Hannah Bassett
Hannah is a PhD student in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences who studies small-scale fisheries through an interdisciplinary lens. Her work pulls largely from anthropology, political science, history, and social-ecological systems science. In her dissertation research, Hannah is addressing sustainability considerations of dive fisheries, or those in which fishers use an underwater breathing apparatus, such as SCUBA or hookah, to access marine resources. Currently she is working with members of the California red sea urchin dive fishery to establish a historical timeline of the fishery and identify factors that have affected the member’s experience. This work is a continuation of her Master’s thesis in which she reviewed the extent and nature of dive fisheries globally. Hannah received her Master’s of Marine Affairs from UW’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs in 2019. Her work is supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Mary Fisher
Mary recently completed her M.S. in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at UW.
She joined our lab as a PhD student in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences in 2018 and is collaborating with NOAA to investigate on the impacts of harmful algal blooms on the Dungeness crab fisheries. Her PhD work will focus on the impact of climate change on social-ecological systems. Beyond research, Mary participates in science outreach and education as a member of the Lessons Committee for Students Exploring Aquatic Sciences, and provide tools to engage scientists in public comment as the project lead for The Public Comment Project. Her work is supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Kristin Hayman
Kristin graduated valedictorian from Providence College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Kristin began as a master’s student at UW’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA) in 2021 and will graduate in June of 2023. Kristin is a seasoned natural resource manager that currently serves as the climate lead at the Puget Sound Partnership. Kristin’s experience developing and implementing recovery plans and co-producing use-inspired research with government, non-profit, and tribal partners has stoked her passion for applied, interdisciplinary, and climate-relevant research that informs policy and management. Kristin’s thesis research project will develop a framework for implementing Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) that considers the capacity of the solution to lessen climate risks to health, abate environmental health disparities, and avoid or reduce carbon emissions. Her work is supported by funding from Boeing and the US Forest Service.
Eve Rickenbaker
Eve is a PhD student in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences researching the extent to which public gardens and horticultural organizations are racially inclusive of the communities they serve and how they can improve practices to achieve greater social equity. She conducts interviews with Black community members in two distinct regions of the U.S. (South Carolina and Washington state) to illuminate the systemic barriers African Americans face to engage with and receive the benefits of public gardens and horticultural organizations. In addition to public gardens, she works to understand the roots of systemic racism in institutions such as garden clubs. She focuses on members of Black garden clubs founded during the Jim Crow era in Georgia and South Carolina. The goal is to document how these clubs promote gardening, serve their communities, and provide fellowship for their membership as well as honor their legacy.
Eve holds a B.S. in horticulture from the University of Georgia and a M.S. from the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at UW. She also manages the herbarium at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens.
Corey Ridings
Corey is a doctoral student working on fisheries and public health issues related to fishing community and ecosystem sustainability at the University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. She focuses on access and justice in natural resource policy, governance, and management. She has worked in the environmental advocacy community since 2011 on efforts related to climate change, West Coast fish conservation, and ecosystem-based management. She is a member of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (CA-obligatory), on the advisory board of California Sea Grant, and an Ocean Nexus Research Associate. Previously she was a John A. Knauss Fellow with the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, observed in the North Pacific groundfish fleet, and served as the minority health epidemiologist for the state of Michigan. She is a returned Peace Corps Philippines Volunteer and holds a BA in biology from Occidental College and a MPH from Yale.
Olivia Zimmerman
Olivia is a master’s student in Marine and Environmental Affairs. Her research focuses on centering Indigenous perspectives in a floodplain management and habitat restoration program. With a background in psychology, she is interested in social science applications to conservation and restoration efforts. In particular, she is passionate about understanding measures of human values, attitude formation, decision-making, and wellbeing throughout diverse communities. Her work is supported by a Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center Fellowship.