Jay Kim

Jay (they/them/theirs) started working as a research associate at the GMRI in the summer of 2024 as part of the NSF-funded Navigating the New Arctic Lobster Research project. Their current work involves developing a bio-economic model for American lobster fisheries in the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Canada in light of a rapidly warming Arctic climate.

They received a bachelor of arts from Swarthmore College and double majored in biology and economics. They are currently working on their PhD in Ecology & Environmental Sciences through the University of Maine. Their dissertation work examines approaches to understanding adaptation and resilience to climate change in coastal communities through habitat modeling, bio-economic modeling, and socio-ecological systems analysis. Their work focuses on the resiliency of Maine’s lobster fishery and coastal communities, as well as Indigenous sovereignty and self-sufficiency in South Greenland. In their previous work, they worked on a salmon hatchery in SE Alaska.

They love fishing and have a passion for harvesting, cooking, and eating seafood. They enjoy canoeing and camping, playing music, and exploring culture through food and art. They can often be found playing with their cat, Barley.