Alison received a B.Sc. in biology with a minor in psychology from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC, Canada. In her final year of studies, she completed a scientific diving certification through Canadian Association for Underwater Sciences. An interest in diving physiology developed, and she was selected for an internship with Divers Alert Network at Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology in Durham, NC. Alison used her scholarship to attend a hyperbaric medicine training course at Virginia Mason Center for Hyperbaric Medicine in Seattle, WA. She now works as an Inside Chamber Tender at the Environmental Medicine and Physiology Unit at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC, Canada, supporting studies of the human body in extreme environments for research, industry and medical applications. Alison has also served as the Diving Safety Officer for The Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St. Teresa, FL. As part of the scientific diver training program, she implemented regular swimming practices so that divers could have the physical fitness required to meet the demands of underwater work. “These experiences have given me an appreciation for the capabilities of the human body-mind under normal and challenging conditions, and for the technologies that can facilitate medicine and exploration. I am thankful for WDHOF for opening doors to these kinds of opportunities for myself and other women.”