Kristin Wilson Grimes, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Grimes is a Research Associate Professor in the Center for Marine & Environmental Studies at the University of the Virgin Islands. Her research examines human impacts to nearshore environments, especially mangroves.

At UVI, she teaches in the Masters of Marine & Environmental Science program, mentors students, and engages the community through outreach and education, running the Mangroves in the Classroom project and the territory-wide Great Mangrove Cleanups.

Dr. Grimes leads the NSF Includes SEAS Islands Alliance, a $10M National Science Foundation-funded network that supports students from middle school through to the workforce in the marine and environmental sciences from the USVI, Puerto Rico, and Guam. She is also the Director for the Virgin Islands Water Resources Research Institute, a network of 54 institutes across the US in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey.