Haynes, Keelin

Bio

Keelin Haynes is the Communications Coordinator for NASA Harvest, where he leads public engagement and digital strategy for a global consortium advancing agricultural decision-making through satellite data. He manages the Consortium’s media presence, writes science features, coordinates international events, and helps translate technical research into accessible, action-oriented messaging for partners and policymakers.

With a background in political geography and remote sensing, Keelin has contributed to a wide range of applied research, including predictive land-use modeling in Vietnam, Arctic wildfire analysis in Greenland, and fire data interpretation for the NOAA/NASA FIREX-AQ campaign. He earned his M.A. in Geography from Miami University (Ohio), where his thesis combined field interviews with satellite imagery to explore how economic, cultural, and policy factors drive agricultural change in the Mekong Delta.

Keelin has also worked on agricultural monitoring and satellite-derived products to inform food security planning, and has mentored students in research labs and classrooms. He brings a cross-disciplinary approach to science and communication, bridging data, context, and people.