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PSI social scientist receives EPA early career award

PSI and OSU social scientist Kelly Biedenweg
PSI and OSU social scientist Kelly Biedenweg

PSI visiting scholar and lead social scientist Kelly Biedenweg has received a $400,000 EPA early career award to study the connection between human wellbeing and ecosystem health in Puget Sound. Biedenweg is currently an assistant professor at Oregon State University and the award continues some of the work she began at PSI to establish Human Wellbeing indicators for the Puget Sound Partnership.

In addition to her early career award, Biedenweg is a partner in a collaborative grant with PSI to support an improved understanding of how humans interact and engage with the Puget Sound ecosystem. She will work closely with community groups in Puget Sound to develop cost-benefit frameworks and other decision-making tools.