Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Atmospheric Science Research Summary: I am interested in understanding the chemical composition of the atmosphere and how it impacts humans and ecosystem health. In particular, I study reactive nitrogen (Nr), which are
Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Geosciences Research Summary: I study how floodplains differ for diverse rivers in the USA. Floodplains are dynamic, as their shape and size can change depending on how much water flows during a
Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Research Summary: The emergence of infectious diseases and their global impact are well documented by recent outbreaks across human, domestic livestock,
Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Ph.D. Student, Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Research Summary: Ecologists have long recognized the importance of seasonal variations in both temperature and precipitation for understanding the distribution of different ecosystems and their
Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory Research Summary: I am a wildlife biologist working on large mammal populations and their habitats. My work focuses on how animals interact with
Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biology Research Summary: Climate change is having an undeniable impact on biodiversity, placing renewed urgency on the need to improve climate vulnerability forecasting methods. Identifying populations vulnerable or resilient to climate change
Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Agricultural Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Research Summary: As an evolutionary ecologist, I study how organisms evolve when they encounter new environments, especially in systems of management concern, like invasive
Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Ph.D. Student, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Research Summary: My background in international sustainability studies bridging hospitality, tourism, technology, and innovation, informs an interdisciplinary approach to biological and cultural (biocultural) conservation through tourism.
Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Ph.D. Student, Department of Agricultural Biology Research Summary:My research involves a transdisciplinary approach to the conservation of uncharismatic fauna, namely tarantulas. A major emphasis is on exploring the effectiveness of outreach methods across a broad
Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2022-2023 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Atmospheric Science Research Summary: I study climate variability and predictability to understand how particular atmospheric and oceanic conditions in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans impact regional weather patterns and extreme