briefing paper. Shellock, R.J., James, P.A.S. (2024). . Briefing Paper by the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership/黑料网大事记 Centre for Sustainable Development Reform.
    3. Guidance. Holloway, E., Northrop, E., Granada Alarcon Blazquez, M., Bridgland, J., Schramm, A., Shellock, R.J., Gacutan, J., Gon莽alves Loureiro, T. (2024). .

    • Coordinator of the Social Accounts Working Group through the Secretariat
    • Editor for
    • Editor for
    1. Webinar.聽Integrating social data into ocean accounts (30 October 2025).聽.
    2. Regional Dialogue Session 5.聽Beyond GDP of the Sea: Capturing Social and Cultural Values in Ocean Governance (13 October 2025).聽.
    3. Training.聽Introduction to SEEA and Ocean Accounts (October 2025). .
    4. 聽| 1-5 July 2024 | Bali, Indonesia