Meade Krosby , Ph.D.

University Director Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
Senior Scientist Climate Impacts Group

Meade works closely with policymakers and resource managers to provide the science, tools and guidance needed to address climate risks facing Northwest communities and ecosystems.

Areas of Expertise

Climate impacts and adaptation Training and capacity building (adaptation, coproduction of knowledge) Conservation biology

Bio

Meade Krosby is a Senior Scientist with the UW Climate Impacts Group. She is also the University Director of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. Dr. Krosby works closely with resource managers, policy makers and communities to collaboratively understand and address climate impacts on natural systems and the people who depend on them. Dr. Krosby received a B.S. in Biology from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Washington.

 

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Research Interests

  • Climate change impacts and adaptation for natural and human communities
  • Large landscape conservation for climate resilience
  • Building climate adaptation capacity and communities of practice

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Recent Publications

Hasert, R., Countryman, C., Marchand., A., Poe, M., Avery, K., and M. Krosby. 2024. Climate adaptation barriers and needs experienced by Northwest coastal Tribes: Key findings from Tribal listening sessions. A collaborative product of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and Washington Sea Grant.

Davis, K.T., Wynecoop, M., Rozance, M.A., Swensen, K.B., Lyons, D.S., Dohrn, C., and M. Krosby. 2024. Centering socio-ecological connections to collaboratively manage post-fire vegetation shifts. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, e2739.

Krosby, M., Bridge, G., Asinas, E.T., and S.A. Hall. 2023. Moving transboundary conservation from Indigenous engagement to Indigenous leadership: Working across borders for a resilient Cascadia. Parks Stewardship Forum. 39(1).

Hoecker, T.J., Parks, S.A., Krosby, M., and S. Dobrowski. 2023. Widespread exposure to fire-regime change will transform conifer forests but ecosystem feedbacks may support persistence. Communications Earth and Environment. 4(1): 295.

Ransom, J.L., Lyons, A.L., Hegewisch, K.C., and M. Krosby. 2023. An integrated modeling approach for considering wildlife reintroduction in the face of climate uncertainty: A case for the North Cascades grizzly bear. Biological Conservation. 279: 109947.

Krosby, M., Hasert, R., Kalafatis, S., Askerooth, R., Kuhn, K., and O. Zimmerman. 2023. Rising seas and the coastal squeeze: Managing inland migration of coastal habitats in response to sea level rise. Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Washington, Seattle.