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Katharine Mach

Professor

Mach's research explores climate-related risks and response options, integrating evidence to support societal adaptations.

Carmen Chavez

Carmen Chavez

PhD Student

Chavez’s research explores the intersection of socio-environmental stressors and climate change affecting vulnerable communities in Perú.

Jalyse Cuff

PhD Student 

Cuff’s research examines the understanding and involvement of coastal communities in the policy-making process in relation to sea level rise and resiliency. 

Sophia DiPietro

Sophia DiPietro

PhD Student

DiPietro's research focuses on the study of climate hazards using a dynamics-informed approach.

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Lourdes Duren-Calo

MS Student

Duren-Calo investigates how heat risk varies at a hyperlocal scale across Miami-Dade County to improve how we understand and communicate extreme heat exposure.

Katie Geddes

PhD Student

Geddes studies the impact of climate change on high seas fisheries and the communities that rely on them.

Hannah Heath

MPS Student

Heath’s research uses geospatial analysis to investigate how extreme heat and energy insecurity affect vulnerable communities across Florida.

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Miah Ariel Jones

MPS Student

Jones studies sustainable development and the sociopolitical factors challenging effective climate adaptation in urban coastal communities.

Thomas Klein

PhD Student

Klein’s research examines how cities plan, design, and construct resilient infrastructure and the underlying processes that shape community outcomes.

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Kevin Kim Larson Mohr

PhD Student

Larson Mohr’s research focuses on the science and policy of flood resilience in urban environments to directly affect policy development and inform decision-making.

Marissa Alba Naclerio

PhD Student

Naclerio explores the social and cultural dimensions of heat risk adaptation across the Caribbean.

Jennifer Niemann-Morris

Research Analyst

Niemann-Morris provides statistical expertise while researching flood and heat risk adaptation methods.

Isa Tavarez

PhD Student

Tavarez studies urban flood adaptation progress, combining data-driven and analytical methods to assess planned adaptation actions and identify systemic adaptation gaps.

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