Jessica McGlinsey

Jessica McGlinsey, M.Ed., is proud to serve as Project Coordinator for Wave of Plastic, an environmental literacy initiative at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. A current Ph.D. student at UMCES-CBL and a graduate of a nationally accredited NAAEE Master’s program in Environmental Education, Jessica brings both research expertise and a passion for community-centered science. As part of the Wave of Plastic team, she helps lead NOAA-funded efforts to engage students and schools across Southern Maryland in hands-on, watershed-based learning that follows plastic pollution from storm drains to the Chesapeake Bay. With over a decade of teaching experience, including in public schools, homeschool programs, and as a professor at local colleges. Jessica is deeply rooted in the Southern Maryland community and committed to making science accessible, relevant, and action-oriented for learners of all ages.