Katie Hawkes

contributing writer

The author testing reef-safe sunscreens in the sun, water, and sand.

Katie Hawkes is a native Southern Californian and contributing gear tester and writer for Treeline.

In addition to being a sun lover, near-the-ocean-dweller, and extreme sunscreen enthusiast with a family history of skin cancer, Katie also has a Masters in Environmental Science and an absolute intolerance for vague and/or poorly-cited information. She’s taken on the thorough job of nitty-gritty information-gathering, and product-vetting in the sunscreen arena, and we’re happy to have her on the Treeline team!