Postdoctoral Alumni
The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)’s Postdoctoral Fellows gain valuable experience in leading critical synthesis research, collaborating with experts of diverse disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds, and a specialized professional development program to polish academic, communication, and teaching skills. Upon completion of the program, SESYNC Postdoctoral Alumni build careers in the research, teaching, and management sectors. Scholars who have successfully completed our Postdoctoral Fellowship Program are listed below.
If you are a SESYNC Postdoctoral Alumnus or Alumna and would like to update your information, please email us.
If you are a SESYNC Postdoctoral Alumnus or Alumna and would like to update your information, please email us.
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Andres Baeza Castro Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University |
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André Gustavo Nave Project Coordinator, Laboratory of Ecology and Forest Restoration, University of São Paulo; Director, BIOFLORA Restoration Technology; Director, NBL Environmental Engineering |
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William Burnside Associate Editor, Nature Sustainability |
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J. Baird Callicott Retired University Distinguished Research Professor, University of North Texas |
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Dana R Fisher Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Program for Society and the Environment, University of Maryland |
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Drew Gerkey Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Oregon State University |
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David Gill David H. Smith Post-doctoral Fellow, Conservation International/George Mason University |
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David Seekell Associate Senior Lecturer, Umeå University |
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Henrik Ernstson KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, Research Fellow & Honorary Visiting Scholar, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town |
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Harish Padmanabha Research Scientist, Center for Human Development Research; Lecturer, Departments of Psychology and Public Health; Universidad del Norte, Colombia |
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Judy Che-Castaldo Lincoln Park Zoo |
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Joseph Maher Senior Economist, Center for Economics, Government Accountability Office |
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Julio Postigo Senior Research Scientist, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago |
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Ken Conca Professor, School of International Service, American University |
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Kristina Hopkins Research Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey |
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Leah Bevis Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The Ohio State University. |
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Lorien Jasny Lecturer, Q-Step Centre, University of Exeter, United Kingdom |
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Lauren Yeager Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute |
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Meghan Avolio Assistant Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University |
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Matthew Baker Professor, Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
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Mary Collins Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) |
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Matthew LaFevor Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama |
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Michael Perring Research Associate, University of Western Australia & Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University |
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Noelle Beckman Assistant Professor, Department of Biology & Ecology Center, Utah State University |
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Neil Carter Assistant Professor, Center for Human-Environment Systems, College of Innovation and Design, Boise State University |
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Nicholas Magliocca Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama |
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Paolo D'Odorico Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley |
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Ricardo Ribeiro Rogrigues Professor, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo |
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Samir Doshi Senior Scientist, USAID |
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Simone Pulver Associate Professor and Director of Interdepartmental PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society (IPEES), University of California, Santa Barbara |
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N. Thompson Hobbs Senior Research Scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University |
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Vicenç Acuña Research Scientist, Resources and Ecosystems Area, Catalan Institute for Water Research |