Jane Tucker Editor & Author

Dr. Colin Polsky is Professor of Geosciences, and Director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies, at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Polsky specializes in the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. His training and experience at the University of Texas, Penn State, Harvard, Clark, and FAU center on advancing knowledge of U.S. climate vulnerabilities, in both methodological and applied terms. He has published many articles and book chapters, including the 2013 and 2017 National Climate Assessments, and has served on several national scientific review committees.  Jane Tucker grew up on the coast of North Carolina, and holds a B.S. and M.S. in Marine Sciences from UNC-Chapel Hill.  Now living on the Massachusetts coast, she works at the Marine Biological Laboratory’s Ecosystems Center in Woods Hole. She is part of a team of scientists that studies the ecology and biogeochemistry of the marshes, estuaries, and watersheds in the Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research program and at other coastal sites. Her dry-land interests include gardening and dressage. Julia Miner is an architect, designer, and artist who has illustrated three books for children: Lighthouse Santa, The Unbreakable Code, and The Shepherd's Song.