Marilee Karinshak graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a B.A. in Environmental Analysis. She is interested in how emerging technologies can help communities adapt to climate change, manage resources sustainably, and inform public decision-making. At NASA’s DEVELOP Program, she led a project in partnership with local governments to identify pollution disparities in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. She has also collaborated with researchers and farmers in Australia to strengthen drought resilience through geospatial modeling. In her free time, Marilee enjoys playing soccer, watercoloring, and cooking.

Marilee Karinshak
Harris Social Impact Fellow, Energy & Environment Lab