Shana Hirsch is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. She is also Co-Director of the Pacific Marine Energy Center, where she collaborates with industry, government, and university researchers to understand innovation in marine energy. She has an interdisciplinary background in sustainability social science and water management and policy. Her work draws on methods and theories from science and technology studies and transition design.

Her personal interests include bird-watching, star-gazing, and sitting on beaches.