Kaitlyn Clark is a 4th year PhD Student at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), the graduate school for Marine Science at William & Mary. She is originally from California, and received her undergraduate degree from the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine ('19). At VIMS, Kaitlyn is studying fishery science, and her research focuses on reproductive and feeding ecology in Atlantic sea scallops. She is also a co-coordinator of Queer Grads, a social group for queer graduate students at VIMS.

Kaitlyn Clark describes her experience living and working in Gloucester Point, which is where VIMS is located. She also discusses the Queer Grads group at VIMS, including the process of further developing that organization and moving it under the Graduate Student Association. She also discusses professional mentoring programs and associations, including oSTEM (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Kaitlyn describes her experiences on commercial scallop boats as part of her research at VIMS and how being queer has influenced her interactions with fishermen.