Jessica Hellmann wata farfesa ce a fannin Ilimin Lafiyar Qasa da kuma darakta a Cibiyar Kula da Muhalli a Jami'ar Minnesota . An yarda da ita a matsayin "ɗayan manyan masu bincike kan al'adun duniya da sauyin yanayi". Hellmann ta kasance daya daga cikin na farko da ya gano cewa rayuwa tare da canjin yanayi "yana da matukar mahimmanci ga makomar bil'adama da kuma halittun duniya kamar yadda suke tafiyar hawainiya da dakatar da hayaki mai gurbata muhalli". Lab nata yana amfani da tsarin lissafi, dabarun tsarin halittar mutum don gano tasirin canjin yanayi akan yanayin halittu da halittu. Jessica Hellmann kuma tana da mata, Larry LaTarte (47) da 'ya mace, Ada LaTarte (14). Hellmann asalinta Ba'indiyace da Detroit ne, Michigan . Hellmann ta ce ta zabi aiki ne a fannin ilimin halittu bayan ilham daga sansanin sararin samaniya, gonar kakanta da mahaifinta wanda ya yi aikin injiniyan injiniya a kamfanin General Motors . Ta kammala karatun digiri na farko a fannin ilmin halittu a jami’ar Michigan a shekara ta 1996. Ta yi karatun digiri na uku a fannin Biology daga Stanford .