Research group alumni

PhD 2022, Stanford E-IPER

Albistegui Adler studies connections between climate variability and violent conflict with the aim of improving policy to prevent such conflict.

MPS 2023, University of Miami

Bhalla-Ladd works on marine biology & ecology through tropical marine ecosystem management at the nexus between research and policy.

MA 2019, Stanford University

Burnett studies the impacts of climate change on national security, with a focus on water security, Arctic security, and stakeholder analysis of defense communities such as the U.S. military.

PhD 2024, University of Miami

Carrère researches the relationship between architecture, climate change and utopia, critically examining speculative designs that offer mitigation or adaptation solutions.

Postdoc 2022, University of Miami

Donald researches the communication of climate change, combining historical methods and interviews with a focus on environmental justice.

MRED+U 2021, University of Miami

Kelly uses his experience in real estate to discover ways to serve his community through development.

PhD 2024, University of Miami

Kraan researches how, where, and when managed retreat can be a beneficial climate change adaptation option.

PhD 2024, University of Miami

Koller works on policy design and analysis at the intersection of climate risk, coastal property markets, and public infrastructure investments.

PhD 2023, University of Miami

McDonnell uses an interdisciplinary research approach to examine how sharks' satellite tag-collected data can be integrated and used in ocean observation, climate modeling, and dynamic spatial management efforts.

BA 2020, Yale & Stanford SURGE

Mejía-Duwan is passionate about environmental justice with specific research interests in environmental racism, air pollution and public health, and climate-induced migration.

PhD 2021, Stanford University

Miller researches historic and current wildfire policies in California to understand how federal, state, and local governments prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfires.

Postdoc 2024, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Nolan is a climate scientist and ecologist interested in the past, present, and future interactions between climate, carbon, and ecosystems.

PhD 2024, University of Miami

Nyburg studies nature’s benefits to people, and how ecosystem conservation underpins equitable climate adaptation while generating greater ecological biodiversity. 

PhD 2024, Florida International University

Seeteram's work includes understanding sea level rise adaptation in Miami, FL through an interdisciplinary lens that includes equity, governance, resilience, and community response.

PhD 2021, Stanford E-IPER

PhD 2024, University of Miami

Turek-Hankins leverages her engineering background in the thermal sciences to study how to promote resilience and equity through adaptations to extreme heat.