• 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.

• PhD, Physical Oceanography, Université de Paris VI
• MS, Physical Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• BA, Physics & Environmental Chemistry, Colorado College

PHYX 109 General Physics A: Mechanics

PHYX 109L General Physics A: Mechanics Lab

PHYX 211 General Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

PHYX 211L General Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Lab

OCN 320 Physical Oceanography

OCN 485 Undergraduate Seminar

OCN 495 Field Cruise I

OCN 495 Field Cruise II

Internal waves, turbulence, fluid dynamics, air-sea interactions

• Ph.D., Chemical Oceanography, 2003, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• M.S., Chemical Oceanography, 1999, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• B.S., Chemistry and Marine Science, 1994, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

OCN 109 General Oceanography

OCN 109L General Oceanography Lab

CHEM 109L General Chemistry Lab

OCN 260 Sampling Techniques and Field Studies

OCN 330 Chemical Oceanography

OCN 420 Oceans & Climate

OCN 495 Field Cruise I

OCN 496 Field Cruise II

• Ocean Biogeochemistry
• Carbon, oxygen and nitrogen cycling in ocean water
• Dissolved organic nutrient cycling in ocean water
• Microbially mediated redox reactions in aquatic sediments

Current Research Projects

• Ocean Acidification: Monitoring CO2 and O2 on the California shelf
• Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System: Monitoring nutrient concentration in coastal water along the Northern California shelf