Terrie Klinger

Faculty Director

Terrie Klinger serves as Interim Faculty Director of Washington Sea Grant and as Professor in the UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs. A marine ecologist focused on applying ecological theory to practical management solutions, she studies ecosystem-based approaches to managing natural resources in the ocean, the ecological effects of environmental stressors such as ocean acidification and habitat loss, and how rocky intertidal communities respond to and recover from disturbance. The Pacific Northwest is her primary study area, including the Puget Sound, the San Juan Archipelago, and the outer coast of Washington, and she maintains a time-series of ecological observations in Kasitsna Bay, Alaska. She was the principal investigator on a National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award focused on how oceans are changing worldwide and what that means to the human communities connected to them. She has been recognized for her combination of marine science and public engagement with the UW’s Outstanding Service Award, was named Naturalist of the Year by the Western Society of Naturalists and was honored with the Seattle Aquarium’s Conservation Research Award. Dr. Klinger received her doctoral degree in biological oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.