Krista Oke

Krista Oke is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alaska specializing in Commercial Fisheries research with expertise spanning Evolutionary Ecology, Fisheries Ecology, and Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management. Her work investigates how anthropogenic stressors like climate change interact with ecological and evolutionary processes to shape species responses.

• Education: Ph.D. in Biology (McGill University, 2017), B.S. in Biology (Honors, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2011)

Research Focus: Quantifying phenotypic changes across populations to advance fisheries management practices in Alaska. Current projects examine climate-driven shifts in species distribution and life history traits, particularly in Bering Sea walleye pollock and salmon systems.

Recent Research Trends: 2020-2025 publications reveal consistent focus on climate impacts on marine species, evolutionary responses to environmental change, and development of analytical frameworks for fisheries management. Key topics include temperature-abundance relationships, phenotypic plasticity, and genomic patterns in aquatic populations.

Affiliations: Collaborates with the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center to integrate ecological and evolutionary data into stock assessments.