We are so proud of Kimberly Kivvaq Pikok, who defended her Master of Science Thesis in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Fairbanks Alaska on October 1, 2024. Kim delivered her defense titled “Centering community and joy through co-production: Tracking the seasonal changes of Utqiagvik’s spring whaling” from her Iñupiaq homelands in Utqiagvik, Alaska with an audience online and in person. including her committee co-chairs Drs. Donna Hauser and Courtney Carothers, and committee members Billy Adams, Drs. Jessica Black and Todd Brinkman. Special thanks to her brother Lloyd Pikok, Jr. for technical assistance and jokes! Congratulations Kimberly, we’re certain you will go on to great things, always centering joy and your community values in all you do!

Please learn more about Kimberly’s research by watching her full presentation here, shared with her permission.