We are extremely privileged to have a fantastic lineup of speakers for this seminar. To learn more about each specific speaker and their work, see their individual biographies below.
Public Seminar
Each speaker will talk about their work in a publicly-viewable and recorded seminar for the first 30 minutes of the class. Attendees can submit questions for the speaker via Zoom. Depending on time, the speaker will answer several questions during this public portion.
Class Discussion
After the talk, non-enrolled attendees will be asked to leave. Discussion with speakers will be structured around student-generated questions from weekly readings and from content presented in the public talk.
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David Muñoz
David is the Research and Equity Specialist in the Department of Ecosystem Services and Management at Penn State University. To learn more about David's work, please visit his website.
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Isabel Carrera Zamanillo
Isabel is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Specialist for the University of Washington's College of the Environment. To learn more about Isabel, please visit the Dean's Office website.
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Tara Chestnut
Nettsie Bullchild
Brad Beach
Tara is an ecologist with the National Parks Service who works in Mount Rainier National Park. For more information about her research, please visit her website or follow her at @TCastanea.
Nettsie and Brad are Tribal Historic Preservation Officers working for the Nisqually Indian Tribe. To learn more about their work or learn more about the Nisqually Tribe, please visit their website.
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Chris Schell
Chris is an assistant professor at the University of Washington, Tacoma, where he specializes in urban carnivore ecology with a large network of collaborators and community scientists. To learn more about Chris's research, please visit his website or follow him at @cschell_canids.
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Khavin Debbs
Khavin is an education specialist and partnership manager at Tiny Trees Preschool in Seattle. He has a background and passion for environmental education and getting kids outdoors. To learn more about his work, please visit the Tiny Trees website.
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Will Atlas
William Housty
Will is a UW Seattle alum who now works as a Salmon Watershed Scientist at the Wild Salmon Center. To read more about his passion for fish and his work, please see the Center's website or follow him on Twitter at @will_atlas.
William is the Board Chair of the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department. To learn more about the Department's work, please visit their website. To learn more about the Heiltsuk tribe, please visit their website. You can follow William at @WilliamHousty.
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Brett Shattuck
Brett is a restoration ecologist for the Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources Program. To learn more about Brett and the Program's work in areas like the Qwuloolt Estuary, please visit their website. To learn more about the Tulalip Nation, visit their website.
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Sara Breslow
Maggie Allen
Sara is the Social Science and Incubators Lead at UW's Earth Lab, focused on generating inter-disciplinary and collaborative solutions to environmental challenges. To learn more about Sara, visit her website or read more about EarthLab. You can also follow her @sjbreslow.
Maggie is a UW alumn, where she worked on stakeholder collaboration. She is currently the Education & Grants Specialist for NOAA's Office of Education. To learn more about Maggie, read this spotlight piece on her or visit NOAA's website.
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