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Who is Christin Bratton?

Christin Bratton is an environmental scientist and field-based researcher. She focuses on how people think, decide, and regulate themselves in relation to place, nature, and modern environments. Conservation, STEM, observation, and public communication is the focus of her work.

She currently works in federal environmental protection and compliance, where she conducts environmental reviews, field assessments, and documentation tied to disaster recovery and infrastructure projects. This background informs how she approaches her independent work: field research, providing field experience building tools and resources, brainstorming solutions. She cares less about aesthetics and more about whether something actually helps people function better in the world they’re already living in. If each person is better equipped in themselves, there is more attention available to solving environmental and climate change issues.

Christin has been featured in several websites including Voyage Houston, Bold Journey, University at Buffalo Research Program, Unity Environmental University Alumni Spotlight, Buffalo News, Vocal Media, USA Wire, and contributes to a weekly editorial with the Buffalo Criterion Newspaper.


My Approach

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Terra on the Bench™ Studios is a creative collective founded by environmental scientist Christin Bratton. Here, we translate real-world observations, policy, and evidence into practical tools, analysis, media, stories, and conversations that help people make better decisions about environmental issues, gain the tools and skills to gain access to opportunities in the conservation, environmental, and STEM fields. We collaborate with interested creatives to support and build meaningful connections and uphold a strong community

Christin Hosts F.I.E.L.D. sessions via zoom where she moderates and leads engaging discussions on relevant topics.

Experience Builder

Provides real, documented, hands-on field experience designed to help people build credible resumes in environmental and conservation careers without waiting for permission from an employer,

Resources and impact

Tools that sharpen media and literacy


  • Experience Builder

  • Personal Reflections

  • Video Commentary / FIELD Sessions

What we offer

  • Resume Enhancer

  • Media Literacy

  • Community Hub

  • FORUM

  • Tools

  • Field Notes

  • Guides

  • Report Environmental Concerns

  • Youth Tools [Terra Verdant™]