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Benito, Xavier – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Aquatic Ecology, University Rovira & Virgili
MS Physical Geography, University Rovira & Virgili
BS Biology, University of Girona
BS Environmental Sciences, University of Girona
Current Research: Critical Transitions in Andean Socio-Environmental Systems
Cho, Se Jong – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Environmental Engineering and Management, Johns Hopkins
University
MS Environmental Engineering and Science, Johns Hopkins Univerisity
BS Civil Engineering, Northwestern University
Current Research: Evaluation and Projection of Global Landcover Change
and Impacts on Water Resources
Couriot, Ophélie – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Behavioural Ecology, INRA Toulouse
MS Biodiversity and Evolutive Ecology, University Paul Sabatier
BS Biology and Environment, University of Lorraine
Current Research: Animal Population Dynamics in the Arctic
Eisenberg, Merle – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD, History, Princeton University, 2018
MA, History, Princeton University, 2014
MA, Medieval History, King’s College London, 2011
BA, History, Government, Colby College, 2007
Current Research: The Making of a Pandemic: Plague, Environment,
and the End of Antiquity
Fricke, Evan – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Biology, University of Washington
BA Biology, Bowdoin College
Current Research: The Role of Animals in Mediating Plant Global Change Responses
Gollnow, Florian – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Geography, Humboldt University
BA Geography, Humboldt University
Current Research: Evaluating Zero Deforestation
Hoover, Fushcia-Ann – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
MS Agricultural and Biological, Purdue University
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of St. Thomas
Current Research: Green and Just
Jones, Kelly – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Nursing Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
BS Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst
BS Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Current Research: Climate and Health: What Is the Role of the Neighborhood
Environment in Children’s Respiratory Health Outcomes?
Knighton, James – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
MA Environmental Studies, University of Pennsylvania
BS Civil Engineering, Drexel University
Current Research: Flood Memory and Uncertainty
Mason, Rachel – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Astronomy, Edinburgh University
MS Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont
BS Chemistry, University of Manchester
Current Research: The Ecological Consequences of Declining Nitrogen Concentration in Plants Worldwide
Read, Quentin – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee
BS Environmental Science, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Current Research: Ecological Impacts of Food Waste
Shin, Yoon Ah – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
MPA, Public Administration, Ewha Womans University
BA, Public Administration, Ewha Womans University
Current Research: Putting People into Climate Models: A Multi-Model Approach to Integrating Human Behavior and Climate Change
Vijay, Varsha – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Environmental Sciences, Duke University
BS Environmental Sciences, Duke University
Current Research: The Effectiveness of Protected Areas in Meeting Ecological
and Socio-Economic Goals of Conservation
White, Lauren – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota
BS Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
Current Research: Integrating Host Movement, Genomic, and Spatial Data to
Understand the Effects of Human-Altered Landscapes on Pathogen Spread
Zuercher, Rachel – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
BS, Biology, Valparaiso University
Current Research: Does Ocean Planning Deliver for Coastal Communities and Ocean Ecosystems? An Evaluation of Socio-Ecological Outcomes of Marine Spatial Planning