Mariel Kieval

Mariel Kieval a Research Associate at The Arctic Institute. She is a contributing writer to the Institute’s flagship weekly publication, The Arctic This Week (TATW), for the Science & Environment section of the newsletter. She also transcribes TAI’s Bookshelf Podcast and is a member of TAI’s editorial team.

Mariel is a MSocSc Global Sustainability candidate at the University of Helsinki and currently serves as Managing Editor of the Antarctic Science Journal. Previously, she served on the board of the US Association of Early Polar Career Scientists (US APECS) and is a council member for APECS International. Mariel holds BAs in International Relations and Environmental Studies from Tufts University in Boston and is excited by the potential for innovation and diplomacy in the Arctic and by its -20°C temperatures.