Ashli Blow, originally from Memphis, Tennessee, holds a master's of public administration in environmental policy from the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. Her background in journalism and public communication, particularly in documenting environmental disasters, led her to the Environmental Sciences, Studies, and Policy (ESSP) program at the University of Oregon, where the School of Journalism and Communication is her focal department.
Her research interests include decision-making processes and risk communication in the context of climate science, policy, and justice, and the influence of journalism on public policy and natural resources management. In addition to her academic endeavors, Ashli is a practicing solutions journalist with dozens of bylines in publications including Scientific American, The Guardian, and more.
- 2024-2029 Columbia Scholarship, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon
- 2024 Promising Scholar Award, Division of Graduate Studies, University of Oregon
- 2023-2024 National Science Foundation Research Traineeship, College of the Environment, University of Washington
- 2023 Hubert G. Locke Endowed Fellowship in Social Justice, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington
- 2021-2022 Scholarship, Washington State Business and Professional Women’s Foundation
- Solutions Journalism Network, "Unpacking Climate Policy," 2024
- Nature, "Valley Fever Is a Growing Fungal Threat to Outdoor Workers," 2023
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- "Where fire back means land back," Yes! Magazine and NextCity, 2024
- "As U.S. insurers stop covering prescribed burns states and communities step up," Mongabay, 2023
- "South Memphis seeks justice as toxic leaks decline," MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, 2023
- "Rainier's largest glacier is melting," Cascade PBS, 2022
- "Fires could change trail running as we know it," Trail Runner Magazine by Outside, 2021