Projects
Photo by Reppi Swan
Polar Science at a Human Scale
This project brings together an interdisciplinary team of Polar researchers from the University of Washington with the Kivalina Volunteer Search and Rescue and the City of Kivalina to co-produce knowledge in support of strategic planning, climate adaptation, and food sovereignty. This work includes The Kivalina Sea Ice Project
Co-directors: P. Joshua Griffin; Reppi Swan; Colleen Swan
Science Leads: Ed Blanchard-Wrigglesworth; Cecilia Bitz
Working Groups:
Sea Ice - Ellen Koukel and Kate Loy
Education and Curriculum - Abigail Ames and Nicolette Worrell
Storytelling and Visualization - Chase Puentes and Stephanie Masterman
Hazards Assessment and Strategic Plan - Kayla Stevenson and Charlie Hahn
Funding: UW EarthLab; UW Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies; UW Program on Climate Change
Reproductive Health Equity in Northwest Alaska
In partnership with Maniilaq Social Medicine this project seeks to understand the social, medical, and geographic contexts framing Alaska Native women’s reproductive experiences and outcomes in Northwest Alaska. Based on this inquiry, our team will develop potential approaches toward supporting reproductive health equity in the region.
Co-PIs: Elizabeth K. Harrington; P Joshua Griffin
Investigators: Lucas Trout; Corina Kramer; Dian Million
Coordinator: Margaret Smith
Funding: UW Population Health Initiative
Photos by Reppi Swan