Casey Jenson

I am currently a graduate student in The University of Colorado’s Master of Science in Environmental Sciences program. Some of my recent projects inclue:

• Thermal sensing of Green Infrastructure in Denver,CO.
• Assessing the Impact of Urban Heat Islands on Bumble Bee Populations in Colorado.

I am also the program assistant at Earth Lab and ESIIL and a Research Associate Scientist at CIRES at the University of Colorado Boulder. I am also a member of the North Central Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Network team (RISCC).

Background

I earned my Bachelor’s in Envrionmental Science & Sustainability, and Graphic Design from Concordia College.

I have also completed several certificate courses in remote sensing, and data analytics:

• 2025 Data Science: R Basics, [Harvard University EdX] (https://home.edx.org/)
• 2024 Intro to Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Hyperspectral Observations for Water Quality Monitoring, NASA ARSET
• 2024 Invasive Species Monitoring with Remote Sensing Certificate, NASA ARSET

My background and interests are in:

• Ecology
• Invasive Species Management
• Science Communication
• Urban Sustainability and Green Infrastructure

I’ve also led several research projects within a range of topics including: conservation biology, evolutionary biology, marine science, urban heat islands, and green infrastructure.

Skills & Programs & Langauges

• Adobe Illustrator & InDesign, Canva, Figma
• ArcGISpro, ArcMap, Drupal, ESRI online, Excel, MatLab
• CSS, GitHub, HTML, Markdown, R,

Events

Below are notable workshops and trainings that I’ve helped develop & coordinate:

• 2025 ESIIL Innovation Summit: Environmental Tipping Points and Transformations
• 2024 NASA-ESIIL Hyperspectral and Thermal Remote Sensing for Environmental Justice
• 2024 ESIIL Innovation Summit: Big Data for Environmental Resilience and Adaptation
• 2023 - 2024 NC RISCC Ecological Transformation Workshop Series
• 2023 ESIIL Innovation Summit

Workshops & Trainings

Below are notable trainings and workshops that I’ve attended & completed:

• 2024 Macrosystems Ecology For All Second Annual Meeting, MEFA, EREN
• 2024 Equity Focused Dialogic Skills Workshop series, University of Colorado Boulder
• 2024 How Temporary Assignments Boost Innovation, MIT SMR at the University of Colorado Boulder
• 2024 Working Collaboratively with Experts, University of Colorado Boulder
• 2023-2024 Science Communication Training series, NC CASC
• Dec 2023 The Art and Science of Developing a Menu of Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Managing Wildlife and Ecosystems, NC CASC

Publications

Fisher, K., Post, A. K., Hobart, B., Ilangakoon, N., Jenson, C., Maiya, A., Moss, W., & Nagy, R. C. (2024). NC RISCC Management Challenge: RAD Framework and Ecological Transformation. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12207497

Nagy, R. C., Woolner, E., Moss, W., Jenson, C., De Silva, I., Fisher, K., Evans, A., Hobart, B., Balch, J., Berger, M., Ilangakoon, N., & Read, N. (2023). NC RISCC Practitioner Survey Report 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10095031

View my Earth Lab Newsletters here

• Jenson, C., Post, A. K., & Nagy, R. C. (2025). Earth Lab Newsletter April 2025. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15359908
• Jenson, C., Post, A. K., & Nagy, R. C. (2025). Earth Lab Newsletter January 2025. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14721255
• Jenson, C., Post, A. K., & Nagy, R. C. (2024). Earth Lab Newsletter September 2024. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13988080
• Jenson, C., & Post, A. K. (2024). Earth Lab Newsletter April 2024. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14285701
• Jenson, C., Post, A. K., & Nagy, R. C. (2024). Earth Lab Newsletter January 2024. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14166036
• Jenson, C., Post, A. K., & Nagy, R. C. (2024). Earth Lab Newsletter September 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14285779
• Jenson, C., Post, A. K., & Nagy, R. C. (2024). Earth Lab Newsletter May 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14285795
• Jenson, C., Nagy, R. C., & Post, A. K. (2025). Earth Lab Newsletter February 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14727078