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• Dunbar, R. (2026), Out of Sight – Out of Mind: Marine Debris and Derelict Vessels, 35th Annual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference, Florida Gulf Coast University, The Water School.

• Dunbar, R. (2025). Plastics and Macro Marine Debris: Through the Lens of Art and Science, Global Sustainability Course, Global Studies Program, University of Virginia, November.

• Dunbar, R. (2025). Nonprofit Governance: A case study of the Elizabeth River Project. Dot Org Course, Global Studies Program, University of Virginia, September.

• Dunbar, R. (2025). The Constructed Environment: A case study of Elizabeth River Project’s Dominion Energy Learning Barge. Global Sustainability Course, Global Studies Program, University of Virginia, September.

• Dunbar, R. (2025). River Restoration Challenges. Sustainability Policy at Home and Abroad Course, Global Studies Program, University of Virginia, October.

• Dunbar, R. (2025). Environmental Policy: A qualitative case study of Virginia’s Elizabeth River marine debris. Sustainability Policy at Home and Abroad Course, Global Studies Program, University of Virginia, September.

• Dunbar, R. (2025). Leadership and Thinking Out-of-the-Box. Dot Org Course, Global Studies Program, University of Virginia, September.

• Dunbar, R. (2025). Stakeholders from Multiple Sectors' Views and Policy Approaches to Marine Debris Removal: A Qualitative Case Study of Virginia’s Elizabeth River. Elizabeth River Marine Debris Stakeholder Roundtable, Old Dominion University, January.

• Dunbar, R. (2024). Environmental Management: Examining the complexity of the Elizabeth River marine debris problem. Research presented at the annual conference of the American Society of Public Administration, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April.

• Dunbar, R. (2024). Stakeholders from Multiple Sectors' Views and Policy Approaches to Marine Debris Removal: A Qualitative Case Study of Virginia’s Elizabeth River. Research presented for the Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography and Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience, Virtual, March.

• Dunbar, R. (2023). Stakeholders from Multiple Sectors' Views and Policy Approaches to Marine Debris Removal: A Qualitative Case Study of Virginia’s Elizabeth River. Research presented for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO), Ocean City, Maryland, December.

• Dunbar, R. (2022). Resilience Education Initiatives as Part of Examining Public Service in the Wake of COVID-19: Challenges, successes, and future implications. Presentation to the Hampton Roads American Society for Public Administration, Virtual, March.

• Dunbar, R. (2000-2020). Presented over 300 presentations as Princess Elizabeth, namesake of the Elizabeth River for the nonprofit Elizabeth River Project, Norfolk, Virginia.

• Dunbar, R. (2019). Preparing Norfolk Area Students for America’s Second Highest Sea Level Rise. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Environmental Literacy Conference, Edgewater, Maryland, June.

• Dunbar, R. (2018). Elizabeth River Project’s Learning Barge, Teaching River Resilience. American Geographical Union, New Orleans, Louisiana, November.

• Dunbar, R. (2015). Elizabeth River Project’s Learning Barge, presentation to the American Society of Military Engineers, Norfolk, May.

• Dunbar, R. (2013). Elizabeth River Environmental Education and Stewardship. Presentation to the American Association of University Women, Williamsburg, Virginia, September.

• Dunbar, R. (2012). Teaching Youth Environmental Stewardship through STEM. Presentation to the Virginia Association of Biology Teachers, Williamsburg, Virginia, September.

• Dunbar, R. (2011). Elizabeth River Project’s Learning Barge. Congressional Briefing to Environmental Protection Agency as an award recipient of the P3: People, Prosperity, and the Planet Program, Washington, D.C., April.

• Dunbar, R. (2010). The Dominion Energy Learning Barge, America’s Greenest Vessel. Presentation to the American Institute of Architects, Virginia Beach, Virginia, November.

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