Chrissy Fitchett

Bio

Chrissy is a Master’s student in the Department of Geography and Environment at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her research interests include climate change storytelling, environmental justice, and cultural preservation. Drawing from a background in the arts, her thesis research explores how popular discourses on climate change are shaped by artists and poets in the Republic of Fiji. This work centers primarily on themes of coastal loss and planned relocation. In her free time, Chrissy enjoys morning hikes, baking for friends, and swimming in the ocean.