Dr. Katie May Laumann , Ph.D.

Dr. Katie May Laumann is the Associate Director of Research at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences. She earned a PhD in Marine Science (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) and an MA in Conservation Biology (Columbia University). Her research experience includes sturgeon phylogenetics and seafood sustainability. Before IAN, Ms. Laumann worked as a science outreach educator in Maine. She has also worked in fisheries management, sustainability certification, and grant writing.