Mary Beth Leigh

Professor

Environmental Microbiology, Arts-Humanities-Science Integration

Institute of Arctic Biology, Department of Biology and Wildlife

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Mary Beth Leigh is a professor of environmental microbiology and art-science integration at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Through interdisciplinary approaches, she addresses environmental challenges ranging from contaminants to climate change. She has directed the In a Time of Change program since co-founding it with Fairbanks artists, writers, and scientists in 2007. Prior to joining UAF, she earned her BFA in Modern Dance, MS in Botany, and PhD in Microbiology at the University of Oklahoma and conducted postdoctoral research at Michigan State University.