Come explore the wonders of nature with me.

Hi everyone! My name is Kennedy Brinson, but I prefer to go by K. I was born in Raleigh but grew up in a small town, where I spent most of my childhood playing outdoors. This inspired a love and fascination with nature early on in my life that my parents fostered into a growing passion. It wasn’t long before my interests turned into a full-on obsession with everything science and nature! At a very early age, I decided I wanted to be like Steve Irwin and pursue a career in herpetology, only to find myself traveling down many different paths.

Obviously, I am not at the level of the Crocodile Hunter, but I still love engaging in science communication and outreach like he did to inspire others through his passion for the natural world. After many twisting roads and rediscovering myself despite difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic, I decided to enter graduate school to pursue a doctoral degree to pursue a career in scientific research. I ended up in my current degree program studying ethnobotany after learning more about how important plants are in our daily lives and in ecology. Upon recommendation, I read the amazing book, Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice, by the renowned ethnobotanist and Amazon conservationist, Mark Plotkin, and found my calling.