Samantha Williams is a lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies where she has been a faculty member since September 2016. She teaches in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs of the department and supervises students at postgraduate level. Samantha completed her PhD at the University of Cape Town (2013) and her undergraduate studies at the University of the Western Cape. She was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Cape Town from 2014-2015 and worked as a researcher in the Scientific Services division of the South African National Parks before joining Stellenbosch University. Her research interests lie in the human dimensions of small-scale fisheries in the global south and the sustainable governance of natural resource systems.
- human dimensions of small-scale fisheries in the global south and the sustainable governance of natural resource systems
- Undergraduate studies at the University of the Western Cape
- PhD at the University of Cape Town (2013)
- Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Cape Town (2014-2015)
- DE WAAL JH, WILLIAMS S. Reflections on 100 years of geography at Stellenbosch University: the role of physical and environmental geography. South African Geographical Journal 2020; 102(3):282-296.
- Williams S and Kepe T (2008). Discordant Harvest: Debating the harvesting and commercialization of Wild Buchu (Agathosma betulina) in Elandskloof, South Africa. Mountain Research and Development 28: 1: 58-64.
- Carvalho AR, Williams S, January M and M Sowman (2009). Reliability of community based data monitoring in the Olifants River estuary, South Africa. Fisheries Research, 96(2-3): 119-128.
- Wynberg R, Schroeder D, Williams S and Vermeylen S (2009). Sharing benefits fairly: Decision-making and governance. In: Wynberg, R., Chennells, R., and Schroeder, D. (editors). Indigenous peoples, consent and benefit-sharing. Learning from the San-Hoodia case. Springer: Berlin, pp. 237-257.
- Hagan K and Williams S (2016). Oceans of Discourses: Utilizing Q methodology for analyzing perceptions on marine biodiversity conservation in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, South Africa. Frontiers in Marine Science 3:188.
- Williams S (2017) Fisheries in transition: Fishers’ perceptions of the new South African small-scale fisheries policy and its implementation. In: Donaldson, R., Visser, G., Kemp, J & de Waal, J. (editors). Proceedings of Centenary Conference of the Society of South African Geographers: 25 – 28 September 2016, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- De Waal J & Williams S (2020) Reflections on 100 years of geography at Stellenbosch University: the role of physical and environmental geography. South African Geographical Journal DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2020.1775690
