This website is devoted to various natural resource management projects I have worked on. My projects focus on society and the environment and are driven by community interest and scientific needs.
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Renewable Energy in Rural Alaska
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Subsistence harvest
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Fishing
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Wildfire
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Outdoor recreation
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My name is Jennifer (Jen) Schmidt and I live in Anchorage, Alaska. I moved to Alaska in 2002 to pursue a PhD. in Wildlife Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The outdoors has always been an interest of mine spending lots of time outside of the house as a kid. I enjoy triathlons, hunting, fishing, hiking, and exploring new places.
I work at the University of Alaska Anchorage as an Associate Professor of Natural Resource Management and Policy. I teach classes related to public policy and spatial analysis. Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has been a passion of mine for decades and I enjoy using it and teaching people this valuable skill. I was trained in an interdisciplinary program where it became apparent very early that people are an important part of wildlife management. So I became more and more interested in social and environmental issues. To do work that matters I listen to residents of Alaska and attempt to align their interests with funding opportunities.