Hannah Eisler Burnett, PhD is the Jamaica Bay Coastal Resilience Specialist for New York Sea Grant. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, Hannah has worked on environmental issues with coastal communities in southeastern Louisiana, Chicago's Lake Michigan, and New York City. Raised on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, Hannah’s work is inspired by the strength and care embodied by the people there who have built enduring solidarity in the wake of numerous environmental disasters. Hannah brings these experiences to a portfolio of projects that address flooding and coastal resilience in the Jamaica Bay watershed.