• Ph.D. Louisiana State University, Department of Botany, Baton Rouge, LA. 1992. “Phylogenetic Systematics of the Ulvophyceae (Chlorophyta) Based on Cladistic Analysis of Ribosomal RNA Genes and Morphology.
• M.S. University of New Hampshire, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Durham, NH. 1984. “The Distribution of Seaweed Propagules in Estuarine, Coastal and Offshore Waters of New Hampshire, USA.
• B.S. University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Department of Biological Sciences. 1979.

• Ph.D. in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology 2011, University of Minnesota
• B.S. in Biology 2002, Middlebury College, VT

ESM 425 Environmental Impact Assessment

ESM 462 Coastal & Marine Planning

ESM 475 Senior Planning Practicum

ESM 510 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (Research Methods)

Dr. Richmond's research focused on human dimensions of natural resources with an emphasis on marine and coastal systems. She has done research related to the health and sustainability of fishing communities, the social and cultural dimensions of fisheries management and policy, socioeconomic outcomes from marine protected areas, social considerations for the development of offshore renewable energy projects, and planning and community engagement related to sea level rise.

Humboldt Bay is experiencing the fastest rate of sea level rise (SLR) on the entire West coast. Dr. Richmond is part of the Humboldt Sea Level Rise Initiative which brings together an interdisciplinary team of scholars and practitioners from local governments and agencies, Tribes, NGOs, planning firms, and academia to help develop coordinate research and planning related to SLR in the region.

In 2019, Dr. Richmond completed a collaborative project with the commercial fishing communities of Shelter Cove and Eureka on the California North Coast. She collaborated with a variety of partners to engage the communities in a bottom-up planning process that led to the development of Fishing Community Sustainability Plans for each community that included community-driven recommendations to improve each community's overall well-being. The communities have already begun implementing priority recommendations. Details on that project can be found here.