Michelle Johannsen
Through many lenses: community-based science in Alaska
About the Speaker
Dr. Michelle Johannsen grew up in southeast Minnesota, received her Bachelor of Science at Winona State University studying cell and molecular biology, received her Master of Science at the University of Montana in Exercise Science, and completed her PhD research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Biology, where she has been living now for nearly a decade. She currently works as a biologist and One Health scientist for WCS to better understand the interface between human, animal, and environmental health. Using a co-production of knowledge approach, she has begun work with local and Indigenous partners to develop a community-based wildlife health surveillance network with the aim of supporting food sovereignty, food security, and traditional practices in rural Alaskan villages. Her passions include science communication, the outdoors, and recreation, including spending her free time volunteering for the Alaska Alpine Club.
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