Hannah brings a passion and curiosity for the ocean, largely for looking under seaweed and peering into tidepools, to her job. Hannah has taught kindergartners to adults in a variety of formal and informal education programs, including terms as director of a nature center and as a tidepool naturalist. She has also been on research teams investigating behavioral effects of methylmercury; genetic bases of wound healing; effects of PCBs on stream macroinvertebrate communities; nature and extent of marine oil spills and hazardous waste plumes in groundwater; and effects of tributyltin on marine organisms.
Hannah spends as much time as she can outside – paddle boarding, taking ‘refreshing’ dips in the ocean at all times of the year, and she is an avid ice skater and cross-country skier. When forced inside, Hannah enjoys making things (really anything).
Hannah graduated from Mount Holyoke College (Biological Sciences), has an MS from University of Maine (Zoology), and is currently a PhD candidate at University of Maine (Ecology and Environmental Science).
Hannah lives in the woods with her partner, dog, and chickens. She occasionally catches a glimpse of her grown children.